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Apoderado General Despachante de Aduana study plan

Apoderado General Despachante de Aduana · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Legislación aduanera y normativa aplicable (Código Aduanero y reglamentación)

  • Map the structure of the Código Aduanero: locate and summarize the sections on ámbito, sujetos, auxiliares del comercio exterior and obligaciones

  • Explain in writing the roles of servicio aduanero, importador/exportador, despachante de aduana and apoderado, distinguishing their legal duties

  • Resolve 15 scenario questions on sujetos and responsabilidades, justifying each answer with the applicable rule

  • Build a one-page glossary of core aduanero terminology (destinación, declaración, aforo, verificación, libramiento)

Your checkpoint

A structured outline of Domain 1 with a 1-page glossary and a log of 15 solved scenario questions with written justifications

Week 2

Legislación aduanera y normativa aplicable (Código Aduanero y reglamentación) & Procedimientos, infracciones y delitos aduaneros; operatoria del servicio aduanero

  • Trace the procedural sequence of an import operation from arrival to libramiento, listing the act and the responsible party at each step

  • Distinguish infracciones (contrabando menor, diferencias, declaración inexacta) from delitos aduaneros, and state the consequence of each

  • Compare the roles of verificación, aforo and control during and after despacho

  • Answer 20 mixed questions on procedure and infractions, scoring and reviewing errors

Your checkpoint

A flow diagram of the despacho procedure plus a comparison table of infracciones vs. delitos, and a scored 20-question practice set with error review

Week 3

Destinaciones aduaneras y regímenes de importación y exportación

  • Classify the main destinaciones (importación a consumo, exportación, temporary regimes) by their legal effect and requirements

  • Explain the documentation required for each import/export destinación and who is responsible for it

  • Differentiate destinación suspensiva from definitiva using concrete examples

  • Solve 15 cases choosing the correct destinación and justifying the choice

Your checkpoint

A decision guide: given a fact pattern, select the correct destinación, listing documents and legal basis, tested against 15 solved cases

Week 4

Regímenes especiales y suspensivos (depósito, tránsito, admisión temporaria, draw-back, zonas francas)

  • Describe the operating rules of depósito aduanero, tránsito, admisión temporaria, draw-back and zonas francas

  • Identify the conditions, time limits and guarantees for each special/suspensive regime

  • Select the correct special regime for 12 given business scenarios and justify each selection

  • Note the interactions between special regimes and the general import/export rules from week 3

Your checkpoint

A regime-by-regime comparison matrix (conditions, time limits, guarantees, obligations) plus 12 solved scenario selections with justifications

Week 5

Clasificación arancelaria de mercaderías (Nomenclatura y criterios de clasificación)

  • Explain the structure of the Nomenclatura: sections, chapters, headings and subheadings, and the role of the General Rules of Interpretation

  • Apply the General Rules of Interpretation in order to classify 20 products, showing the reasoning chain

  • Distinguish classification by essential character, composition and presentation using worked examples

  • Record recurring classification errors and the rule that resolves them

Your checkpoint

A classification workbook of 20 products with heading/subheading, applied rule and written reasoning, plus an error log

Week 6

Valoración en aduana de las mercaderías & Tributos, derechos y gravámenes a la importación y exportación; estímulos y reintegros

  • Explain the components of customs value and the adjustments (inclusions/exclusions) permitted under the valuation rules

  • Compute customs value for 10 worked import cases, showing each adjustment

  • Identify the tributos applicable on import and export and compute them on the customs value and tariff classification

  • Explain estímulos and reintegros and when they apply

Your checkpoint

A valuation and tax worksheet with 10 fully computed import cases (value, classification, tributos) and a summary of reintegros/estímulos

Week 7

Obligaciones, responsabilidad y ética del despachante de aduana y sus apoderados

  • State the obligations, prohibitions and liability of the despachante and apoderado, including representation limits

  • Apply an ethical decision framework to 8 realistic conflict scenarios (client pressure, misdeclaration, confidentiality)

  • Draft a short internal checklist a despachante should follow before signing a declaration

  • Identify the consequences of professional misconduct for the despachante and the apoderado

Your checkpoint

A pre-signature compliance/ethics checklist plus 8 written scenario analyses with recommended action and rationale

Week 8

Legislación aduanera y normativa aplicable (Código Aduanero y reglamentación) & Clasificación arancelaria de mercaderías (Nomenclatura y criterios de clasificación) & Valoración en aduana de las mercaderías & Destinaciones aduaneras y regímenes de importación y exportación & Regímenes especiales y suspensivos (depósito, tránsito, admisión temporaria, draw-back, zonas francas) & Tributos, derechos y gravámenes a la importación y exportación; estímulos y reintegros & Obligaciones, responsabilidad y ética del despachante de aduana y sus apoderados & Procedimientos, infracciones y delitos aduaneros; operatoria del servicio aduanero

  • Complete two full-length timed mock exams under exam conditions and record scores by domain

  • Re-study the two weakest domains using targeted notes and 20 new practice questions each

  • Re-derive the formulas and rules most often missed in valuation, classification and tributos

  • Consolidate a final one-page summary sheet per domain for last-minute review

Your checkpoint

Two scored mock exams with a domain-by-domain error analysis and an 8-page final summary sheet set

Milestones

Week 2: Can explain the full import procedure and correctly distinguish infracción from delito on 18 of 20 practice questions

Week 4: Can select the correct destinación or special regime for a given scenario and cite conditions and time limits without notes, scoring at least 80% on the 27 combined cases

Week 6: Can compute customs value and total tributos for an import case end-to-end (classification, value, taxes) with no arithmetic or rule errors

Week 8: Both mock exams completed within time; overall score at or above 75% and no domain below 60%