FITT CITP study plan

Build a one-page tariff-classification decision tree that maps HS chapter selection, General Rules of Interpretation, and binding ruling requests into a repeatable sequence

Calculate landed cost for three sample shipments by combining customs value, duty rate, freight, insurance, and fees into a single worksheet

Distinguish the roles of the exporter of record, importer of record, and customs broker by writing a short comparison of their legal duties

Identify five Incoterms 2020 rules and state for each where risk transfers and who bears export clearance, main carriage, and import clearance

Diagram a door-to-door supply chain for one product and label the handoffs where title, risk, and payment obligations shift

Compare ocean FCL, LCL, air freight, and rail on cost per kilogram, transit time, and cargo suitability using a structured scoring matrix

Match documentary collections, open account, and letters of credit to buyer and seller risk profiles and justify each match in writing

Trace the document flow in a letter of credit and flag the discrepancies that most often cause bank rejection

Design a market-screening scorecard with weighted criteria for market size, growth, tariff burden, regulatory barriers, and competitive intensity

Apply the scorecard to three candidate markets and rank them with a written rationale for the top choice

Compare exporting, licensing, joint venture, and wholly owned subsidiary on control, capital, and risk, then recommend an entry mode for one product

Draft a positioning statement and value proposition adapted to the top-ranked market, including pricing and channel assumptions

Explain how comparative advantage, economies of scale, and factor endowments predict trade flows, and apply each to a real bilateral trade pattern

Classify the major instrument categories of trade policy (tariffs, quotas, subsidies, standards) and predict their effect on price and quantity

Summarize the core functions of the WTO and distinguish bound tariffs from applied tariffs

Assemble a SWOT and risk register for a firm entering international markets, linking each risk to a mitigation action

Draft the core clauses of an international sales contract covering goods description, price, delivery terms, payment, inspection, and force majeure

Explain how the CISG applies to cross-border sales contracts and identify at least three points where it diverges from common domestic sales law

Compare Incoterms against CISG obligations and state which governs which aspect when the two overlap

Analyze a letter of credit discrepancy scenario and write the corrective amendment request

Build a risk map covering commercial, political, currency, credit, and compliance risk, and assign a mitigation tool to each

Compare payment, insurance, hedging, and guarantee instruments on cost and coverage for three exposure scenarios

Outline an export compliance program covering denied-party screening, dual-use controls, and recordkeeping

Evaluate an ethical dilemma in a sourcing or facilitation-payment scenario and defend a decision using a stated ethical framework

Map a counterparty culture on communication style, hierarchy, and time orientation, and adjust a negotiation approach accordingly

Prepare a negotiation plan for one deal covering interests, BATNA, concession sequence, and team roles

Distinguish high-context from low-context communication and revise a written sales message for a specified target culture

Identify the cross-cultural pitfalls most likely to derail a first meeting and script responses to each

Synthesize the eight weeks into a single integrated trade plan for one product and one target market

Complete two timed practice sets weighted to the four heaviest domains and log every missed question by domain

Re-teach each missed concept from your own notes without consulting source material

Build a one-page formula and framework sheet covering landed cost, Incoterms risk transfer, payment risk ranking, and market-screening weights