
About this course
Overview
Mis-invoiced trade is how a great deal of money leaves a country, and most of the evidence is already sitting in customs declarations. You learn to read that data for the anomalies that signal under-invoicing, transfer manipulation and phantom shipments, then turn a pattern into a case worth opening.
What you will be able to do
Learning outcomes
- Identify trade mis-invoicing in transaction data
- Screen consignments against risk indicators
- Quantify revenue leakage from a fraud scheme
- Build an analytics-driven case file
- Refer cases with supporting evidence
What the course sets out to do
Course objectives
- Recognise the main trade-based fraud typologies
- Detect mis-invoicing and mis-declaration patterns
- Build analytics to flag high-risk transactions
- Trace value and revenue leakage across trade flows
- Assemble evidence for investigation and referral
Course content
Modules
01Trade-Based Laundering Typologies
Over- and under-invoicing, carousel, and value-transfer schemes.
02Trade Data and Red Flags
Identifies the data fields and anomalies that expose mis-declaration.
03Valuation and Mis-Invoicing
Tests declared values against price benchmarks and mirror trade data.
04Fraud Analytics Techniques
Applies rules, outlier detection, and network analysis to trade records.
05Revenue Leakage Detection
Quantifies duty and tax loss from identified fraud patterns.
06Building the Case
Documents findings into an evidence-based investigation file.
Who it is for
Target audience
Customs investigators, revenue protection officers, and data analysts in customs and tax administrations.
Before you start
Prerequisites
Customs, audit or investigation experience. You should be able to read a customs declaration; the data analysis is taught from the ground up.