Top 10 Training Programs - US Export and Import Requirements

The regulatory authorities require importers and exporters to comply with the applicable laws and regulations. Thus importers/exporters must become familiar with the regulatory requirements.

Non-compliance will have a significant impact on your ability to perform future transactions and you could be subject to steep penalties and/or imprisonment.

The training programs below promote the understanding of the importer/exporter responsibility, including regulations that apply to most goods imported into the United States. You will also about cross-border trucking, mandatory labeling requirements, Tariff Schedule, recordkeeping requirements, how to avoid delays and more.

Help yourself and your organization to stay in compliance by ordering this training kit today:

All Modules:

Module 1: Incoterms® 2020 Rules
Module 2: General Logistics Movement for Exporting and Importing Cargo
Module 3: Learn or Refresh Your HTS Classification & NAFTA Skills
Module 4: How to Survive CBP Free Trade Agreement Verification
Module 5: USA Export Documentation and Procedures
Module 6: How to Prepare a Customs Compliance Manual
Module 7: Mexico Procedures and Documentation
Module 8: Tips for Every Importer: The Basics of Importing
Module 9: NAFTA Rules of Origin and Documentation (Comparisons and Updates on Pending USMCA)
Module 10: Country of Origin Marking for Imports/Exports

Part 1 : Incoterms® 2020 Rules
Instructor: Jan Seal

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• Definition of the 11 Incoterms
• Terms that have been deleted from Incoterms 2010
• News terms that have been added to Incoterms 2020
• Transfer of Risk from the Seller to the Buyer
• Responsibility for Insurance
• Costs Associated with Each Term
• Advantages and disadvantages of each term

Part 2 : General Logistics Movement for Exporting and Importing Cargo
Instructor: Charles Jacque

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• The four modes of shipping cargo
• The best mode for the right time
• Before you import that cargo, what must you do to be compliant?
• Before you export that cargo, what must you do to be compliant?
• Planning the import from placing the PO to delivery at the warehouse

Part 3 : Learn or Refresh Your HTS Classification & NAFTA Skills
Instructor: Jo-Anne Daniels

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• HTS background and structure.
• Review of General Rules of Interpretation (GRI).
• How to classify your product?
• NAFTA Origin rules.
• NAFTA Eligibility.

Part 4 : How to Survive CBP Free Trade Agreement Verification
Instructor: Donna L Shira

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• How to determine the rules applicable to imported products
• What information one should obtain from supplier and how one can verify the information
• What documentation one should retain and for how long
• Establishing a self-audit plan for FTA and special trade program claims
• Actions one should take when company receives a Request for Information from CBP seeking verification of the claim
• Review of information and documentation provided by the supplier in preparation for response to CBP
• How to prepare response to the CBP verification request
• What actions one can take if CBP denies company’s claim

Part 5 : USA Export Documentation and Procedures
Instructor: Jan Seal

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• Understanding the Export Order Process
• Preparing Export & Compliance Shipping Documentation
• Complying with U.S. Export Administration Regulations
• Using the Automated Export System (AES) and
• Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
• Choosing an Export Payment Method
• Selecting INCOTERMS® 2010 (Terms of Sale)
• Deciding when Carnets may benefit your exports
• Complying with Recordkeeping Requirements
• Types of Penalties for non-compliance
• Implementing Best Practices
• Creating Procedures for Export Management Compliance
• List of Resources for use in your company

Part 6 : How to Prepare a Customs Compliance Manual
Instructor: Donna L Shira

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• What areas should be covered in the manual?
• How to evaluate existing procedures, especially any written SOPs or desktop procedures.
• What areas are your strongest/weakest?
• How does your company assess risk in the area of Customs compliance?
• What procedures need to be enhanced?
• Consider making a flow chart of current procedures with an eye to improving it.
• Getting down to brass tacks and actually putting the manual together – it may not be as hard as you think!

Part 7 : Mexico Procedures and Documentation
Instructor: Jan Seal

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• Mexico Customs Regulations
• Cross-Border Trucking Procedures
• Mexico's OEA Security Program
• Documentation for U.S. Exports to Mexico
• Documentation for Imports into Mexico
• NAFTA and Non-NAFTA Certificates of Origin
• Status of New Trade deal "U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement"
• Mexican Pedimento (different entries into Mexico)
• Mexico's Harmonized Tariff Schedule
• Tariffs, Taxes and Customs Fees in Mexico
• Recordkeeping Requirements
• Audits
• Penalties
• Resources (major web sites for reference material)

Part 8 : Tips for Every Importer: The Basics of Importing
Instructor: Jo-Anne Daniels

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• Overview of the Customs Regulations.
• Basic Import Operations
• Broker Management & how to partner with your broker.
• Introduction to Classification.
• Trade Preference Programs, NAFTA, IFTA, GSP.
• Special Duty Provisions U.S. Goods Returned (9801), Goods Returned for Repair (9802).
• Basic valuation.
• Country of Origin and Marking.
• Mandatory Recordkeeping.
• Import Compliance Risk Management.
• How to avoid enforcement action and CBP Focus Assessment or Quick Response Audit.

Part 9 : NAFTA Rules of Origin and Documentation (Comparisons and Updates on Pending USMCA)
Instructor: Jim Polarine

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• Status and some major differences between NAFTA and USMCA
• General Rules of Origin A through F
• Completion of NAFTA Certificate of Origin
• Recordkeeping Requirements
• Audits
• Penalties
• Resources

Part 10 : Country of Origin Marking for Imports/Exports
Instructor: Jan Seal

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• Purpose of marking
• Forms of marking
• Special marking requirements on specific goods
• Articles exempt from marking
• Marking requirements for containers
• Differences between non-preferential and preferential rules of origin
• Marking notices
• Penalties for goods not properly marked
• Best practices for import/export procedures