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Import Documentation Seminar

When

September 11, 2018 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Where

Sheraton Cleveland Airport Hotel

5300 Riverside Drive
Cleveland, OH 44135 United States

I. THE IMPORT REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT

  • Customs & Border Protection & other regulatory agencies.
  • The modernization act and reasonable care.

II. VALUATION

  • Determining Value
  • Assists and Other Additions to Value
  • International Freight and Other Deductions from Value
  • Alternative Valuation Methods
  • Related Party Transactions
  • Currency Conversion
  • First Sale for Export Principle
  • The 4-Way Valuation Audit

III. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AND MARKING

  • Country of Origin Regulations, Determination & Marking

IV. CLASSIFICATION (INCLUDED IN BOOK BUT NOT COVERED IN CLASS)

  • Overview of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S.
  • The Classification Process

V. DUTY DETERMINATION

  • Free Trade Agreements and Duty Preference Programs
  • Other Duties, Duty Exemptions and Fees

VI. ENTRY

  • Import and Entry Process Flow
  • Preparing to Make Entry
  • Consumption Entry – Detailed review of the entry form 3461 and the entry summary form 7501
  • Post Entry Amendment
  • Special Entry Types

VII. RECORD KEEPING

  • Auditing & Maintaining Records The (a)(1)(A) List

VIII. OTHER IMPORT CONSIDERATIONS

  • Intellectual Property Rights
  • Quota, Samples, Wood Packaging, Lacey Act
  • Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act

IX. CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT

  • Penalty Process
  • Monetary Penalties
  • Seizure & Forfeiture
  • Importer Audits

X. CUSTOMS SECURITY

  • Importer Security Filing “10+2”
  • Customs – Trade Partnership Against Terrorism “C-TPAT”
  • Free & Secure Trade “FAST”