Course Description:
The World Customs Organization made its 5 year update to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) in 2012 with 220 sets of amendments!
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) is used by over 200 countries, territories, or customs unions around the world to assign a number to each product to establish the appropriate duty that should be paid when goods are imported into a country. The HTS is also used to determine whether goods are subject to quotas or free trade agreements. Proper classification is also vital for establishing eligibility under many free trade agreements, ie. completion of the NAFTA Certificate of Origin for trade between U.S., Canada, and Mexico as well as trade agreements between the U.S. and Chile, Singapore, Australia, and the Central America-Dominican Republic.
The Schedule B is unique to the United States and is used for reporting a number to the U.S. Census for exports from the United States to other countries.
This seminar will help to better understand, through simple examples and workshops, the rules that are required to classify products in the HTS or Schedule B. Importers or exporters can be subject to severe penalties if they use incorrect numbers for their imported or exported products. This seminar will assist in helping to minimize errors in classification of products and better prepare companies for import/export audits from the government.
Who will Benefit:
Importers, Exporters, Freight Forwarders/Customhouse Brokers, Compliance personnel classifying goods under the HTS and qualifying goods under free trade agreements, ex. NAFTA and others.
Course Schedule:
There will be two 15 minute breaks (morning/afternoon),Workshops (covering many different products)
- 8:30 – 9:00 AM : History and Legal Text of HTS
- 9:00 – 9:30 AM : Structure of the Harmonized System Comparison of HTS with Schedule B
- 9:30 – 11:30 AM : General Rules of Interpretation 1 through 3
- 11:30 – 12:00 : Workshop #1
- 12:00 – 1:00 PM : Lunch
- 1:00 – 2:00 PM : General Rules of Interpretation 4 through 6 Additional U.S. Rule 1(a) through 1(d)
- 2:00 – 2:45 PM : General Notes
- 2:45 – 3:00 PM : Classification Rulings
- 3:00 – 3:45 PM : Workshop #2
- 3:45 – 4:00 PM : Resources Final Questions/Answers
Meet Your Instructor
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Jan Seal International Trade Consultant Jan Seal, is a Management Consultant on International Trade and a Licensed Customhouse Broker with over 35 years of experience in imports and exports. Ms. Seal is a frequent speaker/instructor at nation-wide seminars for international companies located around the world and international trade organizations. She also is a consultant for medium to multi-national companies on trade compliance. She has taught courses for Import Specialists at the National Customs Academy. She is the author of eight books on various international trade topics.She received her BA Degree from California State University at Fullerton with a year of post-graduate work in Education at the University of California, Riverside. She received her MBA at California State University, Dominguez Hills, and is a member of Delta Mu Delta National Honor Society in Business Administration. |
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Hotel:Hyatt Regency Irvine
17900 Jamboree Blvd.
Irvine, CA, 92614
USA
Wednesday, October 18th 2012
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Directions to Hyatt Regency Irvine- From Orange County/John Wayne Airport:
Take MacArthur Blvd. Turn left and get on I-405 South. Exit at Jamboree Rd. and make a left. Hyatt Regency Irvine is on the right.
- From Los Angeles:
Take I-405 South, exit Jamboree Rd. and make a left. Hyatt Regency Irvine is on the right.
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