Trade Compliance plays a prominent role in international business today. This course will provide you with the tools, knowledge, and mindset needed to make an immediate impact within the organization you currently represent in the U.S. You will learn the basic requirements of import and export transactions to and from the U.S.
There is a cost to non-compliance and you will learn how to communicate those costs to decision makers that control the direction and budget size of a company's trade compliance program. Is your company demonstrating "reasonable care" which is the standard set forth by Customs and Border Protection?
In this two day workshop conference you will learn the key initiatives that make up a company-driven trade compliance program that focuses on efficiency, cost reduction, and building a reputable brand. You will learn best practices that have been implemented and proven successful that will assist you in developing or improving the performance of your current trade compliance program.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completing this course participants should:
- Understand Customs Modernization Act
- Responsibilities of U.S. Importer of Record and USPPI (United States Principal Party in Interest)
- Understand basic import and export requirements
- Be able to identify USG (U.S. Government) agencies involved
- Understand documentation requirements
- Understand basic valuation
- Understand basic Incoterms
- Learn tools to assist in trade compliance
Who will Benefit:
This course is designed for people tasked with developing, maintaining and/or improving trade compliance programs for manufacturers, distributors, or freight forwarder. This includes individuals that manage someone that handles trade compliance. Following personnel will benefit from the course:
- Senior logistics managers
- Regulatory professionals
- Compliance professionals
- Shipping/Receiving supervisors
- Entry writers
- Import Specialists
- Export Specialists
- Trade Analysts
- Document control specialists
- 8:30 – 9:00 AM: Registration
- 9:00 AM: Session Start Time
- Customs Modernization Act
- Overview
- IOR (Importer of Record)
- What is reasonable care?
- The Entry Process
- Overview
- Power of Attorney
- Types of Entries
- Commercial Invoices
- Post Entry Amendments
- Participating Government Agencies
- ATF
- DEA
- DOT
- EPA
- FCC
- FDA
- FWS
- USDA
- Financials (Sale Transaction)
- Terms of Sale - Incoterms
- Methods of Payment
- Valuation of Merchandise
- Transaction Value
- Deductive Value
- Computed Value
- Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S.
- Structure
- General Rules of Interpretation (GRIs)
- General Notes
- CROSS (Customs Rulings Online Search)
- Special Import Requirements
- Anti-Dumping and Countervailing
- Country of Origin Marking Requirements
- Lacey Act (Wood Importations)
- Quotas
- Solid Wood Packaging Material Requirements
- TSCA (Toxic Substance Control Act)
- Recordkeeping
- (a)(1)(A) List of Required Entry Records
- Fines, Penalties, Forfeitures, and Seizures
- Special Programs and Rules
- C-TPAT (Customs Trade Partnership Act)
- ISF (Importer Security Filing) 10+2
- Export Requirements
- Overview
- U.S. Export Control Policy
- Primary U.S. Export Regulations
- ITAR – International Traffic in Arms Regulations
- DDTC (Directorate of Defense Trade Controls)
- EAR – Export Administration Regulations
- BIS (Bureau if Industry and Security)
- FAC – Foreign Assets Control Regulations
- OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control)
- U.S. Embargo Controls
- OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control)
- ITAR – International Traffic in Arms Regulations
- USPPI (United States Principal Party in Interest)
- EEI (Electronic Export Information)
- AES (Automated Export System)
- FTR (Foreign Trade Regulations)
- Foreign Trade Division of the Census Bureau
- Schedule B
- ECCN (Export Control Classification Number)
- CCL (Commerce Control List)
- NLR
- FTR (Foreign Trade Regulations)
- AES (Automated Export System)
- DPS (Denied Party Screening)
- End-Use
- EEI (Electronic Export Information)
- Export Enforcement
- Enforcement Agencies
- Sanctions
- Fines and Penalties
- Government discover vs. Voluntary disclosure
- Export Documentation
- DCS (Destination Control Statements)
- ICP (Internal Control Program) 15 CFR 752.11
- Overview
- Trade Tools
- CAT (Classification Assistance Tool)
- DPS Software
- Closing
- Questions
Suzanne Bullitt,
Director, Global Trade Strategy & Compliance, Eastman Chemical Company
Suzanne Bullitt is the Director, Global Trade Strategy & Compliance for Eastman Chemical Company of Kingsport, TN since 2015. Ms. Bullitt is an accomplished trade compliance professional with over 22 years’ experience in import and export compliance and logistics. She has extensive experience providing regulatory interpretation and guidance in both corporate and trade compliance matters, including those related to export controls and sanctions administered by the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), the U.S. State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), and the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). She has a Masters in Government from Harvard University and is pursuing a Masters of Jurisprudence, Business Law from Loyola University Chicago. Suzanne holds a CUSECO® certification from the International Import-Export Institute at Dunlap-Stone University and has both her CCEP® and CCEP-I® certifications from the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics Professionals.
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