Our trade compliance seminars are presented by talented subject matter experts, and feature ample time for discussion and question and answer. As an added benefit, these seminars can often be used towards meeting continuing education requirements.
Capitalize on this opportunity to stay up to date on rules and regulations, hear from peers in your region, and get ahead of the game with best practices.
If you are interested in a seminar, but don't see an opportunity near you, let us know in the form to the right. 

 

Duty Minimization Seminar 

Thursday, January 23, 2020 

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM 

Location

Ridley Park, PA 19078

Topics to be discussed: 

  • Duty minimization strategies including Duty Relief Programs, TIBs, MPF Management, Duty Drawback, Bonded Warehouses, and Foreign Trade Zones. 

  • Discuss how these strategies work and how certain tactics might apply to your business. 

Register here

 

Duty Minimization and Export Compliance Seminar

Wednesday, April 22, 2020 

Import: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM 

Export: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM 

Location

Expeditors Buffalo - 250 Sonwil Drive, Suite 256 Buffalo NY 14225

Topics to be discussed: 
  • Duty minimization strategies such as the use of TIBs, MPF Management, Drawback, Free Trade Agreements, and Foreign Trade Zones.

  • Discuss how these strategies work and how certain tactics might apply to your business

  • Review Commodity Jurisdiction, Classification and Licensing, Trade Embargoes, Denied Party Screening, Fines and Penalties, creating an effective Export Compliance Program, and Documentation and Record keeping.

For further questions please contact Jessica Priestman.

 

Import 101 and 201 – Basic and Advanced Topics in International Trade

Tuesday, October 20, 2020 

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Location

Expeditors RDU - Suite 300, 808 Aviation Parkway Morrisville, NC 27560

Topics to be discussed: 

Morning – For the new practitioner, those from non-compliance roles 

  • CBP history
  • Importers' responsibility to use reasonable care 
  • Most common importer errors 
  • Prepare for a focused assessment 
  • Understand how Priority Trade Issues impact daily affairs 
  • Other topics: classification, valuation, record keeping, post-entry activity, and origin determination

Afternoon – Intended for the more experienced import compliance professional

  • Discuss the greater underlying questions of classification
  • Country of origin, broker management, auditing, and ACE 
  • Duty mitigation strategies and other ways to use import compliance as a means of bringing money back to your company's bottom line 

For further questions please contact Danielle Berger