Past event: Trade Compliance Seminar - Harmonized Tariff Schedule/Schedule B and NAFTA Rules of Origin and Documentation

Course Description:

Gain in-depth knowledge on Harmonized Tariff Schedules and get up-to-date with NAFTA rules of origin and documentation. In addition, get complimentary copies of reference books related to each topic.


Day 1 - Harmonized Tariff Schedule and Schedule B

The day one of seminar will help to better understand, through simple examples and workshops, the rules that are required to classify products in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (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. This seminar will focus on:
  • History and Legal Text of the HTS
  • Structure of the Harmonized System
  • Differences between HTS and Schedule B
  • General Rules of Interpretation
  • Additional U.S. Rule of Interpretation
  • General Notes (summary of trade agreements and more)
  • Classification Rulings
  • Workshops (covering many different products)


Day 2 - NAFTA Rules of Origin and Documentation

This 2nd of seminar will provide an overview of the NAFTA Agreement, definitions of unique terms, Rules of Origin with examples, Annex 401 Rules of Origin, instructions on completion of the NAFTA Certificate of Origin, special provisions to qualify your goods, origin verifications, advance ruling procedures, appeals, country of origin marking rules, recordkeeping, and penalties.

Meet Your Instructor

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 and webinars for international companies located around the world and international trade organizations. She is also a consultant for medium to multi-national companies on trade compliance. She has taught courses for Import Specialist at the U.S. National Customs Academy. She participated in a committee to develop NAFTA training lesson plans for Customs in the U.S. and was one of the first trainers working in the U.S. government that gave training to federal government employees and the public on NAFTA.

She is the author of six books on various international trade topics which are available on Amazon.com. One of her books is titled "NAFTA Rules of Origin and Documentation".

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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Who will Benefit:

  • Exporters
  • Importers
  • Purchasing
  • Sales/Marketing
  • Accounting
  • Shipping/Receiving
  • Engineering/Manufacturing
  • Customhouse Brokers
  • Compliance personnel completing the NAFTA Certificate of Origin
  • Attorneys/Consultants
  • Customer Service
  • Logistics
  • Transportation
  • Legal
  • Freight Forwarders/Customhouse Brokers
  • Compliance personnel classifying goods under the HTS or Schedule B and qualifying goods under free trade agreements, ex. NAFTA and others.


Venue

Venue to be confirmed
New York, NY
Event details
Organizer : ComplianceOnline
Event type : Training Course
Reference : ASDE-4736