OVERVIEW
Under the Tariff Act of 1930, every article of foreign origin (or its container) imported into the U.S., unless exempted, must be marked to indicate to the ultimate purchaser the article’s country of origin. The Tariff Act regulations at 19 C.F.R. Section 134, administered and enforced by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), provide exemptions to COO marking requirements and the products exempted from COO marking requirements by regulation under 19 C.F.R. Section 134.33. Finished products and parts of end items can originate in many different countries.
This training program will discuss the historical background, legal framework, and overall concepts of origin. It will also highlight the difference between non-preferential and preferential origins and guide attendees in making origin determinations for imports and exports.
WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?
All countries regulate the movement of goods across their borders. In most countries, a customs agency or customs service governs this import and export activity. Since 2001’s 9/11, US imports have been managed by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in the United States. Pre-dating 9/11, entering into force in 1994, the U. S. Customs Modernization Act (a Congressional Act), also known as the Mod Act, transferred the responsibility of adhering to all U.S. import laws and regulations to a shared responsibility between CBP and the U.S. importer.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Understand the historical background, legal framework, and overall concepts of origin
Identify some of the various agencies that care about origin and why
Learn the difference between non-preferential and preferential origin
Understand how you can make origin determinations for your imports and exports
Briefly learn about the Federal Trade Commission’s Made in USA standard
Review some best practices for origin information data capture, data storage, and data distribution
AREAS COVERED
General history of the World Trade Organization
Background on global rules of origin
Review of what parties to a transaction care about and why
How to operate in a multi-layered, uncertain context
Best practices for supporting non-preferential origin
Relying on 19 CFR §102 for non-preferential source claims
Special origin issues for recorded media/electronic transfers
Expanding your ERP’s Material Master to accommodate origin information
WHO WILL BENEFIT
Company Executive Officer (CEO)
Entrepreneurs
Freight Forwarders
Customer Brokers
Transportation Risk Management Officer
Import Distributors
About speaker
Dr. Rossano V. Gerald is an Academic Professor and Founder of RVG International Consulting Firm, LLC. He has over thirty years of business experience in strategic management, marketing analysis, and supply chain management; and is also a veteran of the United States Army.
He has worked with small and medium-sized businesses to help improve their business logistic processes through verification of operational and supply chain programs.
He is also a candidate at the Univ. of Phoenix/ MBA Project Management degree program. He is a member of the Free Trade Alliance, San Antonio Transportation Association, Inc., San Antonio SCORE, TX, Supply Chain Council and Institute of Business Forecasting & Planning, and CATO Institute of Research & Analysis and Academy of Business Research. He is a Certified Supply Chain Manager, and Inventory Planner and Property Forecaster, Certified Consultant for Business Value Analysis and Methodology, Certified Export Leaders of the Free Trade Alliance and Casa of San Antonio, TX; Certified Master Management Consultant and Master Project Manager; and Certified Marketing Analyst and Registered Business Analyst by the International Management Consultant Certification Board (IMCB);Certified CCA ™ Chartered Compliance Analyst AAFM ® American Academy of Financial Management/ AAPM ® American Academy of Project Management.
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