Customs Cargo Compliance: Everything You Need to Know You Learned in Elementary School
This event qualifies for NCBFAA CCS/MCS 1 Credit
When it comes to import customs and regulatory agency compliance, there are many variables to consider. If you expect to get your cargo into the country in a timely and efficient manner, it is important to get it right the first time. The risks are too great for noncompliance when considering the potential government penalty actions, increased costs, and loss of reputation.
In this webinar, we’ll cover:
- Elementary compliance – Always be prepared, be organized, do your compliance homework, make smart decisions, and work well with your compliance partners.
- Sourcing through Recordkeeping controls
- Permanent and temporary exports of hardware
- How to ask the right questions for every compliance element
- What decisions matter that affect compliance?
- Purchasing
- Contract terms and conditions
- Transportation choices
- Clearance practices
- Monitoring shipments
- Cargo arrival arrangements
- Examination procedures
- Domestic movements
- Duty, taxes, and fees
- Recordkeeping controls
This webinar is a must for trade compliance practitioners, trade compliance management, members of the legal department, procurement and logistics managers, and customs brokers.
The webinar will include a time for Q&A from webinar participants.
Speaker and Presenter Information
James Swanson is currently an independent consultant. He is the former Director, Cargo Security and Controls at U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The teams he managed at CBP focused on import and export cargo operations. James was also the Automated Commercial Environment liaison and operational test agent for the Office of Field Operations responsible for requirements development, operations testing, outreach, training, and deployment of ACE cargo subsystems, including manifest (all modes), cargo release, in-bond, foreign trade zone, bonded warehouse, and export (AES and export manifest). Among his other CBP roles were Baltimore Area Port Director, District of Columbia Program Manager/Branch Chief Cargo Release, and Detroit Customs Inspector. James was a frequent presenter at CBP symposiums, AAEI conferences, and various other trade forums.
Relevant Government Agencies
Dept of Commerce, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Treasury
Event Type
Webcast
This event has no exhibitor/sponsor opportunities
When
Thu, Apr 25, 2024, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
ET
Cost
Webinar Seat: | $185.00 |
Website
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Organizer
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