NAFTA Qualification Process for USA, Mexico and Canada

This webinar explains the US Customs Modernization Act (the Mod Act) and NAFTA.

Participants will understand the regulations and guidelines of NAFTA for Imports, including auditing Certificates of Origin for facial validity, NAFTA for Exports, including Tariff Shift & Regional Value Content,NAFTA Record Keeping & Risks & Penalties.

Why Should You Attend:

The last 20 plus years have seen a geometric growth in various regional trade agreement and trade preference programs. One such program that has had a profound impact on trade in this hemisphere is the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) which was ground-breaking at its time of entering into force over 20 years ago, in January of 1994.

This webinar discussed the history of US Customs Modernization Act (the Mod Act) and NAFTA and Best Practices for NAFTA determinations, record keeping, and certificate distribution. It will further detail the listed below areas:

• Understand the history and background of NAFTA
• Learn the basics of Origin issues, generally
• Learn the difference between non-preferential and preferential origin
• Understand the basic methods for determining origination status
• Learn how to manage imports, exports, and domestic transactions under NAFTA
• Best Practices for NAFTA determinations, record keeping, and certificate distribution

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• Background of the US Customs Modernization Act (the Mod Act) and NAFTA
• Cost-Benefit Analyses- How Free Trade is not free
• NAFTA for Imports, including auditing Certificates of Origin for facial validity
• NAFTA for Exports, including Tariff Shift & Regional Value Content
• NAFTA Record Keeping
• Risks & Penalties
• NAFTA Determination Processes: Manual or Automated?
• NAFTA Determination Processes: Internal or Outsourced?

Who Will Benefit:

• Export/Import Compliance
• Global Trade Solutions/IT
• Supply Chain
• Legal
• Finance
• Purchasing
• Internal Audit
• Operations
• Strategic Sourcing
• Risk Management