STR Webinar: Trade Opportunities & Trends for In-House Legal Counsel
If you serve as in-house legal counsel to a company engaged in international trade, chances are you are spending a significant amount of your time and resources addressing the rapid changes over the last year that have impacted imports into the US. This webinar will provide an overview of the current US customs legal and regulatory framework and the trends, traps and opportunities that you should be aware of to maximize compliance and duty savings for your company.
Key Topics
New Tariffs – IEEPA, Section 232, Section 301, etc.
Impact of the Supreme Court’s tariff decision - will tariffs come back?
Customs enforcement – penalties, seizures, bond breaches and audits
Duty reduction – the future of the USMCA and other trade agreements and preference programs
Duty avoidance and deferral – Foreign Trade Zones, bonded facilities and in-bond movements
Traditional trade remedies – antidumping/countervailing duties, etc.
Import Valuation – first sale and non-dutiable charges
E-commerce – loss of the de minimus exemption for imports under $800, B2C informal entry
Communications from CBP – requests for information (CF-28) and notices of action (CF-29)
Post entry corrections – Post Summary Corrections (PSCs), protests, duty tenders, prior disclosures
