About
Is
your company prepared to withstand the re-regulation of trade and
increased CBP enforcement?
US importers are under tremendous pressure to comply with fast-changing
trade regulations and deliver their products on time and cost efficiently.
The highly anticipated 10+2 regulation, strengthened import safety
rules, increased IPR enforcement at the border, and trade fraud
now designated as a CBP priority send a clear message that US importers
must be vigilant about setting up effective internal controls to
meet new customs requirements.
Now in its 4th successful year,
the American Conference Institute’s Advanced Forum on Import
Compliance,
is the event that import compliance professionals rely on for comprehensive,
insightful and practical guidance on how to set up a successful
import compliance program. Benefit from the practical perspective
of senior corporate customs compliance executives and get an update
on 10+2, ACE, ISA, C-TPAT validations and import safety standards,
and hear from top CBP representatives on enforcement priorities.
This year’s agenda will include the latest information on:
- Planning for and implementing 10+2
- Adapting import operations to meet new import safety standards
- Managing multiple FTAs
- Harmonizing customs valuation and tax requirements
- How to complete the disclosure process and ensure credit
is received
- Identifying if ISA is right for your company
- Recording priority trademarks and copyrights with CBP
- Harmonizing C-TPAT and foreign cargo security into an effective
global security program
- Key considerations for a successful overseas C-TPAT validation
Contents & Contributors
PREPARING FOR THE IMPORTER SECURITY FILING (AKA “10+2”)
Bruce H. Leeds, The Boeing Company (Long Beach, CA)
PREPARING FOR 10+2
Suzanne J. Hoeger, Abbott (Abbott Park, IL)
10+2 THE LIABILITIES
Amy Magnus, A.N. Deringer (Champlain, NY)
MAXIMIZING ACE AND ITRAC DATA BENEFITS
Don Huber, General Electric Company (Ft. Myers, FL)
IMPORT SAFETY: ADAPTING CUSTOMS OPERATIONS TO MEET
HIGHER SAFETY STANDARDS
Timothy S. Ernst, Del Monte Corporation (San Francisco, CA)
IMPLEMENTING AND MONITORING AN EFFECTIVE IMPORT
COMPLIANCE PROGRAM
Sally Meier, IBM (Boulder, CO)
IMPLEMENTING AND MONITORING AN EFFECTIVE IMPORT
COMPLIANCE PROGRAM
Carol Fuchs, Tyco International Inc. (Washington, DC)
FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS: MANAGING AND RECONCILING
REQUIREMENTS OF MULTIPLE AGREEMENTS
Steve Johnsen, Bayer Corporation (Pittsburgh, PA)
STREAMLINING THE FTA PROCESS
Tereza Horsky, Sojitz Corporation of America (New York, NY)
IDENTIFYING AND OVERCOMING CUSTOMS VALUATION CHALLENGES
Kenneth G. Weigel, Alston & Bird (Washington, DC)
DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN MARKING PROCEDURES
Meredith Covey, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (San Francisco, CA)
DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN MARKING PROCEDURES
Matthew M. Nolan, Arent Fox LLP (Washington, DC)
IMPORT ENFORCEMENT PRIORITIES: TRADE FRAUD AS A NEW PTI
Alan C. Cohen, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Washington, DC)
PRIOR DISCLOSURES: HOW TO KNOW WHEN IT’S TIME TO FILE
Lourdes Valdez-Carson, Flextronics (Plano, TX)
David P. Sanders, Williams Mullen (Washington, DC)
MANAGING IMPORT COMPLIANCE AT TARGET – ISA
Mark Schissel, Target Corporation (Minneapolis, MN)
FOCUSED ASSESSMENT
Velda Griffin, Customs and Border Protection (Philadelphia, PA)
IPR: IMPLEMENTING PROACTIVE STRATEGIES TO PROTECT
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AT THE BORDER
Barry O’Brien, Hasbro, Inc (East Providence, RI)
MANAGING A C-TPAT GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP: 10 BEST PRACTICES
Karen M. Beaver, Northrop Grumman Corporation (Baltimore, MD)
C-TPAT: PAST, PRESENT, & FUTURE
Paula Swanson, Sanofi Pasteur (Swiftwater, PA)
MANAGING C-TPAT AND INTEGRATING SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
INTO AN EFFECTIVE GLOBAL PROGRAM
Courtney Seelinger, Tektronix (Beaverton, OR)
FOREIGN C-TPAT VALIDATIONS: HOW TO PASS THE TEST OF
AN OVERSEAS VISIT
DJ Garner, Logitech (Fremont, CA)
DEALING WITH INCREASED ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY – HTSUS,
CHAPTER 98
Michael E. Roll, Pisani & Roll PLLC (Los Angeles, CA)
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