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Pre-Conference Workshops
Workshop A — Proving Source of Origin Under the UFLPA — What Supply Chain and Compliance Specialists Need to Know to Ensure Compliance Amid Anticipated Ramped-Up Enforcement
Nov 7, 2022 9:00am – 12:30pm
Speakers

Nicole Bivens Collinson
President, International Trade & Government Relations
Sandler, Travis, & Rosenberg, P.A.

Mike DeVitto
Director, Logistics and Trade Compliance
L.L. Bean, Inc.

Amy Magnus
Director, Customs Affairs and Compliance
A.N. Deringer
Workshop B — Getting Classification Right — Critical Keys for Compliant HTS Classification and Minimizing Duty Rates: Rules and Requirements, Grey Areas, and Identifying the Triggers for Delays and Penalties
Nov 7, 2022 1:30pm – 5:00pm
Speakers

Paul Raglow
Director,
Global Trade Compliance
Axalta Coating Systems

David P. Sanders
Partner
Cassidy Levy Kent
Day 1 - Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Day 2 - Wednesday, November 9, 2022
7:30 |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
8:45 |
Co-Chairs’ Opening Remarks |
9:00 |
INTERVIEWIndustry’s Response to UFLPA and the Future of Multinationals’ Supply Chains |
9:45 |
Resilient Supply Chains, Labor Rights, and Digital Trade: The Future of U.S. Trade Policy and the Practical Impacts on Industry |
10:45 |
Break |
11:00 |
Supply Chain Security in the 21st Century |
12:00 |
Section 301 Tariffs Policy: Where are we Now and Where are we Going? |
1:00 |
Lunch |
2:15 |
Defining and Applying Valuation Methodologies and Avoiding the Most Common Missteps |
3:00 |
Closing Roundtable Discussion |
3:30 |
Close of Conference |
Day 1 - Tuesday, November 8, 2022
7:30 |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
8:45 |
Co-Chairs’ Opening Remarks![]() Kelly Herman ![]() Richard M. Wortman |
9:00 |
Keynote Address![]() AnnMarie Highsmith |
9:45 |
Technology and UFLPA Compliance : How are leading multinationals creating supply chain screening processes and auditing third parties to achieve UFLPA compliance? How have technology efforts been used to address forced labor in the XUAR and prepare companies for compliance and a complex international regulatory landscape?![]() Richard A. Mojica ![]() Cindy Owens ![]() Farley Mesko ![]() Ben Tomkins In recent years, both the executive and legislative branches have demonstrated an increased interest in leading the international community in ending forced labor practices wherever such practices occur, with a particular focus on China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). How are leading multinationals creating supply chain screening processes and auditing third parties to achieve UFLPA compliance? What are the ramifications of non-compliance?
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10:45 |
Extended Networking Break |
11:15 |
Fireside Chat![]() Robert Silvers |
11:45 |
Working with UFLPA’s Interagency Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) Amid an Intensified Enforcement Landscape: What they are Looking for and How to Foster Positive Working Relationships![]() Eric Choy ![]() Jerry Cook ![]() Matthew Lapin Among its mandates, the UFLPA charged the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), chaired by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to develop a strategy for supporting the enforcement of the UFLPA. How will this input influence the scope of the FLETF’s enforcement strategy? How will the FLETF incorporate input from public and private stakeholders? This session will bring clarity to the FLETF’s enforcement postures as well as to working with all the agencies involved to avoid penalties. |
12:45 |
Networking lunch |
2:00 |
The 321 De Minimis Shipment: Maximizing Savings and Avoiding Penalties Amid an Uncertain 321 Policy Future![]() Nate Bolin ![]() Jean-Rene Broussard ![]() Dave Pentland A de minimis shipment, also called a Section 321 shipment, allows for goods valued at $800 US Dollars or less to enter duty-free into the United States. This regulation provides a great option for importers to save money and time. It has also spurred an eruption of global e-commerce. The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) however has launched an investigation into the economic impact of this $800 “loophole” on U.S. manufacturing, which signals a possible sunset of the rule (rule comes before the House and Senate in March 2023). During this hands-on session, learn from the experts about how to leverage the 321 as a cost saver, how to avoid potential compliance pitfalls and a prediction on what the future of this rule is as it sits with the USITC.
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3:00 |
Section 337 Investigations at the ITS and Intellectual Property Rights for Importers: The ITS 337 Pilot Program and What Its Future Means for Patent Infringement![]() Adam Swain ![]() Dax Terrill Section 337 investigations have critical implications for both patent holders and parties alleged to have unfairly imported products into the United States, as well as their business partners. The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) is establishing a pilot program to allow its Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) to issue interim initial determinations (IDs) on fewer than all issues in an investigation.
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4:00 |
Break |
4:15 |
19 CFR 111: Modernization of Customs Broker Regulations and How it Might Benefit, and Progress, Broker/Importer Relations![]() Carolyn Burkhead ![]() Michael Ford ![]() Lars-Erik A. Helm U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) modernization has arrived with a proposed list of changes that restructure certain fundamentals of the business. What are the most noteworthy changes being proposed, and how soon might such updated functionality make its way into ACE?
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5:00 |
A Reckoning for Section 301 Country of Origin and Customs Valuation Compliance: Anticipated Increased Enforcement and How Exercise Reasonable Care Documentation![]() Ted Murphy ![]() Suzanne Kane Direct significant enforcement efforts at the country of origin and customs valuation issues related to Section 301 are coming; it is just a matter of when. This session will delve into what importers need to do not to get caught up in a ramp-up of customs law obligations.
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5:45 |
Close of Day One |
Day 2 - Wednesday, November 9, 2022
7:30 |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
8:45 |
Co-Chairs’ Opening Remarks![]() Kelly Herman ![]() Richard M. Wortman |
9:00 |
INTERVIEWIndustry’s Response to UFLPA and the Future of Multinationals’ Supply Chains![]() Aaron Gothelf |
9:45 |
Resilient Supply Chains, Labor Rights, and Digital Trade: The Future of U.S. Trade Policy and the Practical Impacts on Industry![]() Michael DiPaula-Coyle ![]() Jeremie Klein ![]() Kelly Herman ![]() Hon. Nazak Nikakhtar This session will take stock of what has worked and what will work for U.S. trade policy headed into 2023, with a focus on practical impacts on industry and multinational e-commerce.
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10:45 |
Break |
11:00 |
Supply Chain Security in the 21st Century![]() Vincent Annunziato ![]() Alaina Van Horn ![]() Shoshana Grove ![]() Cindy Allen ![]() Manuel Garza The explosion in e-commerce in recent years has spurred the growth of a digital world of customs trade functions. This panel will explore cognitive automation and distributed ledger technology and assess the impact on parties throughout the supply chain who are adopting these capabilities to streamline global trade and U.S. customs clearance.
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12:00 |
Section 301 Tariffs Policy: Where are we Now and Where are we Going?![]() John Brew ![]() Peter Martin ![]() Amir Yazdi This panel will explore the latest developments related to the China 301 tariffs, and what importers can expect might happen next, including:
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1:00 |
Lunch |
2:15 |
Defining and Applying Valuation Methodologies and Avoiding the Most Common Missteps![]() Jeremy Page Discuss the core components of each individual valuation methodology, as well as when they should be applied. Expert speakers will also delve into how assists, royalties, and other additions become ingredients of dutiable value for imported goods.
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3:00 |
Closing Roundtable Discussion |
3:30 |
Close of Conference |
Workshop A — Proving Source of Origin Under the UFLPA — What Supply Chain and Compliance Specialists Need to Know to Ensure Compliance Amid Anticipated Ramped-Up Enforcement

Nicole Bivens Collinson
President, International Trade & Government Relations
Sandler, Travis, & Rosenberg, P.A.

Mike DeVitto
Director, Logistics and Trade Compliance
L.L. Bean, Inc.

Amy Magnus
Director, Customs Affairs and Compliance
A.N. Deringer
What is it about?
For importers trying to bring in goods from the XUAR region, CBT’s ramped-up enforcement could mean an unexpected increase in inspections of shipments to determine place of origin. Knowing how to prepare can make all the difference between being delayed and on time. What documentation is needed for importers to demonstrate that goods were not produced in whole or in part in the XUAR region?
- Supply chain tracing information
- Evidence pertaining to merchandise or any component thereof
- Evidence pertaining to miner, producer, or manufacturer
- Request an exception to the rebuttable presumption
- Due diligence system information
- Supply chain tracing information
- Supply chain management measures
- Commodity-Specific Supply Chain Tracing Documentation
- Cotton
- Polysilicon
- Tomatoes
- Responding to CBT ramped-up enforcement
- CF-28s and additional documentation needed for these forms
- Withhold and Release Orders (WROs) related to China cotton and Xinjiang
- RASA Questionnaires
- Transactional
- Procedural
- What happens if shipments are detained at the border?
Workshop B — Getting Classification Right — Critical Keys for Compliant HTS Classification and Minimizing Duty Rates: Rules and Requirements, Grey Areas, and Identifying the Triggers for Delays and Penalties

Paul Raglow
Director,
Global Trade Compliance
Axalta Coating Systems

David P. Sanders
Partner
Cassidy Levy Kent
What is it about?
Classification is the most fundamental task when filing entries, determining duty liability, calculating final costs, and auditing your trade compliance program. In addition to de-mystifying the 2022 Revision 5 Harmonized Tariff Classification Schedules, expert faculty members will share practical tips on how to reduce duty rates.
- The key factors driving the HS 2022 amendments
- How to use the Harmonized Tariff Schedule and where companies make mistakes
- Understanding HTSUS structure and framework
- Applying relevant section and chapter notes, heading and subheading notes, general notes, and explanatory notes, and using the rulings as guides
- Key pitfalls to avoid
- New audit regimes for classification
- Developing internal controls, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance
- What to do when classifying unusual goods and common gray areas
- Understanding the most common triggers for delays and penalties