Live Webinar on NAFTA Rules of Origin and Documentation by Compliance2go

Houston, TX, July 14, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Why Should You Attend:

Understand how to meet the rules that are required to qualify your imports/exports between the three NAFTA countries (United States, Canada, and Mexico). It will also assist you in properly completing the NAFTA Certificate of Origin for qualified goods in order to receive duty-free treatment. It will help you in preventing errors that could result in severe civil and/or criminal penalties imposed by each country's Customs administration and preparing for a NAFTA audit.

Webinar Includes:

Q/A Session with the Expert to ask your question

PDF print only copy of PowerPoint slides

90 Minutes Live Presentation

Description of the Topic:

NAFTA is the largest free trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The NAFTA provides for the entry of goods duty-free into each of the countries provided that the goods meet the strict rules of origin in the agreement. A NAFTA Certificate of Origin is required for most goods that can qualify under the rules and must be completed by the exporter and in possession of the importer when the goods are entered into the importing country. Failure to know the rules and properly complete the NAFTA Certificate of Origin and maintain proper documentation can result in severe penalties.

Areas Covered in the Session:

· Overview of NAFTA Agreement
· General Rules of Origin A through F
· Completion of NAFTA Certificate of Origin
· Recordkeeping Requirements
· Audits
· Penalties
· Resources

Who Will Benefit:

Importers, Exporters, and Manufacturers
Purchasing
Accounting
Shipping/Receiving
Sales/Marketing
Engineering/Manufacturing
Freight Forwarders/Customhouse Brokers
Consultants,
Attorneys, compliance personnel qualifying goods under NAFTA

About Speaker

Jan Seal, is a Management Consultant on International Trade and a Licensed Customhouse Broker with over 35 years of experience in imports and exports. Ms. Seal is a frequent speaker/instructor at nation-wide seminars/webinars for international companies located around the world and international trade organizations. She also is a consultant for medium to multi-national companies on trade compliance. She has taught courses for Import Specialists at the National Customs Academy.

She is the author of six textbooks on various international trade topics which are available on Amazon.com.

She received her BA Degree from California State University at Fullerton with a year of post-graduate work in Education at the University of California, Riverside. She received her MBA at California State University, Dominguez Hills, and is a member of Delta Mu Delta National Honor Society in Business Administration.