Global trade experts will explain the importance of automating trade compliance processes and the difficulties oil and gas companies face, as well as present recent developments in the industry. By attending this webinar, you will walk away with:

-  A better understanding of the export compliance challenges oil and gas companies are facing
-  Various strategic considerations to think about when implementing an automated trade compliance solution
-  Best practices you can use to improve your company’s export compliance processes

Speakers will include:
Scott Byrnes, Vice President of Marketing, Amber Road (formerly Management Dynamics, Inc.)
Natalia Shehadeh, Director of Trade Compliance, Weatherford
Scott Johnston, Attorney, Specializing in U.S. Import/Export Law, Givens & Johnston, PLLC

Join us and find out how you can automate your trade compliance process!

• Suzanne Richer, President, Customs & Trade Solutions, Inc.
• Scott Byrnes, Vice President of Marketing, Management Dynamics, Inc.
• Moderator: Lara Sowinski, Managing Editor of World Trade magazine

 Join us TODAY, Tuesday, April 19 at 2pm EDT.  Register now!
 

More Help for Haiti: New Trade Benefits Extended in Haiti Economic Lift Program Act of 2010

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010; at 1:00PM – 2:30PM EST

The President on Monday, May 24, 2010 signed the Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP) Act (H.R. 5160), which expands duty-free access to the U.S. market for Haitian textile and apparel products and extends existing trade preference programs for Haiti.Please join us for a complimentary webinar to learn how to do more business in Haiti. Our presentation includes precise details of these expanded benefits, including: NEW apparel products covered INCREASED Tariff Preference Levels for Knit and Woven apparel made from 3rd country inputs. EXTENDED duration of Preference Programs for Haiti MODIFIED earned import allowance ratio for knit and woven apparel, NEW duty free treatment for made-up textile products wholly assembled or knit to shape in Haiti. The one hour webinar will be presented by Tom Travis and Elise Shibles. Mr. Travis is managing partner of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. His practice concentrates on international trade and customs issues for apparel importers and retailers. He has assisted apparel operators in Haiti for over 30 years. He is also the author of the Amazon.com bestseller Doing Business Anywhere: The Essential Guide to Going Global. Ms. Shibles served for over 11 years with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. As a specialist in textile and apparel policy, she participated in the negotiation of numerous free trade agreements, helped develop legislation and regulations to implement FTAs and preference programs, and trained foreign industry and government representatives on rules of origin and customs compliance.

COST: FREE
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The Trade Compliance Center, the TCC, in the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration, is the U.S. Government’s focal point for monitoring foreign compliance with trade agreements to see that U.S. firms and workers get the maximum benefits from these agreements.

The TCC is your one-stop shop for getting U.S. government assistance in resolving the trade barriers or unfair situations you encounter in foreign markets.

The Trade Compliance Center also gives you access to the news regarding regulatory updates for US trade agreements and allows exporters to report trade barriers they may encounter.

You can also get more information on the most recent trade agreement that the US has implemented: US-Oman, signed December 2008 Maybe we will get more soon.

And finally, if you are looking for research into certain countries’ trade policies, the site has free access to a myriad of market research reports by country. They are a bit tiresome to read but it is a good starting point for a small or medium exporter who is looking for information on the trade policies for a particular market they may wish to enter.

My personal favorite is the listing of all US trade agreements. If you are importing or exporting to any of these countries, you should definitely start taking advantage of reduced or zero duties by utilizing trade agreements .