Audits and Compliance: Customs Modernization Act - An overview of the U.S. Customs Modernization Act, providing information on the new audit procedures for imports into the U.S.

Drawback Made Easy - As an exporter, you may be exporting goods that you first imported into the United States. If you are, you may be eligible to receive a refund of the U.S. Customs duties you had to pay upon import. This book provides an overview of the process, who's eligible, and how a drawback is filed.

Doing Your Duty - Product Classification According to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States - If your company is going to succeed in international trade, one of the most basic—and important—requirements is identifying the correct classification for your products. This book will teach you how to develop those harmonized code classification skills.

Import Procedures and Documentation - This reference guide discusses the parties to an import transaction, requesting a quotation, negotiating trade terms, selecting a method of payment and more.

Import Regulations, Procedures and Guidelines - This book focuses on the five core competencies required to make accurate customs entries and ensure compliance with U.S. Customs regulations: Value, Country of Origin, Classification, Duty and Record Keeping.

Sourcing Smarts – Keeping It SIMPLE and SAFE with China Sourcing and Manufacturing - Sourcing Smarts is a no frills, do-it-yourself guide to China sourcing and manufacturing, geared towards inventors, first-time importers and entrepreneurs. It’s a “China Sourcing 101” manual in easy, no-nonsense language, covering everything you’ll need to know to get your products sourced, made, and imported from China.

Textiles & Wearing Apparel: Documentation & Procedures - This book provides import documentation and procedures for textile goods imported into the United States.

Transportation, Logistics and the Law - In the current state of the global economy, corporate personnel need a quick reference guide to the fundamental regulations and laws governing their business. Transportation, Logistics and the Law was designed to fill that need… and more!

Understanding the International Supply Chain: Air & Ocean Transportation - This book features sections on transportation costs, packing, working with freight forwarders, Incoterms 2010, ocean bills of lading, common carrier obligations to shippers, ocean transportation, air waybills of lading, air freight transportation, insurance and documentation.

U.S. Customs Broker Examination Preparation Manual - The U.S. Customs Broker Examination Preparation Manual describes many of the key elements of the Customs regulations that a licensed customs broker must be familiar with in order to conduct business successfully on the behalf of an importer.  Regardless of your level of knowledge pertaining to Customs regulations, the U.S. Customs Broker Examination Preparation Manual will present the subject matter in an easy-to-understand format that both a novice or seasoned veteran will find beneficial.

U.S. Import Audit Preparation & Customs Compliance - This book helps readers understand import regulation and Customs audit procedures and helps them develop practical business processes and controls for surviving a Customs Focused Assessment (audit). This manual is not intended to be read or presented in a linear fashion, cover to cover. While the sections are organized in a logical order, the contents of each section should be treated as a grouping of practical guidance and technical reference materials.

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Air & Ocean Transportation: Logistics Management for the International Supply Chain - This one-day seminar is the perfect overview of the transportation process—whether you're shipping by ocean or air.

Import Audit Compliance Focused Assessment - Everyone wants to be an importer. Few people know how to do it properly. Since the passage of the Customs Modernization Act has transferred responsibility—and legal liability—for determining the value, classification and entry requirements from Customs to the importer, this one-day seminar helps you make sure you know what you're doing.

Incoterms® 2010 - Terms of Sale Seminar - New International Commercial Terms (Incoterms) rules have been announced and will be effective January 1, 2011. Are you ready? This half-day seminar evaluates each of the new trade terms and the definitions and rules for each so you can decide which term or terms will work best for your company.

Import Documentation & Procedures - This one-day seminar reviews the responsibilities of importers and teaches you how to protect your company from unnecessary delays in getting your goods through Customs and avoid significant penalties from misclassifying or incorrectly valuing your goods.

Letters of Credit and Alternative International Payment Methods - This one-day seminar teaches you how to make a sale that guarantees the seller gets paid and the buyer gets the help he or she needs to finance the deal.

Tariff Classification: Using the Harmonized Tariff Schedule - This one-day session explains the process and gives you the tools to classify your own company's products. This seminar is especially important in 2007 after more than 1,600 HTS codes changed.

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Import 101: The Basics of Importing
If you are new to importing or just looking for a good overview of the entire import process, this two-hour webinar is for you. We’ll review the entire import process from beginning to end including an introduction to import regulations, classification, valuation, determining the correct duty, and your record keeping responsibilities.

The New Incoterms® 2010 Rules and Definitions
If you and your company are engaged in international trade, it's important that you speak the same language as your customers and suppliers, or you may find that you're taking on more liabilities than you expected. This is now more true than ever with the newest set of international trade terms—the Incoterms® 2010 Rules—that went into effect on January 1, 2011. This two-hour webinar provides you with an overview of the 11 new Incoterms rules used in international trade, when the responsibilities and liabilities for the goods transfer from the buyer to the seller under each of the terms, and the advantages and disadvantages of each.

Product Classification Basics for Import & Export
One of the fundamental aspects of international trade is the proper classification of your products. It's the basis of U.S. trade statistics and for determining the correct duty rates and taxes (if any) on your goods. This two-hour webinar provides you with an overview of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) as it relates to imports, the HTS or Schedule B codes for exports, and the process you should follow to select the correct codes for your products.

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Import Controls - Before you can legally import any goods into the United States you need to be aware of various types of import controls for your products including import licenses and permits, various types of certificates, absolute and tariff rate quotas, and anti-dumping and countervailing duties. Our Import Controls Tool helps you determine whether or not any of these import controls exist. It also provides information concerning the supporting documents you will need to receive an import license or other control documents as well as contact information for the government authorities issuing the license. And because this information is stored online on our secure web server, you can be sure that you are accessing the most current information available.

Landed Cost Calculator - It's easier now than ever to locate products you need from around the world. But just because you've found a lower price for a product doesn't mean it's less expensive once you've paid to import it into your own country. In addition to the price of a product, you must factor in transportation costs, insurance charges, and all the duties, VAT and excise taxes, and other fees that Customs may asses on the goods. Our Landed Cost Calculator helps you determine an accurate estimate of the landed cost of your products by calculating the various import duties, VAT and excise taxes, and other government fees that will be added to your goods before they arrive at their destination.

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