|  If your company has any customers in Canada or
Mexico, or if you have a domestic customer who ships
to one of those two countries, you’ve probably
been asked for a North American Free Trade Agreement
Certificate of Origin. And
depending on how much money these Canadian or Mexican
customers can save in duties under NAFTA, the requests
may be frequent and strongly worded.
Keep in mind, however, that not all products qualify
for NAFTA. And the same is true for any of the
other new free trade agreements (FTAs) that the United
States has become a part of. If you incorrectly
classify your products or incorrectly claim that your
products qualify for a reduced or free tariff under
a free trade agreement, your company—and the
person who signed the form or made the claim—faces
significant penalties.
International Business Training (IBT) provides a variety
of resources to help you and your company understand
NAFTA and the other modern free trade agreements, how
to properly classify your products to determine whether
or not they qualify under a free trade agreement, and
how to complete the appropriate certificate of origin. Just
click on the title of the book, seminar, or compliance
audit that interests you for a more complete description
of that product.
| Reference
Books & eBooks |
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Exporting
to Canada: Documentation & Procedures -
This book provides the documentation and
procedures necessary to export goods to Canada.
Exporting
to Mexico: Documentation & Procedures -
This book provides information on the documentation
and procedures necessary to export products
to Mexico.
NAFTA
Documentation and Procedures -
This book provides a complete overview
of NAFTA regulations and their implications
for trade with Mexico, Canada and the United
States.
U.S.
Trade Agreements - This book
will give you detailed information regarding
three different trade agreements that the
United States has negotiated with Singapore,
Chile, and Australia. It provides an overview
of the three trade agreements and detailed
information on the responsibility of the
importer and exporter in making a claim for
preferential tariff treatment in each country. |
| Seminars |
NAFTA
Rules of Origin - This
one-day seminar will help you understand
the NAFTA Rules of Origin, apply them to
your company's products, and then correctly
complete and maintain the proper documentation
to take advantage of the reduced tariffs
under NAFTA.
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. |
| Personalized
Export Compliance Audits |
NAFTA
Compliance Checkup - Want an overview
of how your NAFTA procedures are working? Our
NAFTA Compliance Checkup will survey your company's
international trade personnel, review the results,
and prepare a scorecard of your program.
NAFTA
Compliance Audit - Do you know
that your NAFTA procedures need help? With
our NAFTA Compliance Audit one of our trained
and experienced NAFTA auditors will spend
four days at your company diving into the
details of your NAFTA compliance program
and examine a sample of your NAFTA Certificates
and the supporting documentation. |
Have questions? Give us a call at 1-800-641-0920, or request
a copy of our IBT catalog, and we’ll drop
one in the mail to you right away.
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