|  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
webinar 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:
A Practical Guide to Regulation, Documentation & Procedures -
This publication is intended as a teaching
tool to help businesses understand the NAFTA
and to develop practical business processes
for participating in the free trade agreement.
The book was designed predominantly with
U.S. exporters and importers in mind.
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.
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| 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.
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| Webinars |
Understanding
the Tariff Classification Process for Free
Trade Agreements
One of the fundamental aspects of international
trade is the proper classification of your products. It’s
a vital part of the process required to determine
whether or not your goods qualify for preferential
tariff treatment under NAFTA or the other modern
Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). This two-hour
webinar provides you with an overview of the U.S.
Harmonized Tariff Schedule as it relates to FTAs.
NAFTA
Rules of Origin
NAFTA was created to ensure that goods
traded among Canada, Mexico and the United States
receive preferential tariff treatment. NAFTA
grants benefits and reduces tariffs only on goods
that qualify under the NAFTA rules of origin.
This two-hour webinar outlines various methods
for determining if your goods qualify as originating
and the most effective process your company can
use for making those determinations.
Completing
the NAFTA Certificate of Origin
Importers must have a signed NAFTA Certificate
of Origin to claim preferential tariff treatment
under NAFTA. Exporters or producers of goods
can complete that Certificate if they are sure
that their goods qualify as “originating” under
the NAFTA rules of origin. This two-hour webinars
reviews all the data elements required on a NAFTA
Certificate and the types of documentation exporters
or producers should maintain if they are going
to provide a Certificate to their customers.
Managing
Your NAFTA Program
The NAFTA Certificate of Origin is more
than just another export document to include
with your shipments whenever a customer requests
one. Instead it’s a legal document certifying
that your company’s products qualify under
the NAFTA Rules of Origin, and you have the documentation
to prove it. This two-hour webinar details the
importance of having a process in place outlining
exactly how you will go through the qualification
process and who will be involved in that process.
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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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