“Import Compliance — Basics of Importing” Seminar – Knoxville
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“Import Compliance — Basics of Importing” Seminar – Knoxville
Posted on Apr 16
V. Alexander & Co., Inc. is excited to announce the scheduling of our very popular
“Import Compliance — Basics of Importing” Seminar – Knoxville
and we would like to formally invite you to attend.We are honored to host this event at the Hilton Knoxville Airport, located on Alcoa Highway at the Knoxville airport.When: Tuesday, May 15th, 2018Where: Hilton Knoxville Airport, Leconte Room, 2001 Alcoa Highway, Alcoa, TN 37701Time: 8:30 am to 4:00 pmCost: $195.00 (includes lunch, refreshments, and all course materials). The cost for additional participants from the same company is $165.00 eachThe seminar will be limited to the first twenty-five paid registrants“The Basics of Importing” because importing rules and regulations can be complicated. This is an intensive, one-day seminar that defines the complete import process. The course explains the import process from the time of purchase, through the transportation and entry processes, including processes necessary to resolve post entry issues with U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP). It includes presentation of purchasing agreements, documentation, compliance strategies, and security issues such as C-TPAT (Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) and ISF (Importer Security Filing). This seminar focuses on an importer’s Customs compliance issues and responsibilities, including basic classification and valuation of imported products and record keeping as mandated by the Customs Modernization Act. Upon completion, each participant should have a basic understanding of the import process and of his/her firm’s compliance obligations to CBP.Who should attend: Important information for import, logistics, sourcing, purchasing, accounting, and compliance personnel. This is great program for everyone who works with imports.Comments from previous attendees include:“Very beneficial and learned more than I expected.”“Everything was very well organized, great job on the presentation and materials.”“Lots of good tips and information.”Demand is always high for these valuable training courses, so if you are interested, please reserve a space quickly. For further details and registration please contact:Rick Walker at rwalker@valexander.com or (865) 970-4720 x4117.When registering, please provide full name, company name and address, department and title, email address, and phone number. Also, please let us know if you have any food allergies.
