Event Description
Deadline to Register: November
26, 2018
Lunch
will be provided. Registration and lunch will begin at 11:30 am. The program
will begin at 12 noon.
Increased
tariffs on imports into the United States have heightened the need to ensure
compliance with U.S. Customs rules and regulations. The Trump
administration is using sections 232 and 301 to increase the tariff rate on a
wide variety of imports into the United States. This CLE will summarize
the basics of ensuring accurate declaration of harmonized tariff schedule
classifications, country-of-origin and valuation of imported merchandise, as
well as provide insight into common issues facing U.S. importers relating to the
new import duties. In addition, the CLE will provide an overview of
exclusions from newly-implemented tariffs and other strategies to cope with
higher U.S. tariffs.
Featured Speakers:
Tracy D. Roy, Branch Chief, Trade Remedy AD/CVD
Policy and Programs Division, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Ms. Roy has worked with legacy U.S.
Customs Service and U.S. Customs and Border protection for over 31 years in
various Trade positions.
Gordon C. Anderson, C.H. Robinson, Licensed
Customs Broker, Port Permit Holder and Compliance Manager
Gordon is responsible for
internal audits to ensure compliance with CBP and provides advice to C.H.
Robinsons global clients on a wide range of issues, from HTS classification,
Free Trade Agreements, Valuation, Country of Origin, Anti-Dumping and other
impactful trade topics.
Rob Schryver, Director, Global Trade
Compliance, Medtronic
Rob is the Director of
Global Trade Compliance at Medtronic. His team is responsible for
trade-related programs, policies, training, governance, audit/monitoring and
remediation for Medtronic’s 140+ countries. Over the past 23+ years, Rob
has served in various trade positions in both service and private
industries. He has served as a port license and permit holder, advised
clients and business partners regarding imports, exports and trade security, and
has advocated for products to be included in the World Trade Organization’s
Information Technology Agreement as an Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
industry delegate.
Dave Townsend, Of Counsel, Dorsey & Whitney
LLP
Dave has counseled clients on tariff-related
matters before U.S. Customs, the Department of Commerce and the Office of the
U.S. Trade Representative as a private attorney for over eights
years. Dave’s work has included advice related to all aspects of
importing goods, protests before the U.S. Customs and Border protection and
trade-related litigation before the U.S. Court of International
Trade.
CLE
Credit: 1.0 Standard
CLE Credit approved | Event Code: 264615
Cost (includes lunch):
IBLS Member: $10
MSBA Member but not a member of IBLS: $20
Non MSBA-Member:
$25
Law
Student: FREE
Join the International Business Law Section (IBLS) and attend the CLE for
free: $35
MSBA
members who are not members of the IBLS can join the section
for $35 and attend the CLE for free. Contact Tram Nguyen at
612-278-6316 to take advantage of this promo!
Remote Participation:
Participation by webcast is
available. Please indicate remote participation when registering.
Instructions will be sent via email one day prior to the event.
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the International
Business Law Section?
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Need to
cancel? Please see our cancellation policy.
Questions? Contact Tram
Nguyen | 612-278-6316
If you need reasonable
accommodations to participate in this event please notify Tram Nguyen at
tnguyen@mnbar.org or 612-278-6316.
Please provide notification at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to allow
sufficient time to make arrangements for accommodations at this
meeting.