U.S. / China Trade War: Recent Developments & Avoiding Supply Chain Disruptions

Articles that are imported into the United States are required by law to be marked to reflect their countries of origin. The failure to properly mark and declare the correct country of origin to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) can lead to a host of extremely unpleasant consequences for U.S. importers—detentions, seizures, demands for redelivery, liquidated damages, loss of preferential duty benefits, marking duties, civil and criminal penalties, etc. U.S. importers are required to exercise “reasonable care” over their import operations, which means that they are expected to implement sound processes for ensuring that accurate information is declared to CBP and all other import and other U.S. government agency formalities are fully satisfied—including the country of origin and marking of their merchandise.

This webinar is intended to give executives, trade compliance managers, and personnel in purchasing, marketing, and logistics functions a thorough understanding of the U.S. rules of origin and marking requirements that apply to their products. International trade attorney Melissa Proctor (Miller Proctor Law PLLC) will provide an in-depth discussion of the applicable rules that every importer is expected to master as well as real-world examples focusing on:

• The non-preferential and preferential rules of origin,
• The rules of origin applied to sets, kits, and special classes of merchandise,
• The rules of origin in the context of antidumping and countervailing duty cases,
• Acceptable methods of marking imported goods and their containers,
• Exemptions from the marking rules,
• Avoiding trouble when using “Made in the USA” markings,
• Taking corrective action when origin and marking errors occur, and
• Proven best practices for compliance with the rules of origin and marking requirements.