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A Guide to Limit and Reduce U.S. Customs Duties

This webinar will provide a range of strategies for effective management and reduction of customs-duty costs.Areas Covered How U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) assesses duties on imports, looking at tariff classification, valuation, and special duty regimesWays to minimize duty payments through customs protests, litigation before the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT), free-trade agreements, preference programs, foreign-trade zones (FTZs), and miscellaneous tariff bills (MTBs).Who Should Attend Managers to C-Level Executives and Company General Counsels.Why Should You Attend Companies are always looking for ways to save money in managing their supply chains. Customs duties and other fees associated with import transactions can represent a sizable portion of these costs, especially as international trade becomes more complicated and unpredictable. However, there are proven and effective ways to reduce these costs and provide greater supply-chain flexibility that importing companies need to understand and consider actively using.Topic BackgroundThere are a variety of ways importers can enhance their company’s financial management through strategic use of U.S. customs laws, regulations, and trade programs to reduce their duty costs.

This webinar will provide a range of strategies for effective management and reduction of customs-duty costs.

Areas Covered

  • How U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) assesses duties on imports, looking at tariff classification, valuation, and special duty regimes
  • Ways to minimize duty payments through customs protests, litigation before the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT), free-trade agreements, preference programs, foreign-trade zones (FTZs), and miscellaneous tariff bills (MTBs).

Who Should Attend    

Managers to C-Level Executives and Company General Counsels.

Why Should You Attend

Companies are always looking for ways to save money in managing their supply chains. Customs duties and other fees associated with import transactions can represent a sizable portion of these costs, especially as international trade becomes more complicated and unpredictable. However, there are proven and effective ways to reduce these costs and provide greater supply-chain flexibility that importing companies need to understand and consider actively using.

Topic Background

There are a variety of ways importers can enhance their company’s financial management through strategic use of U.S. customs laws, regulations, and trade programs to reduce their duty costs.