Textile & Apparel Training


Compliance Review and Import Procedures for Textiles

With the passage of Public Law 103-82, Title VI, the Customs Modernization (Mod) Act was enacted. Regulations enforcing the provisions of the Act are currently being adopted. Customs' new position is compared to the Internal Revenue Service, which has the option of asking for full audits on a selective basis.
What the Mod Act can mean to an Importer?
  • The onus of proper classification and valuation increasingly is the responsibility of the importer of record under the standard of "reasonable care" (19 U.S.C. 1484). 
  • Stiffer penalties for levels of culpability (negligence, gross negligence, fraud) can now be imposed by Customs - in addition to liquidated damages for improper classifications. 
  • Section 615G penalties for failure to comply with a lawful demand for records can now be imposed.

What is covered in this training?

  • Classification "primer" - Rules of Interpretation, review of HTS
  • Valuation - what is dutiable, what is not
  • Binding Ruling & Pre-Import Procedures
  • Section XI Review
  • Filing refund requests with Customs - 520(c), protests
  • Duty saving / reduction techniques & programs
  • Chapter 61 & 62 Headnotes
  • Automated Clearing House
  • "Mod Act" Recordkeeping
  • Rules of origin 
  • Visa procedures / issues
  • Documents for textiles
  • Customs procedures

Benefits an Importer may derive from a Textile Compliance Review

  • The tools are obtained to exercise "reasonable care".

  • Textile Importers are better prepared if a Customs audit occurs.

  • Through Pre-Import Reviews and Binding Rulings, it is likely a textile
    importer will experience less cargo examinations and an accelerated
    entry process.

  • Import staff understands the role of your Customs Broker

  • Potential to reduce the risk of Customs penalties.

 When seeking a specialist in U.S. Customs textile matters...  H.C. Bennett Company should be considered


Lead instructor of Customs Broker License Preparation course 

 

Widely experienced in actual clearance applications of  apparel and textiles

$75.00 per Webinar attendee

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Revised: August 10, 2007