Preparing for a Customs Audit 2015

Topics

• Roles and responsibilities of customs, versus the importer
• History of US Customs, including the US Customs Modernization Act (Mod Act)
• Best practices for all areas of import/customs management
• Rationale for the theories of the focused assessment
• Breaking the financial code: Rebuttable presumption
• The role of people, processes, and technology
• Keeping upper management satisfied
• Serving many masters: Defending the company to the government and
• Being directed by (outside) counsel to invoke privilege and mitigate risks
• What to say and what not to say (or do)
• The essential aspects of your import management program
  • Roles and responsibilities, including upper management support
  • Import laws and regulations
  • Classification
  • Cross-functional tangents
  • Origin
  • Valuation
  • Broker management
  • Special programs
  • Record Keeping

Who should Attend

• Logistics
• Import Compliance
• Legal
• Supply Chain
• Purchasing
• Finance
• Operations
• Internal Audit
• Risk Management
• Strategic Sourcing