USMCA Rules, Procedures and Documentation

Why Should You Attend:

Understand how to meet the rules that are required to qualify your imports/exports between the three USMCA countries (United States, Canada, and Mexico). Goods that may have qualified under the NAFTA may not qualify under the USMCA or vice versa.

It will also assist the producer, importer, or exporter in properly completing the new Certification of Origin for qualified goods in order to receive duty-free treatment. It will help you in preventing errors that could result in severe civil and/or criminal penalties imposed by each country's Customs administration and preparing for a USMCA audit.

The United States/Mexico/Canada Agreement (USMCA) aka as CUSMA in Canada and T-MEC in Mexico replaced the NAFTA on July 1, 2020. The USMCA provides for the preferential treatment or entry of goods duty-free into each of the countries provided that the goods meet the strict rules of origin in the agreement and regulations. Certification of Origin is required for most goods that can qualify under the rules and must be completed by the producer, exporter, or importer of the goods. Failure to know the rules and properly complete the Certification of Origin and maintain proper documentation can result in severe penalties.

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• Overview of USMCA Agreement
• General Rules of Origin A through E
• Major industries affected by the changes in rules
• Other provisions affecting qualification
• Low Value Shipments
• Criteria for Certification of Origin
• Recordkeeping Requirements
• Audits
• Penalties
• Resources

Who Will Benefit:

• Importers, Exporters, and Manufacturers/Suppliers
• Purchasing Personnel
• Accounting Personnel
• Shipping/Receiving Personnel
• Freight Forwarders/Customhouse Brokers
• Logistics
• Sales/Marketing
• Engineering/Manufacturing
• Consultants
• Trade Consultants/Advisors
• Attorneys
• Compliance personnel qualifying goods under USMCA

Jan Seal
Management Consultant, Individual Consultant

Jan Seal is a Management Consultant on International Trade and a Licensed Customhouse Broker with over 40 years of experience in imports and exports. Ms. Seal is a frequent speaker/instructor at nation-wide seminars and webinars for international companies located around the world and international trade organizations. She is also a consultant for medium to multi-national companies on trade compliance. She has taught courses for Import Specialist at the U.S. National Customs Academy. She participated in a committee to develop NAFTA training lesson plans for Customs in the U.S. and was one of the first trainers working in the U.S. government that gave training to the public on NAFTA.

She is the author of seven books on various international trade topics available on www.Amazon.com Two of the books are "USMCA Procedures and Documentation" and "NAFTA Rules of Origin and Documentation".

She received her BA Degree from California State University at Fullerton with a year of post-graduate work in Education at the University of California, Riverside. She received her MBA at California State University, Dominguez Hills, and is a member of Delta Mu Delta National Honor Society in Business Administration.

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