Videos and DVDs
USA-ITA regularly hosts seminars and video-teleconferences on important legal and trade issues -- and makes them available on videotape. We are pleased to offer this unique service to both our members and non-members - Videos are recorded in standard VHS format - if placing an overseas order, please check to make sure your equipment is compatible with this format. Seminars are also available on DVD.
Pricing: Unless noted otherwise, videotapes are for sale to members at $50.00 and to non-members at $70.00. The price includes shipping and handling. Checks or money orders made payable to USA-ITA must accompany your order form. Credit card payments are also accepted. Please add $10.00 for each videotape on foreign orders to cover the additional postage.
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Detentions & Seizures: They’re Back!
March 2, 2006
Guest Speakers Brenda Jacobs
Sidley Austin, LLP and John Pellegrini
McGuireWoods, LLP
This seminar will address many of the issues surrounding detentions and seizures that have arisen now that U.S. Customs and Border Protection “production verification teams” have resumed their visits to factories in Hong Kong and Macau. CBP has made clear that it is aiming to get access to more countries where outward processing (multicountry production) is strong and virtually all of the free trade agreements negotiated by the United States also include provisions to allow CBP on site in factories.
Reference: Det306
available in VHS and on DVD
Duty-Free Programs in the Middle East:
March 23, 2005
Duty-Free Programs in the Middle East: Israel FTA, Jordan FTA, QIZ Programs (Jordan & Egypt)
with guest speaker Arthur Bodek, Grunfeld, desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt, LLP
Learn more about the opportunities to eliminate customs duties and avoid safeguard quotas through a creative use of duty-free manufacturing programs. This seminar will review and analyze the legal requirements and strategic opportunities under these programs to help you plan your business.
Reference: ME32306
Available in VHS and DVD format.
When Do U.S. Fish Wildlife Service Requirements Impact Imports?
January 21, 2004
Basic Questions and Answers for the Apparel and Textile Importing Community
with guest speaker Barbara Y. Wierbicki, Tompkins & Davidson, LLP
What does the term "wildlife" include?
What is "CITES"? What is "ESA"
What other laws does U.S. FIsh & WIldlife enforce? Where does one check to see if a particular product is subject to it? What documents are necessary for entry and what does one do if the documents are lost and or late?
What are the penalties for non-compliance?
Reference: Wild0104
Available in VHS format.
CAFTA: Today's Benefits and Future Duty Free Options
Everything You Need to Know About CAFTA:
Today’s Benefits and Future Duty Free Options
with guest speakers, Julia K. Hughes, Senior Vice President, USA-ITA and Jonathan Fee, Partner, Alston & Bird
Please join us for this interactive seminar that will help importers learn how to maximize the benefits from sourcing textiles and apparel in Central America.
The presentation will highlight new sourcing opportunities in the CAFTA countries as well as review the technical requirements to guarantee that shipments qualify for CAFTA duty-free treatment.
Reference: CAFTA1006
Available in VHS and DVD format.
DR CAFTA: The Rules of the Game.
October 25, 2005
with guest speakers: Brenda Jacobs,USA-ITA Washington Trade Counsel,Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP and Roberto Rosenberg,Trade Commissioner, Government of Guatemala
The United States - Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement will finally go into force on January 1, 2006. Do you know the rules under this agreement yet? Unfortunately, they are different from both previous U.S. free trade agreements and from the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act, and some of the rules are still in flux thanks to last minute maneuvering to secure approval of the deal by the U.S. Congress.
Join us for this informative seminar on the rules that will apply to textile and apparel products under DR-CAFTA and a review of the issues that remain to be resolved.
Reference: DRCAFTA05
available in VHS and on DVD
Duty Savings Through First Sale Sourcing Structures
June 15, 2005
with guest speaker Erik Smithweiss, Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt, LLP
An important method for reducing duty payments is structuring transactions to reduce dutiable value. This seminar will review and analyze the use of first sale structures that allow importers to declare lower customs values without changing existing pricing with vendors and customers.
Ref: DS61505
available in VHS and on DVD
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