Past Event

Webinar | Doing Business in the United States: What You Need to Know About Import Customs Issues

Thu. September 19, 2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am !Online

The webinar series ‘Embracing global markets’ is a specialty workshop series developed by the European American Chamber of Commerce for the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN).

The webinars have been developed exclusively for the 'Enterprise Europe Network' by the EEN USA consortium, comprised of EACC New York, EACC Texas and EACC Carolinas and feature subject matter experts on a variety of topis relevant to companies expanding into the US market.

This webinar is brought to you by the European American Chamber of Commerce New York.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:


This webinar will be an update on the state of transatlantic trade and what you need to know about recent trade policy changes, including topics like:

• Joint EU & US efforts in the context of the Trade & Technology Council; legal impediments to transatlantic trade incl. an update on duty/and tariff regimens, increased customs enforcement, issues related to extraterritorial jurisdiction, sanctions update
• The current state of Supply chain, remaining challenges, new sourcing patterns (near-shoring / reshoring), congestion at ports, other bottlenecks such as the relocation of vessels and containers, the cost and lack of warehouses interplay, managing rate volatility, picking partners
• New developments in Trade Law, how trade agreements affect nearshoring trends, Trade restrictions, incl. what exporters need to know now about the Steel & Aluminum (232) and the Section 301 tariffs, along with complications that companies face by secondary sanctions
• Tips and ways to manage trade compliance in common sectors (food, technology, chemicals, medical devices)
• Things you need to know to ensure a smooth path through customs for specialty products

 

SPEAKERS:
• Simon Kaye, CEO, JAGUAR FREIGHT
• Michelle Schulz, Managing Partner, SCHULZ TRADE LAW
• Noa Sussman, Global Senior Sales Director, TECEX
• Yvonne Bendinger-Rothschild, Executive Director, EACCNY [Moderator]


HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

STREAM the webinar LIVE or JOIN the session via WEBEX to interact with our experts!

The Enterprise Europe Network is the world's largest support network for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with international ambitions. EEN supports European small and medium sized enterprises and start-ups to innovate and expand in Asia, Africa and the Americas.

You can learn more about the EEN's ‘Embracing global markets’ webinar series here.