2024 International Trade Week: Day 2

2024 International Trade Week: Day 2

• Virtual
• 2.29.24 - 2.29.24
• 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
• Member: Free

Get Your Border Questions Answered

2024 International Trade Week features 2 virtual sessions covering 4 timely export/import topics & best practices from immigration & government officials

• DATES: February 27 & 29, 2024
• TIMES: 2:00PM - 3:30PM each day

FREE/Advance registration required/You may attend 1 or 2 days!

February 27, 2024: 2:00PM-3:30PM

Cross-Border Mobility & Immigration Issues – U.S. & Canada

• Featuring U.S. & Canadian immigration officers, this session provides guidance on best practices &requirements for business travelers. 

  Speakers:

• Nancy Amos, Consul, Migration, Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada
• Jill Kulczyk, Program Manager, US Customs & Border Protection

Sending De Minimis Shipments to the U.S./Entry Type (ET) 86 /Section 321

• This session has updates/new information for sending Section 321 or Entry Type 86 de minimis shipmentsinto the U.S. These eCommerce shipments must meet certain qualifications (e.g., valued at $800 or less)and are not subject to duties and taxes. 

  Speaker:

• James Moore, Program Manager, Cargo and Conveyance Security, U.S. Customs & Border Protection

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February 29, 2024: 2:00PM-3:30PM

Preventing Forced Labor in Your Supply Chains/Compliance 

• USCBP continues to increase its efforts to prevent goods made from forced labor from entering the U.S. viaenforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). This session provides anoverview/guidance for supply chain compliance for goods entering the U.S.
• The CBSA will provide an overview of Canada’s import prohibition on goods mined, manufactured or produced wholly or in part by forced labour.  

  Speakers:

• Jeffrey Franz, International Trade Analyst, USCBP
• Clyde Thompson, Management and Program Analyst, USCBP
• Stéphanie Brière, Director, Commercial Programs, CBSA
• Béatrice Dion, Executive Director, Trade Compliance Division, CBSA

CTPAT Overview & Updates

• Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) is a CBP program that strengthens internationalsupply chains and improves border security. Updates & new developments will be shared. 

  Speaker:

• Mark Isaacson, Field Director, CTPAT - Buffalo, NY, U.S. Customs & Border Protection

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For more information, contact:

Abby Praetorius: abby@northcountrychamber.com or 518.563.1000
​Linda Soltis: Linda.Soltis@international.gc.ca or 716.566.2322