I have been updating the trade compliance calendar today, and found this upcoming webinar from Sandler Travis & Rosenberg, PA. It's free, so please sign up as it will help use your trade compliance superpowers to come to the aid of Haiti.
More Help for Haiti: New Trade Benefits Extended in Haiti Economic Lift Program Act of 2010
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010; at 1:00PM - 2:30PM EST
The President on Monday, May 24, 2010 signed the Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP) Act (H.R. 5160), which expands duty-free access to the U.S. market for Haitian textile and apparel products and extends existing trade preference programs for Haiti.Please join us for a complimentary webinar to learn how to do more business in Haiti. Our presentation includes precise details of these expanded benefits, including:
- NEW apparel products covered
- INCREASED Tariff Preference Levels for Knit and Woven apparel made from 3rd country inputs.
- EXTENDED duration of Preference Programs for Haiti
- MODIFIED earned import allowance ratio for knit and woven apparel,
- NEW duty free treatment for made-up textile products wholly assembled or knit to shape in Haiti.
The one hour webinar will be presented by Tom Travis and Elise Shibles.
Mr. Travis is managing partner of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. His practice concentrates on international trade and customs issues for apparel importers and retailers. He has assisted apparel operators in Haiti for over 30 years. He is also the author of the Amazon.com bestseller Doing Business Anywhere: The Essential Guide to Going Global.
Ms. Shibles served for over 11 years with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. As a specialist in textile and apparel policy, she participated in the negotiation of numerous free trade agreements, helped develop legislation and regulations to implement FTAs and preference programs, and trained foreign industry and government representatives on rules of origin and customs compliance.
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