Trade Compliance Seminars and Workshops
Pacific Customs Brokers hosts a series of educational seminars and workshops to assist business owners, importers, managers, CFO's, purchasers and shippers on a variety of Canada Customs and U.S. Customs related topics such as:
- Canadian Customs Compliance
- U.S. Customs Compliance
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency Regulations
- Food and Drug Administration Regulations
- North American Free Trade Agreement
- Harmonized System Tariff and Classification
- Basics of Importing
- Exporting
- Carrier
- Doing Business in the USA
- Opening Up Canadian Business Opportunities
The responsibility of the importer of goods has increased substantially in the past few years. Customs agencies in both Canada and the U.S. look to the importer when auditing, assessing penalties, and when determining if the importing practices are within all guidelines and regulations.
Pacific Customs Brokers will customize seminars to suit a specific industry or a company upon request. We currently run seminars targeted at sports and special events, agriculture, produce and industrial equipment.
Please call to discuss your seminar requirements or with your questions:
- North American Toll Free: 888-538-1566
- Phone: 604-538-1566
- Email: seminars@pcb.ca
Calendar of Trade Compliance Seminars & Workshops
- Completed - Opening Up Canadian Business Opportunities - January 28, 2010 - Download Brochure (PDF)
This will be a half day, professional briefing on the Canadian market and the untapped customer potential for U.S. companies. Pacific Customs Brokers is a prominent Western Canada customs broker, working on behalf of companies in a wide range of industries including: retail, grocery, government services, aviation, electronics, entertainment and high tech industrial projects and more. Pacific Customs Brokers is the designated customs broker for the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, and will discuss the commercial impact of the 2010 Winter Games on Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia.
- Completed - Basics of Importing - April 14, 2010 - Download Brochure (PDF)
Pacific Customs Brokers is offering a Basics of Importing Seminar. This seminar will be of interest to business owners, purchasers, shippers and junior shipping staff. If you are considering or involved in the first stages of importing commercial goods, attendance at this seminar will be of benefit to you. We will educate you on the legal responsibility of the importer and the legal role of a customs broker. In addition, our instructors will teach the fundamentals of commercial importation of goods into Canada and the United States. We will cover regulations on cross-border shipping, duty rates, NAFTA eligibility, Harmonized Tariff Classification and the required documentation for Customs and other government agencies.
- Completed - Doing Business in the USA - May 06, 2010 - Download Brochure (PDF)
Pacific Customs Brokers is proud to be one of the presenters and sponsors for the Doing Business in the USA Seminar. The USA is a huge and responsive market of 300 million buyers that is very receptive to Canadian and imported goods. This seminar is designed to help you understand the market, plan your approach, and suggest practical methods for implementing your business / marketing plans. The Doing Business in the USA Seminar will be of interest to any new or existing company that wants to sell their Canadian or imported products/ services in the United States. Attendees will include: manufactures, distributors, agents, consultants, and other business advisors. This is also an ideal opportunity for existing exporters to update new key employees.
- Completed - Residual Materials Information Session - July 07, 2010 - Download Brochure (PDF)
Pacific Customs Brokers is offering information sessions pertaining to the pending U.S. Customs Regulations relating to shipping of "Residual Materials and Liquids". This regulation will affect any instrument of international traffic (tankers, drums, containers, etc.) regardless of amount or type, containing residual cargo must be manifested and entered in compliance with U.S. Customs laws. By attending the information session, you will hear from a Licensed Customs Broker as well as from a spokesperson from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. This session will be helpful and informative to importers of bulk products, carriers of cargo where residual materials remain on board, shippers, self-carried load shippers (petroleum, chemicals, food liquids, waste products, slops, cement, etc.).
- Export Seminar - September 22, 2010 - Download Brochure (PDF)
Pacific Customs Brokers and Pacific Overseas Forwarding are offering a seminar on exporting from Canada. This seminar will focus on exporting products to countries other than the United States and will be of interest to those business owners looking to expand their traditional product market. The seminar will provide you with a solid foundation of reporting, record keeping requirements and terms of sale. You will also have a better understanding of Free Trade Agreements, regulations and how to prepare the documentation for export.
- CFIA Session - September 30, 2010 - Download Brochure (PDF)
Pacific Customs Brokers is offering the following sessions related to CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) & FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) products. Attending these sessions will provide you with a better understanding of how Customs and other government agencies interact, thus helping your business avoid costly border delays and/or penalties that could in turn affect your company's bottom line. These sessions will be of interest to Business Owners, Operation Managers, Carriers, Controllers, Purchasers, Warehouse Managers, Freight Coordinators and new employees related to the following industries: Seafood, Produce, Grocery, Meat, Horticulture, Livestock, Animal Feed & Drugs, Cosmetics, Medical Devices & Drugs and Radiation Emitting Products.
- FDA Session - September 30, 2010 - Download Brochure (PDF)
Pacific Customs Brokers is offering the following sessions related to CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) & FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) products. Attending these sessions will provide you with a better understanding of how Customs and other government agencies interact, thus helping your business avoid costly border delays and/or penalties that could in turn affect your company's bottom line. These sessions will be of interest to Business Owners, Operation Managers, Carriers, Controllers, Purchasers, Warehouse Managers, Freight Coordinators and new employees related to the following industries: Seafood, Produce, Grocery, Meat, Horticulture, Livestock, Animal Feed & Drugs, Cosmetics, Medical Devices & Drugs and Radiation Emitting Products.
- Export Seminar - October 06, 2010 - Download Brochure (PDF)
Pacific Customs Brokers and Pacific Overseas Forwarding are offering a seminar on exporting from Canada. This seminar will focus on exporting products to countries other than the United States and will be of interest to those business owners looking to expand their traditional product market. The seminar will provide you with a solid foundation of reporting, record keeping requirements and terms of sale. You will also have a better understanding of Free Trade Agreements, regulations and how to prepare the documentation for export.
- Canadian Customs Compliance - October 14, 2010 - Download Brochure (PDF)
Pacific Customs Brokers recognizes the challenges that importers face today… attend the Canadian Customs Compliance Seminar and learn valuable information on Customs rules & regulations, required documentation, NAFTA eligibility and the logistics of seamless cross-border shipping. This session is suitable for importers of all industries that have goods cleared into Canada.
The afternoon session features The Audit Process and Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS) Briefing, presented by Canada Border Services Agency - Trade Compliance Division, Pacific Region. This session is open to business owners, operational managers, purchasers, controllers, shippers, importers and non-resident importers of commercial goods. The briefing will include subjects such as; compliance verification process, common errors found during verifications, why compliance is so important and speak about the recent changes to Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS).
- CBSA Presents: Audit Process & AMPS Briefing - October 14, 2010 - Download Brochure (PDF)
Pacific Customs Brokers recognizes the challenges that importers face today… attend the Canadian Customs Compliance Seminar and learn valuable information on Customs rules & regulations, required documentation, NAFTA eligibility and the logistics of seamless cross-border shipping. This session is suitable for importers of all industries that have goods cleared into Canada.
The afternoon session features The Audit Process and Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS) Briefing, presented by Canada Border Services Agency - Trade Compliance Division, Pacific Region. This session is open to business owners, operational managers, purchasers, controllers, shippers, importers and non-resident importers of commercial goods. The briefing will include subjects such as; compliance verification process, common errors found during verifications, why compliance is so important and speak about the recent changes to Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS).
- Harmonized System Tariff & Classification Workshop - November 18, 2010 - Download Brochure (PDF)
Pacific Customs Brokers is offering a workshop on HS Tariff & Classification. This session will focus on the Harmonized Tariff and will be of interest to: Business Owners, Managers, Purchasers and Shippers related to importing all commercial goods into either Canada or the United States. This seminar will provide you with a solid foundation in the principles of commodity classification, along with information on obtaining binding rulings from Customs on your merchandise. You will also have a better understanding of how duties are determined and how certain Special Programs may assist you in lowering the duties that your business pays for imported goods.
- NAFTA Rules of Origin Workshop - November 30, 2010 - Download Brochure (PDF)
Pacific Customs Brokers is offering a NAFTA Seminar/Workshop for both Canadian & U.S. companies. This session will be of interest to: Business Owners, Operation Managers, Controllers, Purchasers, Logistics Supervisors/Coordinators, Production Managers and new employees of companies importing/exporting within North America. We will assist you in understanding your responsibilities under NAFTA, and will provide you with practical tools for completing certification of your products. In addition, we will educate you on the Rules of Origin and classification of your goods under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. The seminars take place in an informal setting at our facility in Surrey, B.C.