2-Hour Virtual Seminar on Guidance on How to Navigate Tariff Regulations, Including Legal Considerations and Compliance Procedures
2-Hour Virtual Seminar
Instructor:
Chris DeVany
Chris DeVany
Tuesday
July
08
2025
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT
Duration:
2 Hours
Webinar ID: 75210
Live: One Dial-in One Attendee
Corporate Live: Any number of participants
Recorded: Access recorded version, only for one participant unlimited viewing for 6 months ( Access information will be emailed 24 hours after the completion of live webinar)
Corporate Recorded: Access recorded version, Any number of participants unlimited viewing for 6 months ( Access information will be emailed 24 hours after the completion of live webinar)
Overview:
How about gaining a greater understanding of what is involved in complying with documentation and reporting requirements?
What about applying best practices for tariff compliance in multinational operations?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, come laugh, listen and learn as Chris DeVany takes us through answering these and helping you improve performance!
Who Will Benefit:
Tariff regulations are increasingly complex and constantly evolving, creating significant challenges for international businesses striving to remain compliant while optimizing global operations.
This seminar provides essential guidance for navigating the legal landscape of tariffs, including understanding regulatory frameworks, documentation requirements, classification systems, and risk management strategies. Whether you're a compliance officer, trade manager, or legal advisor, you’ll gain critical insights into how to maintain compliance, avoid costly penalties, and build a resilient trade strategy in an unpredictable regulatory environment.
Areas Covered in the Session:
- Introduction to Tariff Regulations
- Overview of tariff frameworks
- Key stakeholders: government agencies, customs authorities
- Legal Foundations of Tariff Compliance
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) requirements
- WTO trade rules and trade agreement obligations
- Understanding Tariff Classification Systems
- Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS)
- Country of origin determination
- Binding rulings and advance classification
- Documentation and Reporting
- Import/export documentation requirements
- Commercial invoices, packing lists, and entry summaries
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Customs brokers and trade counsel
- Internal compliance teams
- Risk Mitigation and Enforcement
- Penalties for misclassification and non-compliance
- Internal audits and post-entry review processes
- Trade Compliance Programs
- Developing a compliance manual
- Training and internal control systems
- Tariff Engineering and Duty Avoidance Strategies
- Legal ways to minimize tariff liability
- Use of Free Trade Zones (FTZs) and special programs
- Case Studies and Legal Precedents
- Notable enforcement cases
- Lessons learned from compliance failures
- Interactive Q&A and Strategic Guidance
- Open discussion with participants
- Live scenario-based questions
How about gaining a greater understanding of what is involved in complying with documentation and reporting requirements?
What about applying best practices for tariff compliance in multinational operations?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, come laugh, listen and learn as Chris DeVany takes us through answering these and helping you improve performance!
Who Will Benefit:
- All
Speaker Profile
Chris DeVany is the founder and president of Pinnacle Performance Improvement Worldwide, a firm which focuses on management and organization development. Pinnacle's clients include global organizations such as Visa International, Cadence Design Systems, Coca Cola, Sprint, Microsoft, Aviva Insurance, Schlumberger and over 500 other organizations in 22 countries. He also has consulted to government agencies from the United States, the Royal Government of Saudi Arabia, Canada, Cayman Islands and the United Kingdom.
He has published numerous articles in the fields of surviving mergers and acquisitions, surviving change, project management, management, sales, team-building, leadership, ethics, customer service, diversity and work-life balance, in publications ranging from ASTD/Performance In Practice to Customer Service Management. His book, "90 Days to a High-Performance Team", published by McGraw Hill and often accompanied by in-person, facilitated instruction, has helped and continues to help thousands of executives, managers and team leaders improve performance.
He has appeared hundreds of times on radio and television interview programs to discuss mergers and acquisitions (how to manage and survive them), project management, sales, customer service, effective workplace communication, management, handling rapid personal and organizational change and other topical business issues.
He has served or is currently serving as a board member of the International Association of Facilitators, Sales and Marketing Executives International, American Management Association, American Society of Training and Development, Institute of Management Consultants, American Society of Association Executives, Meeting Professionals International and National Speakers Association. Chris is an award-winning Toastmaster's International Competition speaker. He recently participated in the Fortune 500 Annual Management Forum as a speaker, panelist and seminar leader.
Chris has distinguished himself professionally by serving multiple corporations as manager and trainer of sales, operations, project management, IT, customer service and marketing professionals. Included among those business leaders are Prudential Insurance, Sprint, BayBank (now part of Bank of America), US Health Care and Marriott Corporation.
He has assisted these organizations in mergers and acquisitions, facilitating post-merger and acquisition integration, developing project management, sales, customer service and marketing strategies, organizing inbound and outbound call center programs, training and development of management and new hires, and fostering corporate growth through creative change and innovation initiatives.
Chris holds degrees in management studies and organizational behavior from Boston University. He has traveled to 22 countries and 47 states in the course of his career.
He has published numerous articles in the fields of surviving mergers and acquisitions, surviving change, project management, management, sales, team-building, leadership, ethics, customer service, diversity and work-life balance, in publications ranging from ASTD/Performance In Practice to Customer Service Management. His book, "90 Days to a High-Performance Team", published by McGraw Hill and often accompanied by in-person, facilitated instruction, has helped and continues to help thousands of executives, managers and team leaders improve performance.
He has appeared hundreds of times on radio and television interview programs to discuss mergers and acquisitions (how to manage and survive them), project management, sales, customer service, effective workplace communication, management, handling rapid personal and organizational change and other topical business issues.
He has served or is currently serving as a board member of the International Association of Facilitators, Sales and Marketing Executives International, American Management Association, American Society of Training and Development, Institute of Management Consultants, American Society of Association Executives, Meeting Professionals International and National Speakers Association. Chris is an award-winning Toastmaster's International Competition speaker. He recently participated in the Fortune 500 Annual Management Forum as a speaker, panelist and seminar leader.
Chris has distinguished himself professionally by serving multiple corporations as manager and trainer of sales, operations, project management, IT, customer service and marketing professionals. Included among those business leaders are Prudential Insurance, Sprint, BayBank (now part of Bank of America), US Health Care and Marriott Corporation.
He has assisted these organizations in mergers and acquisitions, facilitating post-merger and acquisition integration, developing project management, sales, customer service and marketing strategies, organizing inbound and outbound call center programs, training and development of management and new hires, and fostering corporate growth through creative change and innovation initiatives.
Chris holds degrees in management studies and organizational behavior from Boston University. He has traveled to 22 countries and 47 states in the course of his career.