Customs Brokerage License Nationwide Preparation Workshop for the April 2025 Examination - Remote Platform Cloud Based Virtual Online Training
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Date : Open Enrollment
The Alston Group now offers our distinguished Customs Brokerage License Preparation course to our national audience for participation and preparation for the April 2025 Electronic Customs Brokerage Examination. Due to our innovative online training format, this popular northeast forum is now available to test takers through the United States in all regions and US ports.
Customs and Border Protection has enhanced the test taking environment to include at home test taking privileges as an added option to national remote testing facilities.
This course will assist you in the development of test taking reference familiarization, time management, Customs Regulations reference and Harmonized Tariff Schedule determination that will result in positive results in the development of each participant test taking ability towards a passing grade.
Our instruction is detailed and consists of:
· Live lectures- Remote platform
· Five-month instruction and help desk assistance.
Group format with One-on-one tutorship options and Customs Examination preparation skills for positive results.
We are the Best in the Business with over 25 years of experience in Customs Brokerage License Preparation instruction.
Course Fee: $1,895 USD Credit card processing fee additional $35 USD
Class Start Date: November 17, 2024
Instructor: Rennie Alston, CEO The Alston Group
Registration Now Open and seats available on a first come first commitment basis.
Classes held on alternate Sundays (9:30 am-12 noon EST)
Nov 17
Dec 1
Dec 15
Jan 5
Jan 19
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Feb 16
Mar 2
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April 2025 Electronic Customs
Brokerage Examination
$1,895.00
Incoterms Rules Explanation, Review and Guidance for Global Logistics, Procurement and Sales Professionals
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Date: September 12, 2024
72-hour recording purchase option coming soon
September 12, 2024
The choice of Incoterms significantly impacts the financial risk profile for all participants in global trade. These decisions are crucial in determining corporate profitability and defining the extent of exposure to financial risks and potential losses.
As the potential for rising costs remains a concern for procurement, sales, and trade compliance executives, this webinar will offer valuable insights for global trade professionals. It will guide making informed and effective decisions regarding the appropriate use of Incoterms, ensuring best-in-class management practices.
Join our ICC recognized master class Incoterms presenter Rennie Alston for this must attend event.
Recording Coming Soon
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Webinar- Duty Drawback Opportunities and State of the State Program Review
Coming Soon
The Duty Drawback Program continues to represent revenue recovery opportunities for many companies who are exporters of previously imported merchandise.
This webinar will review the current “state of the state” of the Duty Drawback program inclusive of an overview of processing timelines for privilege application filings, accelerated payments and one time waivers.
Opportunities of drawback recovery in cases in which your company is the exporter and not the original importer will also be reviewed. Join us to participate in a financial recovery discussion to ensure your company is not leaving any funds on the table!
FEE: $95.00
Webinar- Duty Drawback Opportunities and State of the State Program Review
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International Trade Compliance Certification Import
Date : January 22, 2024
Bridgewater NJ
January 22, 2024
Bridgewater NJ
International Trade Compliance Certification Import (Full Day)
$695 per person
The International Trade Compliance Certification in person format now returns to review current event compliance topics, management strategies, compliance risks demonstrations for trade compliance informed compliance to meet the regulatory standards of reasonable and responsible care.
This course is offered as import compliance certification with an option to attend both import and export compliance certification trainings. These courses are encouraged for international trade compliance and logistics professionals with job responsibilities linked to the protection of your companies’ trade compliance risks such as logistics operations and management, trade compliance professionals, procurement and sales, finance and management personnel responsible for corporate responsibility.
Pre Recorded
Webinar The Demonstration Path towards CTPAT 2024 New Forced Labor Requirements Presenter: Rennie Alston, CEO
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The CTPAT partnership announced new Forced labor requirements due for immediate review and implementation strategy development.
This webinar will provide definition and a path forward towards the demonstration of the new CTPAT Forced Labor Requirements for CTPAT importer and Exporter members.
Get a comprehensive explanation and walk through during this education and training exchange to understand the requirements, task for compliance execution and business partner supply chain mapping. We will review the
criteria regarding the following required deliverables.
Risk-based mapping
Code of Conduct
Evidence of Implementation
Due Diligence and Training
Remediation
Shared Best Practices
Who Should Attend
CTPAT members, CTPAT point of Contacts, Senior level managers, procurement professionals, financial operations managers, corporate risk managers, global supply chain logistics professionals, CTPAT committee members and more.
FEE: 150.00
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Webinar The Demonstration Path towards CTPAT 2023 New Forced Labor Requirements Presenter: Rennie Alston, CEO
Forced Labor Supply Chain Assessment, Affirmation and Supplier Verifications
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Date: November 19, 2024
Live Webinar
1pm - 2pm EST
November 19, 2024
1pm - 2pm
Live Webinar
$95 per attendee
Forced Labor prevention requires elevated demonstration on behalf of US importers through collaboration and cooperative efforts of foreign suppliers to provide evidence of prevention measures as an updated import evidence of implementation. This webinar will provide updated strategies, explanations, and recommendations for your company’s consideration to meet this demand. The trade compliance and global security profile for importers remains a vital deliverable to protect the integrity of the import process flow. This is a must level participation event for all global trade participants.
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Webinar Import Trade Compliance Corrective Actions Demonstrations
Recorded:
September 14th
Regulatory enforcement has been elevated by US Customs and Border Protection and partnering government agencies as a high level priority and focus in 2023, largely due to the commitment to and directives received from the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act. This increased focus on trade compliance regulatory enforcement represents a wide scope of importer activity inclusive of but not limited to E-commerce trade practices, HTS classification management, import valuation controls and free trade agreement declarations.
Importers must manage trade compliance remediation efforts in a complete, timely and defensive manner to demonstrate trade compliance capabilities and reasonable care. This seminar will present best practice strategies on Trade Compliance Corrective Actions that meet such representation.
Participants to attend include but are not limited to supply chain logistics, trade compliance personnel, purchasing, mid-level importer risk management professionals, C-suite management, brokerage operations, finance professionals and more…
ACE portal participation scope and responsibilities
CF28 Letter of investigation recognition and response
CF29 Notice of actions recognition and response
Internal written controls development, management and amendments
Reasonable care demonstration of providing accurate and complete information to Broker
Supervision and control of import declaration data
Process remediation with supply chain partners internal controls
Procurement amendments for corrective actions
Contract terms amendments for corrective actions
Incoterms amendments for corrective actions
CBP communication response and commitment
Corrective action plan development and implementation strategies
FEE: $150.00
Webinar Import Trade Compliance Corrective Actions Demonstrations
International Trade Compliance Certification Export
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Date: January 23, 2024
Bridgewater NJ
Bridgewater, NJ
International Trade Compliance Certification Export (Full Day)
$695 per person
The International Trade Compliance Certification in person format now returns to review current event compliance topics, management strategies, compliance risks demonstrations for trade compliance informed compliance to meet the regulatory standards of reasonable and responsible care.
This course is offered as export compliance certification with an option to attend both import and export compliance certification trainings. These courses are encouraged for international trade compliance and logistics professionals with job responsibilities linked to the protection of your companies’ trade compliance risks such as logistics operations and management, trade compliance professionals, procurement and sales, finance and management personnel responsible for corporate responsibility.
Global Trade Procurement Strategies towards Supplier Trade Compliance
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Date: January 24, 2024
Bridgewater NJ
This full day training class is designed for the Purchasing and procurement professionals in the international trade industry as a workshop tutorial on global trade procurement strategies to protect the final interest of your organizations from the point of purchase negotiation, supplier onboarding, supplier vetting and audit approach inclusive of trade compliance components necessary to demonstration compliance and global security affirmations.
$695 per person
CTPAT Forced Labor Supply Chain Affirmation and Program Management for Importers
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Date: February 15, 2024
Fort Lauderdale Florida
This half day informed compliance forum will review the requirements of CTPAT Forced labor demonstrations and supplier affirmation inclusive of the six new deliverables that include supplier forced labor auditing, code of conduct reviews, supplier risk mapping, remediation controls, education and training and best practice information commitment. CTPAT points of contact and committee members, sourcing and corporate risk managers involved in forced labor affirmations should attend.
$495 per person
CTPAT General Awareness Training & Portal 3.0 MSC Program Management
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Date: February 15, 2024
Fort Lauderdale Florida
The CTPAT portal 3.0 version is introduced with amendments to the CTPAT minimum security criteria that require review, updates, and data affirmation to remain in good standing with CTPAT security profile requirements. This course will review the recent 3.0 amendments and best practice management regarding the demonstration of new evidence of implementation of process, procedures, and written controls.
$495 per person
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WEBINAR Export Compliance Supervision and Controls Collaboration with your Freight Forwarder
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TWA Export Compliance Supervision and Controls Collaboration
FEE: $150.00
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Customized Virtual Classes, Company Compliance Connectivity,The World Academy is proud to offer virtual compliance customized training for the global trade community to meet the demands of remote working and company compliance connectivity.
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The World Academy is proud to offer virtual compliance customized training for the global trade community to meet the demands of remote working and company compliance connectivity.
Our core team of global trade experts will meet with you to understand the trade compliance subject matter needs of your organization and customize a training tool for your company’s specific needs under a platform of proprietary controls and informed compliance.
The World Academy will customize your training with a goal of transfer of presentation and use ownership to your organization upon delivery of a series of live sessions that will be recorded for your continued use.
Annual updates to training are always a service option to be agreed upon at the time of commitment or on an annual basis to meet your corporate calendar needs.
Our team of content consultants will guide you through options from a library content of subject matter or the development of company specific customized training for your supply chain, sourcing, sales, finance, compliance and regulatory company colleagues with senior management always as an invited guest.
Incoterms Management for Global Procurement, Sales, and Logistics Professionals
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Date: March 7, 2024
Nashville TN
This full day incoterms management workshop will be a hands-on event with case studies and work examples for the participants to understand the ability to recognize variants to the proper use of the Incoterms from the Purchasing, Sales and Logistics perspective. This class is recommended for a cross section of company participation to lead to connectivity in the decision-making process of the most appropriate terms to be used by global trading entities.
$695 per person
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Customs Valuation Determination and Verification Workshop
Date: March 7, 2024
Nashville TN
Determining the import value stands as a pivotal requirement for demonstrating compliance, wielding significant influence over a global company's capacity to safeguard its financial interests. This encompasses duties, fees, taxes, statistical reporting figures, and reasonable care management.
This course will delve into the essential practices of exercising the due diligence necessary to justify declared import values. Relying solely on the costs stated in commercial invoices or standard shipping documents is deemed an indefensible approach and falls within the realm of common non-compliance practices.
Recommended participants for this course include individuals within the supply chain, specifically those holding responsibilities in procurement, sourcing, logistics, compliance, finance, and trade facilitation functions.
Topics will include but not be limited to the following:
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Valuation Responsibilities of the Importer
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Definitions of transaction value for customs purposes
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Acknowledgment of corporate financial reporting of landed costs vs. value for customs purposes
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Inclusions to entered value determinations
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Exclusions from entered value determinations
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No sale transaction valuation determinations
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Incoterms and terms of sale influence on Customs reporting values
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Valuation verification practices
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Reliance on foreign suppliers' cost and valuation determinations
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Computation of value defense
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Written procedural valuation controls management
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Alignment with corporate finance professionals for transparency in CBP reporting
FEE: $495
HTSUS Classification Determination and annual review management workshop
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Date: March 8, 2024
Nashville TN
The HTS classification responsibility is a major component of the reasonable care demonstration of trade participants, inclusive of importers and USPPI’s.
This training will address the strategic compliance management process regarding an inclusive annual HTSUS review to determine the accuracy and current classification for all items in the active supply chain process.
This course is a necessary guide in the development of compliance best practices in the management of HTS determination, assignment, amendment, and updates.
Topics will include:
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Line-item description review
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Automated data base functionality
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New product classification management
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Legacy classification affirmation
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Resource identification to defend all classifications
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Internal commodity knowledge employees
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HTS classification committee approach
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Frequency of line-item review amendment
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Scheduling active updates and amendments for new product addition
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Inactive item deletions
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Third party assistance
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CBP binding rulings
This class is a must to demonstrate your company’s ability to ensure accurate classifications are being provided to brokers and forwarders to meet compliance requirements.
$695 per person
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Import Regulations and Compliance Internal Audit and Brokerage Management Workshop
Date: April 17, 2024
Chicago IL
This full day training will provide a detailed review of the internal importer regulations self-assessment process inclusive of data analytic reviews from purchase through payment. This course is designed to elevate the IOR ability to self-assess and identify the appearance of non-compliance inclusive of internal data and documentation as well as brokerage performance reviews in the entry process and post entry management structure. This is a course designed to elevate reasonable and responsible care of the importer of record inclusive of compliance, security, and logistics functions.
$695 per person
Export Regulations and Compliance Internal Audit and Forwarder Management Workshop
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Date: April 18, 2024
Chicago IL
This full day training will provide a detailed review of the internal USPPI export regulations self-assessment process inclusive of data analytic reviews from Sales negotiation through delivery to named place agreed and payment. This course is designed to elevate the USPPI ability to self-assess and identify the appearance of non-compliance inclusive of internal data and documentation as well as export forwarder performance reviews in the export process and post shipment management structure. This is a course designed to elevate reasonable and responsible care of the USPPI inclusive of compliance, security, and logistics functions.
$695 per person
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CTPAT POC and company Awareness training
Date: April 19, 2024
Chicago IL
This half day training is designed to elevate the knowledge of the CTPAT program point of contact as a refresher or new training effort to ensure the understanding of point of contact requirements, responsibilities, and demonstration of Minimum Security Criteria (MSC) knowledge. The ability to lead a company’s CTPAT effort continues to evolve with the introduction of new MSC and companywide demonstrations that require internal leadership and topic specific knowledge to ensure good standing with the CTPAT program. This course is a dedicated effort above and beyond general awareness training designed to promote point of contact knowledge and ability to steer the company’s CTPAT efforts in a continued path representing global security and compliance strength.
$495 per person
CTPAT Threat Awareness Annual Training
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Date: May 6, 2024
Las Vegas Nevada
This class is a demonstration of CTPAT requirement for annual security threat awareness training to promote the secure practices necessary to offset the efforts of terrorist events in the international chain.
We will review your company’s responsibility to meet 5 Step Risk assessments, web portal management best practices, Supply Chain Security relationship management, Business Partner verifications, security seal practices, IT management controls, new hire controls and physical access controls. This class is acknowledged as the best in the country.
This course will cover the new minimum-security criteria and virtual program management practices to remain in CTPAT good standing.
$495 per person
International Trade Compliance Certification Import
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Date: May 7, 2024
Las Vegas Nevada
May 7
Las Vegas, Nevada - International Trade Compliance Certification Import (Full Day)
$695 per person
The International Trade Compliance Certification in person format now returns to review current event compliance topics, management strategies, compliance risks demonstrations for trade compliance informed compliance to meet the regulatory standards of reasonable and responsible care.
This course is offered as import compliance certification with an option to attend both import and export compliance certification trainings. These courses are encouraged for international trade compliance and logistics professionals with job responsibilities linked to the protection of your companies’ trade compliance risks such as logistics operations and management, trade compliance professionals, procurement and sales, finance and management personnel responsible for corporate responsibility.
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CTPAT Supplier Forced Labor Verification Demonstration
Date: May 6, 2024
Las Vegas Nevada
This half day informed compliance forum will explain to foreign suppliers that ship to the US, the requirements of CTPAT Forced labor demonstrations and supplier affirmation inclusive of the six new deliverables that include supplier forced labor auditing, code of conduct reviews, supplier risk mapping, remediation controls, education and training and best practice information commitment. Foreign supplier’s sales management, factory manager, senior and mid-level management involved in foreign supplier qualifications should attend this training.
$495 per person
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International Trade Compliance Certification Export
Date: May 8, 2024
Las Vagas Nevada
May 8
Las Vegas, Nevada
International Trade Compliance Certification Export (Full Day)
$695 per person
The International Trade Compliance Certification in person format now returns to review current event compliance topics, management strategies, compliance risks demonstrations for trade compliance informed compliance to meet the regulatory standards of reasonable and responsible care.
This course is offered as export compliance certification with an option to attend both import and export compliance certification trainings. These courses are encouraged for international trade compliance and logistics professionals with job responsibilities linked to the protection of your companies’ trade compliance risks such as logistics operations and management, trade compliance professionals, procurement and sales, finance and management personnel responsible for corporate responsibility.