• High-level overview of general import and export requirements as they relate to FTZ operations • High-level overview of the FTZ program
• FTZ ICRS regulatory requirements • Key data elements and their source • Inventory methodology options • FTZ ICRS considerations & challenges • ACE requirements
• Admission • Process Flowchart • Inbound In-bond • Receiving • Processing the Admission • Integration of Service Providers • Recordkeeping • Auditing • Managing Challenges
• FTZ Board Production Authority & Scope • CBP Activities Permit • Shortages/Overages, Inventory Reconciliation, Identifying Discrepancies, Reporting, Timing • Returns, Samples, etc. • Other
• Individual vs. Weekly Entry • Self-file vs. Brokerage • Process flowchart • 3461 monitoring and preparation • 7501 creation and review • PGA requirements & impact • Regulatory requirements • Recordkeeping • Auditing • Managing challenges
• Direct vs. routed export transactions • In-bond exports from FTZ • Electronic in-bond authorization (“QP/WP”) & documentation review • Process flowchart • Electronic Export Information (“EEI”) & U.S. Census Bureau Requirements • PGA requirements & impact • Recordkeeping • Auditing & managing challenges
• Zone-to-zone transfer bonded movements • Transfer records & regulatory requirements • Process flowchart • PGA requirements & impact • Recordkeeping • Auditing & managing challenges
• CBP Form 216 Activities Permit • HMF quarterly reporting • CBP Annual reconciliation process & report • CBP annual systems review/certification • FTZ Board Annual Report
• CBP compliance review • Compliant recordkeeping • Periodic internal FTZ auditing program
• 3PL FTZ operator role & responsibilities • Main FTZ benefits – 3PL marketing • CBP audits • Onboarding new FTZ users • Periodic internal auditing
• In-bond and FTZs • Operational Considerations • Recordkeeping
• ICRS regulatory overview & requirements • Tools & best practices for monitoring & audit
• High level overview of CBP’s role and various CBPs audits • CBP FTZ compliance review • How to Prepare?
• Type 06 Consumption Entry Review • Entry Self-filing vs. Broker Filing • Payment of Duties, Taxes and Fees • Considerations & Best Practices
• CBP FTZ Weekly Consumption Entry Requirements • FDA FTZ Weekly Entry Application (“WEF”) Requirements • Measuring Compliance/Best Practices for Managing Compliance
• FTZ Program Background • FTZ Benefits • Hypothetical FTZ Savings Analysis • FTZ Designation, Production Authority and Activation Processes and Operational Considerations • The Grantee’s Role • Grantee Responsibilities • Recordkeeping and OFIS • FTZ Applications • CBP and FTZ Board Relationships • State and Local Inventory and Other Tax Benefits • Marketing, Education, FTZ Feasibility Initiatives • Resources
• Add a 30-minute live talk session for as many recorded delivery modules as you wish.
