USMCA the Modernized NAFTA Course Agenda

2. I. USMCA INTRODUCTION
   1. Overview of the United States Mexico Canada Agreement
   2. The justification for Free Trade
   3. Business participation in USMCA

II. DEFINITIONS

III. A CLOSER LOOK AT ORIGINATION
1. Wholly Obtained or Produced
2. Product Specific Rules, Produced Exclusively From Originating Materials
3. Exemptions From Tariff Change Rules
4. Electronic Goods

IV. FINER POINTS OF ORIGINATION
1. Remanufactured Goods, Recovered Materials and Disassembly
2. Intermediate Materials
3. Accumulation and De Minimis
4. Fungible Goods or Materials
5. Accessories, Spare Parts, Tools
6. Packaging Materials and Containers for Retail Sale
7. Packing Materials and Containers of Shipment
8. Sets of Goods
9. Transit and Transhipment
10. Non-Qualifying Operations

V. USMCA SPECIAL SECTORS
1. Express Shipments
2. Chemicals, Iron and Steel Products
3. Textiles and Apparel
4. Agricultural Goods and Automotive

VI. ORIGIN CERTIFICATION
1. Making the Clam and Distributor Statements

VII. REGULATORY OBLIGATIONS
1. Basis of a Certification of Origin,
2. Importing and Exporting Obligations
3. Record-Keeping Requirements, Determination and Verifications of Origin
4. Refunds & Claims, Confidentiality, Penalties, Advance Rulings

VIII. USMCA IN THE ORGANIZATION
1. USMCA Business Flow Model – Should Your Company Participate?
2. Classification Management and Solicitation
3. USMCA Origination Management

IX. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN FOR MARKING PURPOSES
1. Country of Origin, NAFTA Marking Requirements, CFR 19 § 102.20, CFR 19 § 102.21

X. ARTICLE 2, USMCA’s EFFECTS ON TEMPORARY ENTRY, DUTY DEFERRAL & DUTY DRAWBACK