NAFTA

Overview

This NAFTA guide book is intended as a teaching tool to help businesses understand the NAFTA and to develop proactical business processes for participating in the free trade agreement. The book was designed predominantly with U.S. exporters and importers in mind. as such it draws, not just from the NAFTA treaty, but also references the U.S. regulations and interpretations issued by U.S. regulators. Mexican and Canadian importers and exporters will also find this textbook useful. Whenever possible the author has included references to Canadian and Mexican resources.

This publication will cover the following:

• Background & History
• Annex 401 and the Preference Criteria
• Originating Goods
• Finer Points of Origination
• NAFTA & Special Sectors
• The Certificate of Origin
• Country of Origin for Marking
• NAFTA’s effect on Maquiladoras/IMMEX and Free Trade Zones
• Practical strategies for businesses
• Regulatory Compliance & Enforcement
• Other Free Trade Agreements