Masters Method International Trade Podcast

Today's Trade Compliance topic is about "Getting Ready for 2021." Steve and Juan talk about the top 5 Trade Compliance action items to kickoff 2021.   

Today's Trade Compliance topic is about "The Top 5 Ways to use ACE for Auditing." Steve and Yennise talk about what is ACE and some of the different ways in which you can use ACE as an auditing tool. 

Today's Trade Compliance topic is about "The Masters Method HTS Classification Tool." Steve and Juan talk about what is the HTS Classification Defender Tool, what information should be documented when assigning a classification and why it is so important to documented each classification as assigning it. 

Today's topic on Supply Chain Security is about "Trade Based Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing." Steve and Yennise talk about what is Money Laundering in the trade environment and some of the RED FLAGS that you need to watch with in working with your business partners in all of your different shipping transactions.

Today's Trade Compliance topic is going to be about "The Benefits of Reconciliation." Steve and Juan talk about: what is reconciliation, the benefits of reconciliation and why reconciliation is the best tool to manage trade compliance. 

Today's Trade News topic is going to be about "The Latest China Section 301 Legal Challenge." Steve and Juan will talk about the history of what is going on, the court cases that have been filled on the last couple of weeks, some of the deadlines you need to be aware of, and the potential for recovery. 

Today's topic on Supply Chain Security is about "Forced Labor." Steve and Yennise talk about: what is forced labor, what are U.S. Customs current expectations, some of the forced labor red flags and their recommendations on this topic. 

Today's Trade News topic is going to be about "China Section 301 Duties Extensions." Steve and Juan will talk about the different updates on the 4 lists, the ongoing extensions and some of the refund opportunities. 

Today's Trade Compliance topic is going to be about "The Top 5 ways to Leverage your ACE Account." Steve and Yennise will talk about the importance of having an ACE account and the top 5 ways to leverage it: Data Visibility, Broker Control, Money Control, HTS Classification Control, and Customs Communication. 

Today's topic on Supply Chain Security is about "Pest Contaminants." Steve and Yennise talk about: what are pest contaminants, what are U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s expectations to prevent cargo and container contamination, and the importance to keep your cargo pest free.

Today's Trade News topic is going to be about "The New USMCA Set Rule." Steve and Juan will talk about what are sets, the impact of the new USMCA Set Rule, and how this rule relates to other FTAs.

Today's Trade News topic is going to be about "USMCA Countdown." Steve and Juan will discuss some of the latest information on USMCA since it's right around the corner. 

Today's topic on Supply Chain Security is about "CTPAT Portal is Now Live." Steve and Yennise talk about the schedule, how you need to be updating your portal account and when you need to get it done, the top 5 areas that you need to focus on, and some next steps. 

Today's Trade News topic is going to be about "USMCA - The Latest Updates from U.S. Customs." Steve and Juan talk about the latest information presented by U.S. Customs on the Implementation of the USMCA, such as USMCA Trainings, MPF, Certificate of Origin, Validations, Regulations, and other important topics.

Today's topic on Supply Chain Security is about "CTPAT Latest Updates." Steve and Yennise talk about some of the latest updates from U.S. Customs and some CTPAT reminders as you keep going on with CTPAT. 

Today's Trade News topic is going to be about "USMCA Latest Updates." Steve and Juan talk about some of the things you need to know in order to get ready for this brand new program, including the rules of origin, certificates of origin and about vendor certs. 

Today's Trade News topic is going to be about "The Maquiladora Situation in Response to COVID-19." Steve and Juan talk about what is happening right now with the IMMEX operations in Baja California in response to COVID-19, how the Mexican government is responding, and some of next steps that you might need to take.

Today's Trade News topic is going to be about "COVID-19 and The Impacts on Trade." Steve and Juan talk about what is going on with U.S. Customs, the possible duty deferral opportunities, and the recent updates to the China Section 301 in response to the COVID-19 issue. 

Today's topic on Trade Compliance is going to be about "How To Save Duty Using the 9801.00.10 Program." Juan and Yennise talk about what is the 9801.00.10 program, why it is important to learn about the 9801 program and what are the requirements to use the 9801.00.10 program.

Today's topic on Trade Compliance is going to be about "The Rules of Origin." Steve and Juan talk about what is the origin of a product, the rules of origin (specifically substancial transformation) and why these rules are so important. 

Today's topic on Trade Compliance is going to be about "The Parts Rule." Juan and Yennise talk about what is a part, how to apply the parts rule when classifying goods, and why this rule is so important in classification. 

Today's Trade News topic is going to be about China Section 301 Latest Updates. In this topic Steve and Juan talk about the Phase One Agreement with China and what some of those changes were. What is the Phase One Agreement, what to expect and sort of what to do next. 

Today's topic on Supply Chain Security is about Container and Trailer Security. In this topic, Steve and Yennise talk about four different things: Why should your containers, trailers and tractors be inspected, What is the inspection process that U.S. Customs is recommending for containers and trailers, The inspection process for tractors, and finally, about Agricultural Security and how that applies. 

Today's topic on Supply Chain Security is about Security and Threat Awareness Training for Shipping and Receiving. In this topic, Steve and Yennise talk about the importance of having a program to train your shipping and receiving employees on their different areas of responsibility and what your training should basically cover.

Today's topic on Trade Compliance is going to be about "Getting Ready for 2020." Steve and Juan are going to talk about the Top 4 Trade Compliance Action Items to kickoff 2020: 301 Duties, Classification, Special Programs, and Valuation. 

Today's topic on Supply Chain Security is about Business Partners Re-evaluation. In this topic, Steve and Yennise talk about how often you should re-evaluate your business partners, why you should do it, the different security areas that you really want to take a look at, and finally how to evaluate and communicate those security standards to your business partners. 

Today's topic on Supply Chain Security is about Security and Threat Awareness Training for all employees. In this topic, Steve and Yennise talk about the importance of having a good training program on Supply Chain Security for all employees, and about the importance of instructing your employees on what they should know and what they should do when certain issues come up. 

Today's topic is about the #1 GRI, General Rule of Interpretation. Steve and Juan will talk about the most important classification rule and why this rule is so critical in classification. 

Today's topic on Supply Chain Security will be about Container and Trailer Storage. In this topic Steve and Yennise will talk about the importance of securing containers, trailers and the area they are in. The procedures you need to set up for storing containers and trailers. And finally, the specific procedures for monitoring those trailers and how to report any suspicious or unusual information. 

Today's topic on Supply Chain Security will be about the 5 Step Risk Assessment. In this topic Steve and Yennise will talk about why it is important to perform a risk assessment and about the 5 steps that you actually go through to do the risk assessment. 

Today's topic on Supply Chain Security will be about High Security Seals. In this topic Steve and Yennise will talk about what kind of seals should be used to secure containers, why is it important to use high security seals, what are the procedures to maintain, issue, place and inspect seals, and which process should be used for the verification and inspection of seals. 

Today's Trade Compliance topic is going to be about the Top 4 ACE Reports. In this episode, Steve and Juan will talk about the benefits of ACE, what are the Top 4 ACE Reports that you want to be able to use and master, and why are these reports important. 

Today's Trade News topic is going to be about China Section 301 List 4. In this topic Steve and Juan talk about what is China Section 301, what's covered, list 4A and 4B and the differences between the two, when it starts and what is the Exclusion Process. 

Today's topic will focus on the 2019 CTPAT Conference that U.S. Customs and Border Protection held on June. We are going to share with you some of the latest information that U.S. Customs announced. We will talk about the New CTPAT Minimum Security Criteria, when it will be released and everything that is going to go on with that. 

Today's topic on Supply Chain Security will be about Shipping Security. In this topic Steve and Yennise will talk about two things: Securing your cargo shipping area and establishing good and secure shipping practices. 

Today's topic on Supply Chain Security will be about Employee and Visitor ID Controls. In this topic Steve and Yennise will talk about: What are ID controls, Why ID controls are important, How to establish ID controls for both employees and visitors, and some of the actions you should take if certain situations or scenarios occur.