Export Training Videos

• Video #1 - Export Compliance Introduction (1:45 mins)
  • Here's what you need to accurately and easily complete key shipping information, comply with the law and take advantage of the duty-free benefits of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Watch the videos in sequence or go directly to the videos that you need NOW for how-to information. The video presenters are all international trade specialists with the U.S. Department of Commerce. Enjoy the show, and we wish you many successful international transactions. For supporting information, Welcome to Exporting 101.
    
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• Video #2 - A Quick Guide to the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR) (5:21 mins)
  
  • Who is the U.S. Principle Party in Interest (USPPI)?
• What is a shipment and when you must file in the Automated Export System (AES)?

• Video #3 - Classifying Your Commodity (4:05 mins)
  
  • What is a Harmonized Code?
• How to find a Schedule B Classification number?
  
  
• AESDirect - A Complete Overview
  • Video #4 - Registering for AESDirect (4:54 mins)
    
    • A how-to guide on registering for the Census Bureau’s free, Internet-based filing system, AESDirect.  AESDirect is accessible by going to www.aesdirect.gov.
    Video #5 - Filing a Shipment in AESDirect (4:16 mins)
    • A tour of the AESDirect website and how to use the special features of the system to make Electronic Export Information (EEI) filing process easier.
      
    Video #6 - Response Messages from AES (3:34 mins)
    • A discussion of what response messages the AES can and will send in different filing scenarios.  The video discusses the proper action(s) after receiving the different response messages.
      
  • Video #7 - Proof of Filing Citations (2:57 mins)
    
    • A look on how to properly annotate loading documents with the Internal Transaction Number or ITN.
      
      
• Video #8 - North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Basics (1:52 mins)
• NAFTA allows your company to ship most goods to customers in Canada and Mexico duty free as long as they are comprised mostly of U.S. components.  This video covers the key parts of the agreement and introduces the process for obtaining the benefits.
  
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• Video #9 - NAFTA Certificates of Origin Part I (1:50 mins) Part II (cont) (:48 secs)
  
• Although not mandatory NAFTA Certificates of Origin are used to obtain duty-free or reduced duty rates for qualified products entering member countries (U.S., Canada, Mexico). This video will help you correctly complete this important legal document.
  • Certificate of Origin (Word, PDF)
    
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• Video #10 - Preference Criterion (2:39 mins)
• A document is required in order to receive the duty-free benefit granted by Canadian and Mexican customs. This video guides you through completing the document, focusing on several key fields that often challenge exporters new to the process.
  • Annex 308.1 (Word, PDF)
    
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• Video #11 - NAFTA Rules of Origin (3:13 mins)
  • NAFTA Rules of Origin are crucial for qualifying your products for the duty-free benefit. This video shows you how to use the Harmonized Code system and what to do when foreign components are included in your product which triggers using the Rules of Origin. For more information, read General Note 12t
    
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• Video #12 - Taxes and Tariffs (3:33 mins)
  • Duties and taxes are fees imposed on goods shipped from one country to another. It's the responsibility of the shipper to calculate them and for the buyer to pay them. This video introduces you to online tools for calculating these fees for more than 100 different countries.
    • Tax and Tariff website for Australia (new look)
      
    • Tax and Tariff data base #1 (no registration required)
      
    • Tax and Tariff data base #2 (registration required)
      
    • Step-by-step information on finding duties and taxes
    • For questions, call 1-800-USA-TRADE or send e-mail
      

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