Complying with Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) to Expand Internationally

Why Should You Attend:

The growing network of regional trade agreements provides both opportunities and challenges to companies as they expand internationally. RTAs facilitate international business by lowering the barriers to the cross-border flow of goods and services. In 2010, 41% of U.S. goods were exported to a country with which the U.S. has signed a trade agreement. RTAs also bring with them new rules and procedures with which companies must comply in order to fully access their benefits.

This webinar will discuss the opportunities and challenges that the growing network of regional trade agreements presents for companies as they expand internationally.

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• A look at the “alphabet soup” of existing and pending RTAs
• Understanding free trade agreements
• Understanding customs unions
• Understanding other types of RTAs
• Other preferential regimes
• A look at major RTAs involving the US and the EU
• Opportunities for exporters of goods
• Complying with rules of origin & marking requirements
• Duty deferral and drawback procedures
• Recordkeeping requirements
• Opportunities for exporters of services
• Dispute settlement decisions and their implications

Who Will Benefit:

• Chief Executive Officers
• Customs or Trade Compliance Personnel or Officers
• Import or Global Trade Directors or Managers
• Chief Compliance Officers
• Logistics, distribution and transportation professionals
• Import Supervisors
• Customs Brokers
• Business Development Managers
• CEOs

Instructor Profile:

Andrea Ewart, is a trade attorney who works with companies to minimize the costs and delays associated with moving products and services across international borders. Prior to opening her own firm in 2003, Andrea Ewart worked with the Washington, D.C. office of the law firm of Holland & Knight LLP, where she counseled and represented clients on U.S. customs law and enforcement, U.S. export control laws, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) and Caribbean Basin Initiatives (CBI) preferential programs. She has successfully taken the U.S. customs broker exam.

Ms. Ewart is an accomplished speaker and writer and applies her practical experience on trade to the issues that affect businesses and their bottom line. Her workshops on the “Legal Do’s and Don’ts of Doing Business Internationally” provide insightful and indispensable information, particularly for small businesses.

Ms. Ewart is admitted to the Washington D.C., Maryland, and the Florida Bars, and the U.S. Supreme Court Bar. She is an active member of several professional organizations, including her current position as Executive Vice President with the Organization of Women in International Trade (OWIT).

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