U.S. Export Clearance for U.S. Practitioners

3.5 hours

Course Summary:

This training—designed for members of your export compliance team—aligns with the Tier 4 requirements outlined in Element 5 of the DDTC ITAR Compliance Program Guidelines.

This export practitioner-level course introduces learners to the regulatory requirements for effecting the actual shipment or transfer of export-controlled items. These activities are commonly called "customs clearance." This course provides an overview of these areas in relation to the relevant U.S. compliance regimes, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR), and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations.

These activities include preparation of customs clearance documentation, decrementation of authorizations, and recordkeeping. Specifically, this course will identify the different requirements for hardware and technical information under the ITAR and the EAR, as well as the submission methods to CBP. This course will also discuss the different requirements for permanent transactions and temporary transactions. Transactions involving hand-carry scenarios, self-decrementation, domestic transactions with foreign persons, and shipments using government transport will also be discussed. Most importantly, this course discusses best practices for conducting customs activities.

Users will receive a Certificate of Completion from the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University upon successfully finishing this course.

Learning Objectives:

The broadest objective of this course is to enable learners to recognize the expected steps in clearing items for shipment or transfer and to identify the responsible business functions. This objective is satisfied when the learner can:

Trade-Specific Objectives

  • Understand the customs clearance requirements for hardware shipments and technical information transfers.
  • Identify the need to provide destination control statements and classification information.
  • Remember that an authorization requires decrementation to ensure compliance.
  • Recognize the recordkeeping and reporting requirements for the use of exemptions and exceptions.
  • Distinguish between the different requirements for permanent and temporary transactions.
  • Know that maintaining records associated with a shipment or transfer is critical to successful compliance.

Role-Specific Objectives

  • Understand that they may be responsible for preparing or submitting customs clearance documentation.
  • Recognize that they may be responsible for decrementing or monitoring an authorization for available quantity or value.
  • Understand that they may be responsible for ensuring the appropriate recordkeeping is maintained related to customs clearance.

Target Audience:

  • Employees who are responsible for preparing and reviewing export control documents for customs purposes
  • Employees who are responsible for clearing inbound items for either a permanent or temporary transaction
  • Employees who interface with freight forwarders and logistics providers – both domestically and abroad

Course Outline:

Introduction to U.S. Export Clearance for U.S. Practitioners

Definitions

  •  Overview of Key Definitions
  • Authorized Agent
  • Automated Export System (AES)
  • Buyer
  • Carrier
  • Consignee
  • Country of Ultimate Destination
  • Electronic Export Information (EEI)
  • Employer Identification Number (EIN)
  • Exemption
  • Exemption Legend
  • Fatal Error Message
  • Filer
  • Foreign Principal Party in Interest (FPPI)
  • Forwarding Agent
  • Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
  • Internal Transaction Number (ITN)
    – ITAR §120.53: Temporary Import
  • Order Party
  • Party ID Type
  • Routed Export Transaction (RET)
  • Schedule B – The Statistical Classification of Domestic and Foreign Commodities Exported from the United States
  • Seller
  • Shipment
  • Split Shipment
    – Temporary Export Under the ITAR
  • Ultimate Consignee
  • U.S. Principal Party in Interest (USPPI)
  • Written Authorization

An Introduction to Activities Regulated by the U.S.

Overview of End-Use and End-User Considerations

  • Red Flags Indicators
  • Restricted/Denied Party Screening
  • Types of Items and Activities Regulated by the U.S.
  • Internal Activities

Jurisdiction and Classification Overview

Authorizations

Managing Your Authorization

Export Clearance Overview

  •  Shipping Documentation
    – An ITAR Example: Exemption 123.4
    – An EAR Example: RPL
  • Electronic Export Information
  • The Automated Export System
  • Filing Requirements and Related Information
    – From Where to Where
    – Electronic Export Information
    – Times for Filing
    – Miscellaneous Exemptions
    – Proof of Filing Citations, Exemption Legends, and Exclusion Legends
    – Corrections
    – Error Messages
  • RESPONSIBLE PARTIES TO THE EXPORT TRANSACTION FOR STANDARD EXPORT
    – EEI Filer
    – USPPI
    – Authorized Agent
    – Carrier
  • Responsible Parties in a Routed Export Transaction
    – USPPI
    – Authorized Agent
  • Record Retention
    – Enforcement
    – Voluntary Self-Disclosure
  • Non-Traditional Scenarios
    – Hand Carrying Hardware
    – Variances in Outgoing and Incoming Authorizations
    – Domestic Transactions with Foreign Persons
    Tracking
  • Decrementation Under the ITAR
    – ITAR Recordkeeping
  • Decrementation Under the EAR
    – EAR Recordkeeping
  • Temporary Import Entry Clearance – EAR Firearms

Recordkeeping

  •  ITAR Recordkeeping Requirements
  • EAR Recordkeeping Requirements
  • Destination Control Statements
  • Export Control Document

Potential Violations

  • Identifying and Disclosing Potential Violations
  • Identifying When a Disclosure Should be Made

Compliance and Enforcement Actions

Conclusion

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