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NAFTA 2.0: The New USMCA and How It Will Affect You
- What NAFTA is
- Why was it changed
- Renegotiation to USMCA
- New Issues Presented by USMCA
- The new rules
- How to Take Advantage of the New Rules AND be Compliant
Overview of the webinar
This webinar provides an opportunity to learn about both the NAFTA and its recent update, the USMCA (US-/Mexico - Canada FTA). This new multinational trade agreement is intended to improve the original NAFTA, signed into law more than 26 years ago. We will address all the recent and critical emerging issues and changes, such as harmonization of regulatory systems, e-commerce, rules of origin, certificates of origin, protection of intellectual property, labour, and dispute resolution. These issues and changes in USMCA greatly impact your North-American operations. Compliance with these new rules will be a challenge. Therefore, it is critical to understand and know how toto apply the key differences between NAFTA and the USMCA.
Who should attend?
- Directors
- CEOs, CFOs, COOs, VPs & C-level Professionals Across Trade Industry
- Import and Export Managers
- Supply Chain Managers
- Labor and Legal Affairs
- Procurement Managers
- Customs Regulatory Managers
- Customs Compliance Managers
- Operations Professionals
- Regulatory Compliance Professionals
- Custom Compliance Personnel
- Quality Managers
- Office Managers
- Customs/Logistics Supervisors
- Trade Compliance Managers
- EHS Managers
- Purchasing Managers
- Quality/Process Control Engineers
- Project Managers
- Global Compliance Managers
- Sales Administrators
- Personnel Involved in Import-Export From/To North America
- Shipping and Logistics Personnel
- Legal Personnel
- Trade Consultants/Advisors
- Chambers of Commerce Professionals
- Foreign Trade Agency Professionals
- Business Development Professionals
Why should you attend?
26 years have passed since Canada, Mexico, and the US signed the North America Free Trade Agreement. One the largest free trade zones in the world, NAFTA greatly increased trade and investment among the three nations. However, NAFTA required an update. Therefore, US, Canada, and Mexico renegotiated NAFTA, creating a new reregional trade agreement, the USMCA, in 2020.
UUSSMCA presents both opportunities and challenges to nearly every business, and in every industry operating within the North American region. Understanding how these new rules apply -- and how you can take advantage of the trade preferences (such as zero tariffs), is an essential element of business strategy.
Highlights of this webinar include the following:
- Dispute Settlement
- Rules of Origin and Certificates or Origin
- Intellectual Property
- Sunset Clauses
- E-Commerce
- Small Shipments
- Labor Issues
Faculty - Mr.Douglas Cohen
For more than 20 years, Mr. Douglas Cohen has been at the forefront of international trade and transactions. With senior positions in private practice, the US Department of Commerce, the European Union, American Airlines, and the IATA, he has developed substantial expertise in import-export operations and compliance, international trade, global negotiations, and international contracts and transactions.
At present, he is a Senior Manager, Global Trade, and Contracts, at Worldwide Trade & Legal Consultants, where he provides legal and strategic advice to organizations seeking to enter or expand foreign markets. Mr. Cohen has been asked to teach his expertise at universities and corporate seminars on international business and law in the US, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.