Organized by: Golden Sponsor :
Who Should Attend?
l Directors, Managers and Practitioners from but not limited to the following departments:
2 Trade Compliance, Customs, Trade Management, Import & Export Management
2 Logistics, Purchase, Supply Chain and Operation Departments
2 Finance, Tax and Legal Departments
l Lawyers and Consultants focusing on the following fields:
2 Customs Affairs, International Trade, Indirect Tax, etc.
l Managers from Third Party Logistics Service Providers, including:
2 Freight Forwarding Agencies, Customs Broker, Logistics Companies, etc.
l State-owned, Foreign-capital and Private Import & Export Enterprises
l Foreign Invested Production-Oriented Enterprises
l Import & Export Enterprises that doing businesses with Asia-Pacific countries, EU and US
l Customs & Trade Consulting Firms and Law Firms
l Supply Chain and Logistics Service Agency
Agenda
October 27 Thursday
8:30-9:00 Sign-in and Morning Tea
9:00-9:05 Chair’s Welcome and Opening Address
9:05-10:30 Introduction and Analysis of Recent US trade Cooperation, Trade Policies/Measures
l Ongoing trade cooperation/agreements/measures
l Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity
l Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
l United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
l Main trade policies toward China
l Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
l 301 investigation and main industries involved
l Updates of tariff increase policies
l Analysis of compliance risks
l Impacts on supply chains, trade compliance and other aspects, and matters that worth companies’ attention
Expert from Customs and Trade Consulting Firm/Law Firm/Senior Trade Compliance Manager
10:30-10:50 Morning Refreshment and Networking
10:50-12:00 Recent Trade Measures and Customs Policies of Singapore and ASEAN
l Rules of origin in ATIGA
l Amendments of the rules of origin in ATIGA in detail (Vietnam, Singapore)
l Changes of ASEAN harmonized system 2022
l Customs policies and trade measures of Singapore
2 Implementation of RCEP in Singapore
2 Sanctions against Russia
2 Updates on requirements of processing trade declaration in Singapore
2 Changes of HS 2022 and the impacts on import & export
2 Customs facilitation policies
Expert from Customs and Trade Consulting Firm/Law Firm/Senior Trade Compliance Manager
12:00-13:00 Luncheon
13:00-14:10 Customs New Policies of India and Interpretation of Common Problems in Customs Clearance
l International trade cooperation
l Tariff policy updates
l Changes in GST rates and the influences
l Changes of HS 2022 and its influences on import & export
l Recent common problems on customs clearance and how to deal with (with case studies)
l Common problems in verification of certificate of origin
l Interpretation of tariff preference policies
Expert from Customs and Trade Consulting Firm/Law Firm/Senior Trade Compliance Manager
14:10-14:50 Strategic Changes of Supply Chain/Freight Planning, Trade Compliance under the Current International Trade Circumstance (US Trade Policies, Russia-Ukraine Conflict, COVID-19, etc.)
l Analysis of the causes of strategic changes of supply chain/freight planning/trade compliance
l Key points that need to take into consideration when changing the strategies of supply chain/freight planning/trade compliance (balance of costs, efficiency, feasibility; possible secondary problems, etc.)
l Risk analysis and risk control
Expert from Customs and Trade Consulting Firm/Law Firm/Senior Trade Compliance Manager
14:50-15:10 Afternoon Refreshment and Networking
15:10-16:30 Recent Customs Policies of EU and Major Countries of EU
l EU customs policy updates
l Carbon tax policy
l Influences of Brexit on customs clearance and other import & export matters
l Main sanctions and trade control policies against Russia
l Updates on customs policies of major countries of EU
l Updates on customs policies of France
2 Regulations of import & export, administration of tax, quota and origin
2 Adjustment of VAT declaration
2 Prohibited and restricted goods of import & export (e.g., sensitive commodities) and licenses
2 Customs supervision on end-users
2 Impacts/guiding function of France customs policies on EU economy and trade policies
l Updates on customs policies of Germany
2 EORI application requirements
2 Dealing with practical problems on VAT customs clearance
Expert from Customs and Trade Consulting Firm/Law Firm/Senior Trade Compliance Manager
16:30 Day One Sessions Ending
October 28 Friday
8:30-9:00 Sign-in and Morning Tea
09:00-09:05 Chair’s Welcome and Opening Address
09:05-10:20 Analysis of Influences and Risk on Trade Compliance Caused by Russia-Ukraine Conflict and Sanctions Against Russia from the Perspective of Enterprises in China
l US and other countries’ main export control/sanction policies against Russia
l Trade compliance risks caused by sanctions against Russia and countermeasures
l Influences on compliance, contract implementation and import & export procedures caused by Russia-Ukraine conflict
l Sanctions risks and legal risks under Russia-Ukraine conflict
l Suggestions on risk control and trade compliance management strategies
Expert from Customs and Trade Consulting Firm/Law Firm/Senior Trade Compliance Manager
10:20-10:40 Morning Refreshment and Networking
10:40-11:50 Hong Kong’s Free Trade Agreements and Interpretation of Practical Problems on Import & Export
l Introduction of Hong Kong’s free trade agreements
l Interpretation of CEPA
l The amended rules of origin under CEPA
l Import & export compliance key points related to Hong Kong as a trade hub/ transshipment location
Expert from Customs and Trade Consulting Firm/Law Firm/Senior Trade Compliance Manager
11:50-13:00 Luncheon
13:00-14:10 Current Trade and Customs Environment and Main Policy Changes of Vietnam
l Introduction of Vietnam’s free trade agreements and current international trade cooperation
l RCEP implementation in Vietnam
l Main new customs policies and the impacts (export goods labels, supervision of processing trade enterprise, VAT deduction)
l Upgrade of customs declaration procedure and other facilitation policies
l Common problems and dos and don’ts during customs procedures
Expert from Customs and Trade Consulting Firm/Law Firm/Senior Trade Compliance Manager
14:10-14:30 Afternoon Refreshment and Networking
14:30-15:40 New Policies of Indonesia Import & Export and Changes in Practice
l Updates on lists of the prohibited import and export goods
l New policies on import policies, procedures and documents
l Updates on import procedures and requirements for different kinds of commodities/special commodities
l Updates on procedures and requirements for different import situations
l Changes of HS 2022 and tariffs
Expert from Customs and Trade Consulting Firm/Law Firm/Senior Trade Compliance Manager
15:40-16:20 Panel Discussion: Challenges and Risk Control of Trade Compliance Management/Strategies under the Current Situation of Global Trade/Customs Environment
l How trade compliance managers understand and analyze the impacts of international trade events (US trade policies, Russia-Ukraine conflict, COVID-19 pandemic, etc.)
l With the consideration of recent global trade situations/customs environment, summarize the main points of trade compliance strategies
l The key changes of international/domestic trade policies that trade compliance managers need to notice
l Domestic customs policies that affect customs affairs recently
l How to balance different elements in trade compliance (supply chain adjustment, port adjustment, costs, feasibility, etc.)
l Analysis of current main trade compliance risks and discussion on strategies
Expert from Customs and Trade Consulting Firm/Law Firm/Senior Trade Compliance Manager
16:20 Chair's Closing Remarks and Summit Ending