Get your calendar ready… Shapiro’s 2009 seminar schedule is set!

This year we will have two new topics: FDA (Food & Drug Administration) and NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement). Our focus this year will also continue to be on import and export compliance.

Training is an important investment for importers and exports even in a troubled economy. During a Customs & Border Protection or Bureau of Industry & Security audit, the agent will ask what kind of training your import or export staff has received. Did you know that the lack of training is a key cause leading to penalties? Spending a little bit of money on training now will lead to significant cost savings down the road.

The Import and Export seminars will cover the basics of what you need to know to be a compliant importer and exporter. The import session will include 10+2 Importer Security Filing and the Lacey Act. You may sign up for the Import class only (morning), Export class only (afternoon), or both (all day). If you attend both sessions, lunch will be included.

Our FDA seminar will feature Dean Cook, Supervisory Consumer Safety Officer with FDA in Baltimore. Continuing with tradition, we will host our FDA seminar the same day as the annual Propeller Club Crab Feast. So plan on attending our seminar in the morning and enjoying the Crab Feast in the afternoon!

The NAFTA seminar is being presented at the time most companies are preparing their annual NAFTA certifications. We will walk you through what is required when you “hafta” do NAFTA.

Finally, we know companies are keeping a tight rein on spending this year. For this reason, we are introducing our budget friendly seminars. For every person who attends our seminar, your company will receive a free entry fee or free forwarding fee. This is our way of thanking you for supporting our seminar series.