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Direct Filing‐Automating your ISFAnd Customs Entry
November 14, 2013
No one knows more…
• …about the product you’re importing than your own flesh and blood
• They have access to technical specifications, the buyer, the manufacturer or vendor and possibly samples of the product
No one will take greater care…
• …in the preparation and processing of that entry than your own flesh and blood
• In case after case, importer compliance rates have been vastly improved – in many instances it’s 100%
• Myth – Using a broker limits or otherwise mitigates my exposure and liability with CBP
Size does matter, but…
• …the best‐in‐class concepts and ideas we discuss today are scalable
• All importers, no matter their size, are subject to the same requirements and laws – and the CBP standard known as Reasonable Care
• Every importer or exporter needs at least one person who lays awake at night thinking about compliance
• Easier said…
Direct Filing Program - 1987
Key Takeaways
• Reduced brokerage expenses to almost zero• Significantly improved our compliance rate with Customs
• Took 3 full days out of the supply chain• Alerted us to untimely or errant suppliers and vendors
• Virtually eliminated the need to audit
Key Takeaways
• With support from the highest echelons of the company, it is possible to go from worst to first in trade compliance
• Having adequate resources protects the company’s all important brand and image
• It also fosters creativity and fuels continuous improvement
• Direct‐filing is attainable even for the 2ndlargest importer
Bozeman Montana
Bozeman, MTImport Services Capital of America
It’s just a different type of traffic…
Self Filing & AutomationIt is just a different approach to
A very old business…
Today, life’s a cloud…
IT
…so let’s play in it.Perhaps we are not so locked into our own IT
infrastructure
What’s in your cloud?
AS 400
SAP
Homegrown
The Broker / Importer RelationshipWhere it all begins…
TRG Direct Full Service BrokerageSelf‐Filing Application
Changes in RegulationCBP
Now Homeland Security vs. Treasury
MOD ActResponsibility resides with the
Importer of Record
What’s my broker doing today…?
• Policies• Procedures• Execution
Journey to ComplianceFor both the Importer of Record and
the Broker
Supply Chain Tasks You may already be familiar with (or should be):
• Classification• ISF/Entry Documentation• Data Entry/File ISF• Data Entry/File Entry
• Port Relationships• Freight Relationships• Payment of Duties/Fees
Self Filing ChoiceBegins with: Risk Management
Cost
Control
Compliance
COMPLIANCE
• Greater role than ever before
• Internal Compliance and Risk Management Mandates the establishment of Procedures
• MOD Act
CONTROL
ISF DocumentationEntry DocumentationData Archive/Parts Lists
No one knows your business better than your own Employees
The Cloud puts this all on your Dashboard!
COST
• Reduce Cost of ISF• Reduce Cost of Entry• Safeguard Potential Fines or Penalties
AUTOMATION
New Technology
Brings processes to procedures
AUTOMATION
• Freedom to redesign your import team.
• Managers of your Supply Chain From Data Entry Clerks
ISF Data Sheet
ISF DATA
Commercial Invoice
Bill of Lading
Arrival Notice
ENTRY DOCUMENTATION
SELF‐FILING vsTHE ADMISSIONS OF A FULL SERVICE
BROKER
Costs of Brokerage Services:• REGULATORY COSTS
• INTERNAL COMPLIANCE• STAFFING/CLERICAL
• MISTAKES ARE COMMON
TRG DIRECT & 3RDWAVEPARTNERSHIP
• FULL CUSTOMER SERVICE• LICENSED PROFESSIONALS• ONGOING TRAINING• USER GROUP WEBINARS
AUTOMATION
Let’s see how it works!
Q & A
• We will now open the lines for any questions you mayhave.
• Please raise your hand (if you’re on the phone andwant to ask
• your question aloud), or chat your question in the chat.
• Questions will be answered in the order they arereceived.
Contact us with questions or to schedule a consultation:
TRG Direct Customer [email protected]‐922‐6600
Ned [email protected](416) 510 8800 ext 234
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