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2021 Footwear Tariff & Customs Digital Conference

Footwear Tariff & Customs Digital Conference
Wednesday, November 10, 2020  |  1:00 – 4:00 pm EST

We encourage all footwear professionals to attend a special one-day FDRA Customs event, normally held as part of FTDC. At the event, we will cover the Vietnam Special 301 investigation, tariff policy, footwear classification, and other key customs issues. The event features an off-the-record conversation with the footwear National Import Specialist. REGISTER NOW.

SPEAKERS

Eric Batt
Director, Apparel, Footwear, Textile Center for Excellence & Expertise (CEE)

Jenifer Fernandez
Senior Product Manager
Thomson Reuters

Aliya Grosfeld
Laboratory Director
Tariff Solutions LLC

Stacey Kalkines
National Import Specialist, Footwear
U.S. Customs

John Pellegrini
Customs Attorney
FDRA

Kerry Rasmussen
Manager, Major Accounts
Farrow

CONFERENCE HOST
Thomas Crockett
Vice President, Government Affairs
FDRA

CONFERENCE HOST
Matt Priest
President & CEO
FDRA

AGENDA

1:00 pm — Customs & Trade Regulatory Overview

 1:15 pm — Critical Trade and Customs Updates

1:40 pm — Critical Trade and Customs Updates

2:00 pm — Q&A with Customs & Border Protection (CBP) Officials

  • Eric Batt, Director, Apparel Footwear Textile Center for Excellence & Expertise (CEE)

2:30 pm — Interactive Virtual Sample Review

  • Stacey Kalkines, National Import Specialist, Footwear, U.S. Customs
  • John Pellegrini, Customs Attorney, FDRA
  • Aliya Grosfeld, Laboratory Director, Tariff Solutions LLC

4:00 pm — Discussion, Wrap-Up and Adjournment

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