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More HELP for Haiti - New Trade Benefits Extended in Haiti Economic Lift Program Act of 2010

The President on Monday, May 24, 2010 signed the Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP) Act (H.R. 5160), which expands duty-free access to the U.S. market for Haitian textile and apparel products and extends existing trade preference programs for Haiti.

Please join us for a complimentary webinar to learn how to do more business in Haiti.

Our presentation includes precise details of these expanded benefits, including:

  • NEW apparel products covered
  • INCREASED Tariff Preference Levels for Knit and Woven apparel made from 3rd country inputs
  • EXTENDED duration of Preference Programs for Haiti
  • MODIFIED earned import allowance ratio for knit and woven apparel
  • NEW duty free treatment for made-up textile products wholly assembled or knit to shape in Haiti

The one hour webinar will be presented by Tom Travis and Elise Shibles.

Mr. Travis is managing partner of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. His practice concentrates on international trade and customs issues for apparel importers and retailers. He has assisted apparel operators in Haiti for over 30 years. He is also the author of the Amazon.com bestseller Doing Business Anywhere: The Essential Guide to Going Global.

Ms. Shibles served for over 11 years with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. As a specialist in textile and apparel policy, she participated in the negotiation of numerous free trade agreements, helped develop legislation and regulations to implement FTAs and preference programs, and trained foreign industry and government representatives on rules of origin and customs compliance.

This is a free webinar. Select 'Invoice Company' as payment method at the time of online registration to allow the registration through. YOU WILL NOT BE INVOICED. Login instructions will be emailed to you within 24 hours of receipt on business days Mon-Thurs 9am-4pm EST only Registrations received on Friday will receive login details the following Monday.

REGISTRATION CLOSES ON June 7, 2010 AT 4:00PM EST.

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