FCBF Seminar: How to deal with U.S.Customs Fines, Penalties and Forfeitures

Florida Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association, Inc.  U.S. Customs Fines, Penalties and Forfeitures    Learn how to effectively respond to a CBP Notice of Seizure, a Penalty Notice, or Liquidated Damages Claim. Understanding why CBP may seize merchandise and how to use the Fines, Penalties and Forfeitures (FP& F) petition process is of upmost importance in mitigating penalties and claims and increasing your chances of getting your merchandise back as quickly as possible. We will discuss why CBP issues penalties and seizes merchandise, and how to analyze and effectively reply to CBP for (1) monetary penalties, (2) broker penalties, (3) liquidated damage claims, and (4) detentions and seizures. Importers and exporters expect their customs brokers and freight forwarders to advise them what to do in these situtations. Several examples of real situations will be discussed.    Who Should Attend: All licensed Customs Brokers, Freight Forwarders, Importers, Exporters, Carriers, Air & Ocean Carriers, Attorneys, CBP Officers and others intersted in acquiring more knowledge to avoid necessary fines and/or penalties.    When:           Thursday, March 27, 2014 from 9:00am-12:00pm Cost:              FCBF Members $55     Non members $75 Location:      8228 NW 14 St Doral, FL 33126   Contact Florida Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association, Inc. 8228 NW 14 St Doral, FL 33126 Ph: 305-499-9490 Fx: 305-499-9491 www.fcbf.com events@fcbf.com; information@fcbf.com Stay Connected "Our mission in serving the Customs Brokers, Forwarders and the Trade Community as a whole, is to act as a forum for the interchange of ideas, promote greater knowledge and understanding among its members, encourage unity of purpose, ideals and ethics in addition to disseminating information of interest to the community and our members while advocating on their behalf."