Publications
The North American Free Trade Agreement… A Guide for the Maquiladora Industry© by Rudy A. Piña.
If you find the rules and regulations regarding importing merchandise into the United States under the Nafta confusing, this book will help you sort things out. The book- which contains 28 chapters and 155 pages- is specifically designed to help importers navigate through the Nafta Rules of Origin stipulated Chapters 3, 4, 5 of the Agreement and implemented in Parts 102 and 181 U.S. Customs Regulations. Soft cover/$49 each plus $4 shipping and handling charge.
U.S. Customs Importer's Compliance & Procedures Manual©
According to the U.S. Customs Service’s Regulatory Audit Division, customs auditors conducting Focused Assessments (F.A.) are finding that few importers have an import compliance manual which counts as a deficiency in a F.A. Apparently most importers don’t have the time or the wherewithal to create an import compliance manual. To be of assistance, we created the U.S. Customs Importer’s Policy & Procedure Manual. provides importers with the basic procedures necessary to meet the Reasonable Care standards imposed by the Customs Service. The manual is written for a large company but because it is published electronically in a Word Format it can be tailored to any size company. This 134 page manual costs $299.
Importing into the United States… A Guide for the Maquiladora Industry© by Rudy A. Piña
This how-to U.S. Customs primer is specifically written for importer’s of maquiladora goods. Plant managers, controllers, import/export managers and traffic managers who are not up to date on the numerous changes in the U.S. Customs Regulations resulting from the implementation of the Customs Modernization & Informed Compliance Act will find this book informative. Soft cover/ 197 pages $49 plus $4 shipping and handling.
Piña Customs Update Newsletter®
The Piña Customs Update® provides importers with: articles regarding the legal requirements of importing merchandise into the United States; summaries of important decisions reached by the Court of International Trade and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; notices published by the United States Customs Service in the Federal Register, the Customs Bulletin and the CEEB. The Piña Customs Update is published electronically once per month and includes Customs Alerts. The cost of a one year subscription is $99.
