Meeting/Event Information

Customs Valuation

How well do you understand CBP valuation?

As a broker you are considered the "expert" in CBP matters and as an Importer you have the Reasonable Care requirement, but do you understand what you should look for with related party transactions? Do you know how to identify potential pitfalls or problems? As an importer have you ever had a related shipper issue blanket bills or take credits on the financials for sales or for losses on International Shipments? Any idea if engineering or inputs from other countries including the USA are being provided and as a broker how will this impact you? Does this even impact a broker and if so, how? 

This event will help brokers better understand the key components to valuation. 

• Do you feel confident with the Customs Value provided?
• Do you know which basis of appraisement to use and when?
• Do you know the best value research tools?
• Do you know how to handle special valuation items on the invoice (e.g., packing, freight, insurance, commissions, assembly, assists)?

Learn from a Former Customs Auditor with 27+ years’ experience!

• Customs basis of appraisement with practical examples on when to use each.
• Additions to value, practical examples, how to find them, and what questions to ask.
• Best value research tools and how to use them.
• Common value errors, pitfalls, and how to avoid them.
• Basics on related party valuation, what you need to know and tell your clients.
• We will leave ample time for Q&A

Speaker: Cindy DeLeon is Founder & Managing Director of Deleon Trade LLC.  Cindy is a former CBP Regulatory Audit Assistant Field Director.  She was a Senior Auditor and Assistant Field Director with CBP's Regulatory Audit Division in Chicago for 12 years before establishing Deleon Trade. While working at CBP, Cindy conducted and supervised numerous focused assessment audits, quick response audits, fraud investigations, free trade agreement reviews, drawback audits, NAFTA audits, and prior disclosure reviews.  Deleon Trade is comprised mainly of former CBP Senior Auditors and Assistant Field Directors and has more former CBP Audit staff than any trade compliance or trade consulting company in the country.  Cindy loves to teach and has a dynamic speaking style.  She loves to share her experience through practical examples and war stories.

Secure a reserved table at this luncheon today!  With the purchase of eight tickets, your company will be guaranteed a table reservation for the best seats in the room.  (First-come, first-served.)

CCS / CES Point Information- This event is pending approval for 2 NCBFAA CCS/CES points.

Registration opens at 11:30, lunch will begin at 11:45 and our Guest Speaker will begin shortly after 12. 

Members enjoy lunch at a reduced rate from our non member attendees. 

Student discounts are available. Please email [email protected] for more information on student discounts.

If you are having problems completing the online form in the registration link or if you do not know your member login, please email [email protected] for assistance. 

CCS/CES Credits will only be awarded to those who attend the event in person. 

***Before clicking register, please note the following when registering for multiple attendees****

If you are a member company and will be taking two additional guests from your own company, please add the total number of guests (3) to the ticket field and click add. This will open a box where you can enter the seperate names for each attendee. If you are a member and wish to take 2 guests from a non member company, add the number of tickets to each field ("1" Member ticket) and click add and it will add that single member ticket and then 2 HCBFFA non member ticket and click add and it will open the screen to type additional names of guests.  

If you are a member and have problems registering at the "member" rate, please email [email protected] to be sure your account is set up as a member account for the purposes of luncheon sign ups.