SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – AIAG, a not-for-profit organization that works collaboratively with automotive and manufacturing companies, suppliers and service providers to help them operate at peak performance, is partnering with Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services (STTAS) to bring comprehensive customs and import/export training to AIAG members and other global industry participants. Sandler & Travis is currently the largest customs and international trade services provider in the world.
“This is a great opportunity for AIAG to complete its supply chain portfolio and collaborate with STTAS, the world’s leading expert in customs and all things related to importing and exporting,” said Joel Karczewski, AIAG’s vice president of commercial services.
The expansion into international trade training will complement AIAG’s 19th annual Customs Town Hall event, scheduled for Nov. 5. Karczewski says the training also goes hand-in-hand with the work being done by AIAG’s member-supported import-export work groups under the AIAG Supply Chain Steering Committee, as well as AIAG’s Wayne State University supply chain training, MMOG/LE training and NAFTA and Harmonized Tariff trainings.
Training will be available as webinars or one-day classes, depending on the topic. The classes can be conducted on-site at a company’s facility or participants may come to the AIAG headquarters in Southfield, Mich. In addition, the courses offer Certified Customs Specialist (CCS) credits for those pursuing a CCS designation through the National Customers Brokers & Forwarders Association of America Inc. (NCBFAA).
For more information on the new customs and international trade training from AIAG and Sandler & Travis, visit aiag.org or contact AIAG customer service at (248) 358-3003.
