NAFTA

QUESTION: How does the membership handle it if you purchase from a supplier who is NOT the producer?  We are the exporter and need to issue the NAFTA Certificate; we are trying to rely on a NAFTA or Certificate of Origin from our supplier, however they are stating on their NAFTA that they are NOT […]

QUESTION: Now that we know USMCA will go into effect on 7/1, do we know if the current NAFTA certificates of origin will be “grandfathered” in for the remainder of the calendar year? I am sure I am not the only person dreading the idea of trying to request and receive new USMCA certificates from […]

QUESTION: I am working on a tariff shift analysis and have discovered an important distinction between the specific rules of origin enumerated in 19 CFR §102.20 and General Note 12(t) to the HTSUS.  Specifically, §102.20 provides: “A change to subheading 3004.90 from any other subheading, except from subheading 3003.90 or 3006.92, and provided that the […]

QUESTION: I would like to know the member’s opinion on whether or not NAFTA qualification is required if the product has a country of origin of US.  It has been my understanding, all products need to follow the NAFTA rules of origin, even if the finished good is US.  General Note 12 indicates a requirement […]

QUESTION: I am getting the opportunity to implement an updated NAFTA program (solicitation, qualification and customer requests) due to current inefficient, outdated and manual processes. This is because I have discovered that we are leaving a lot of money on the table on imports and can’t satisfy customer demand for NAFTA qualifications (exports and domestic sales).  […]

QUESTION: We reached out to a supplier and asked for a NAFTA Certificate. They sent a NAFTA back that simply stated “all product”. Does the NAFTA have to list every single product, line by line?  Should I ask for a fully completed NAFTA reflecting every item we buy from the US mfr? Also, we are […]

QUESTION: We send fabric for furniture to a factory in Mexico and then once furniture is made, it gets shipped back to our clients in the US. We have been getting charged customs/duties sending the fabric to Mexico. How can we avail of NAFTA exemptions. We were never asked by our broker about Certificate of […]

QUESTION: Does anyone have a side by side example of a generic RVC analysis of two products they can share illustrating when a product made in the USA would and would not also be eligible for NAFTA? I had a conversation the other day with our procurement team to set up an annual process to […]

QUESTION: Does anyone in the membership have a situation when you qualify product for NAFTA, even though most of the individual BOM components are non-NAFTA but due to the TV – RVC calculation which includes the labor cost in the US, the product actually qualifies? ************** Answers: It depends on the NAFTA rule for the […]

QUESTION: I have a jewelry item that was wholly manufactured in the USA by a jewelry retailer. I have a NAFTA certificate from the manufacturer/retailer and could potentially obtain a Country of Origin Certification from the Chamber of Commerce. The piece is stamped with the manufacturer/retailer unique stock # and brand symbol, in addition the […]

QUESTION: Does anyone in the membership have a situation when you qualify product for NAFTA, even though most of the individual BOM components are non-NAFTA but due to the TV – RVC calculation which includes the labor cost in the US, the product actually qualifies? ************** Answers: It depends on the NAFTA rule for the […]