QUESTION: We are a US manufacturer with a factory in Tijuana operating under the Maquiladora program. Our inventory of Buy Sell and Make products is heavily sourced from China. We import through the US and move in bond to Mexico to our non-bonded factory warehouse. Can we import our inventory held in Mexico that was […]
QUESTION: I think I know the answer but want to get others’ opinions. Let’s say we have a shipment of Chinese origin that is currently subject to the 10% tariff which will go to 25%. The shipment left China before May 10 and was imported into Canada, where it was deconsolidated into an LTL shipment. […]
QUESTION: We submitted several 232 steel exemption requests to BIS in late December. Although the shutdown did not help, we are well over the 90 day “review period” after receipt by BIS, and we have not received any information that CBP had any issues with the HTS codes, or that any of our data is […]
QUESTION: Can anyone in the membership share their experience regarding the timeline to receive a retroactive refund on Section 232 duties paid, after an exclusion was granted and the PSC’s for refunds were submitted? Thank You! ========== Answer: We received most of ours 6-8 weeks after filing the PSC. We receive our refunds by direct […]
QUESTION: Does anyone have direct knowledge of timeframe for receiving refunds one PSC has been filed and accepted for goods which were granted exclusion from Section 232 tariff? *************** Answers: We filed immediately and still wait for refunds. There is no guaranteed time line that I am aware of – you just have to wait […]
QUESTION: We have a shipment of Italian pipe that was originally import to the US and Sec 232 duties paid at that time. Pipe was exported to St. Croix to our customer. Upon arrival it was determined that the product was incorrect and needed to be returned back to the US. Can anyone in the […]
QUESTION: We recently received an exclusion for Section 232. When we told our customs broker, we were told that they were unable to apply the exclusion to the entries going forward. In addition, they told me they cannot go back and receive the refunds from previous entries. The broker is telling me that CBP is […]
QUESTION: During the GAC (Government Affairs Conference) last year, it was discussed if would be possible to claim an entry date prior to 03/2/19 to take advantage of the lower Section 301 duty. Attendees were told this was possible by uploading the documents and a request to DIS prior to clearance. Has anyone heard about […]
QUESTION: I have a question about retrieving an over payment of section 301 duties when they were the result of an error on the 7501. We self-file our entries. We had a shipment of various fabrics from China. Some of them were under HTS that are not on any of the section 301 lists for […]
QUESTION: Has anyone in the membership filed an exclusion request for 301 tariffs with positive results? If so, can you provide some pointers? ************** Answers: We have filed exclusion requests but we have as yet seen any results – positive or negative. The deadline for filing requests for items from list 1 was 09 October […]
QUESTION: So, we have items that fall under one of the HTS just announced. How do the refunds work? Will CBP automatically refund us, similar to GSP or other adjustments, or do we need to file something? What if we don’t receive our adjustments? Appreciate any detailed information on how this works! ************* Answers: Not […]
QUESTION: Has the USTR published the exclusion process for List 3? Do you think one will be issued if it hasn’t yet? Also, I’m not aware, but have any products been excluded so far? ========== Answers: The USTR has not issued anything official yet stating whether or not there will be an exclusion process for […]
