QUESTION: In an effort to reduce costs in garment production, we are looking to make “commitments” to utilize fabric from the fabric mills. The fabric would be used by multiple vendors for multiple garment styles. The vendors will actually purchase the fabric from the specific fabric mills, based on our planned production and […]
Question: Here is a scenario for an assist. A non-related manufacture in China (Company A) agrees with the U.S. buyer (Company B) to source a tooling from a different party in China (Company C) and split the cost 50/50. So the company A by themselves finds […]
Question: Voice recordings are recorded on a sound file in the US as part of the design of a product that we are going to import. Would the costs we pay for recording be considered an assist?.
Question: Greetings Everyone. I have just recently joined ICPA and have been enjoying the wealth of information it affords. I know that Customs (CBP) has ruled that price tags and hang tags affixed to merchandise prior to its exportation to the U.S., is […]
Question: Is there any di minimis consideration that I can fall back on when deciding whether or not to declare an assist? I have some misc. invoices ranging from $63 – $1000 but the duty impact on the appropriate entry would be less than $20 ==========
QUESTION: We are in the process of supplying components to our supplier in India. The components will be declared as an assist on the import. We purchase the goods and moved them from several different points in the US before exporting them to India. Do the domestic transportation costs need to be declared as […]
QUESTION: We are in the process of supplying components to our supplier in India. The components will be declared as an assist on the import. We purchase the goods and moved them from several different points in the US before exporting them to India. Do the domestic transportation costs need to be declared […]
QUESTION: We are in the process of supplying components to our supplier in India. The components will be declared as an assist on the import. We purchase the goods and moved them from several different points in the US before exporting them to India. Do the domestic transportation costs need to be declared […]
QUESTION: We are in the process of supplying components to our supplier in India. The components will be declared as an assist on the import. We purchase the goods and moved them from several different points in the US before exporting them to India. Do the domestic transportation costs need to be declared […]
QUESTION: We are in the process of supplying components to our supplier in India. The components will be declared as an assist on the import. We purchase the goods and moved them from several different points in the US before exporting them to India. Do the domestic transportation costs need to be declared […]
QUESTION: We are in the process of supplying components to our supplier in India. The components will be declared as an assist on the import. We purchase the goods and moved them from several different points in the US before exporting them to India. Do the domestic transportation costs need to be declared […]
Question: We import apparel and footwear. Some if not most of the design and development of our imported merchandise is performed by our foreign parent or foreign agencies hired by our parent. The price that our parent pays to foreign manufacturers is the same price our parent invoices us for the goods […]
