QUESTION: We are working to set up a new Supplier in Canada. The product we will be importing into the US meets the NAFTA criteria. We are planning to give test equipment to this Supplier, at N/C, to be used to test finished product at the end of their manufacturing process. I am having a […]
QUESTION: If we paid for a hangtag and ship directly to a supplier and then we bill the supplier and they pay us for the HT, do we still need to claim an assist with CBP ************ Answers: Depends on who pays for the shipping. If you pay for the shipping and do not charge […]
QUESTION: I just found out that our company is shipping/supplying US origin components, purchased by my company from a US supplier, free of charge to a foreign vendor. Upon receipt of the free US origin goods, the foreign vendor further processes the item by filling it with material made in that foreign country. They […]
QUESTION: I was wondering if the ICPA community could share how they obtain information needed relating to Assists, Freight, and other charges that are not reflected in the price paid. Since my organization has many divisions, the details needed to assess whether other payments to suppliers are Assists reside in the Divisions rather than at […]
QUESTION: We recently sold equipment to a related supplier for a reduced rate. Most of this equipment will be used to produce product that is sold back to us. We plan on claiming the value of the assists with the first shipment of goods that will be made on each machine to keep it simple. […]
QUESTION: Would temporary storage of goods in China be considered an Assist or addition to transactional value? We will pay the vendor separately for this storage. My first thought is that it would be exempted under International freight and related services incident to the international shipment of merchandise; however would like […]
QUESTION: We are a participant of the Recon program for Valuation and have decided to apportion the total value of the assists over the first shipment. Can someone in the membership provide how to capture the first shipment? Also, currently all of our entries are flagged but are looking into flagging only certain entries […]
QUESTION: We are a US company with cloned production in two other countries. We are purchasing a shared tool from a non-US supplier. Since the demand will be pulled from three different countries, it is impossible to definitively confirm how much of an assist value to claim to US Customs. Apart from amortizing the tooling […]
QUESTION: Can anyone please advise, the best compliant way to declare engineering fees on partial shipments? We are importing an assembling machine which will be shipped during a 12 months period in more than 40 shipments with different Harmonized Tariffs each as we classify the different parts and components of the machine. I know I […]
QUESTION: If we purchase a component from a US supplier and then forward that component to an overseas vendor to add additional components to finish the product and then import the finished product back to the US, do I need to declare the cost of the US purchased component in the dutiable value? The invoice […]
QUESTION: Has the membership ever encountered instances where assists are applicable to finished goods exported intercompany or to end customers? If so, please provide examples? ========== Answer: If I read your question carefully, you are asking whether an assist is applicable to finished goods exported (but you don’t say from where). First, there are a […]
QUESTION: Our corporate Office is located in the U.S. and engineering drawings/design are being completed fully or partially by one of our sister companies in Costa Rica for manufacturing at another sister company in China. Our sister company in Costa Rica is also providing molds to the China manufacturing operation. Are the drawings/designs considered […]
