A major importer is seeking comments and information from ICPA members on “outsourcing” all or part of the import operations related tasks. Specifically, the importer seeks feedback on the following: 1. If your company has outsourced all or part of its import operations, how did you arrive at this decision? The decision was made largely […]
Can you please send an email out to the group requesting any templates that an importer may have used to revoke a power of attorney?
I have an unknown shipper in Windsor that would like to truck shipments across the border and fly out of DTW on NW. The physical address is in Canada. In order to fly these shipments on our aircraft I have to qualify them as a Known Shipper. In order to complete this process I have […]
Under the direction of a new Procurement Director, our company is looking into selecting a new 3PL. In the past, the 3PL which we have worked with was not very internationally in tune, thus we took away that piece of the business from them – they only handled our domestic freight. In fact, we found […]
A US company is importing software on CD-ROM and related user guides into Canada as a Non-Resident importer of record. The CD-ROM’s and the user guides are being stored into a third party warehouse. The value for customs is based on the replacement cost of the material ($5/CD & $10/Book). The Intellectual Value of the […]
My company has asked me to lead a team to determine the advantages and disadvantages of bringing our brokerage activities in-house. Would anyone be willing to share with me their experiences with regard to compliance, software/hardware requirements, staffing, expenses, licensing, record-keeping, etc. that they encountered during the process? I’m not sure where to begin….
Question: Does any member have a format they use to bid out their freight and / or brokerage services they would be willing to share?
Question: On Canada shipments being imported into US, we have been notified by our customs broker that they want to charge us a fee, to declare our US imports as having no FDA issues or “FDA Processing Disclaim”. Has anyone heard of this fee or is being charge this fee? Where in the Regs does […]
Question: I have a brokerage filer reflected on my ITRAC data, clearing on my company’s behalf which I am not familiar with. When I try to call them to determine what is going on, the number is disconnected. I cannot find them by searching the internet. They still show up on the broker filer list […]
Thanks to the group, I have several leads on finding a new border broker. My company has never paid much attention to broker evaluations and negotiations. They have always focused on the freight side of the transaction. So I find myself without any tools to evaluate a new supplier. If anyone has an example of […]
Question: Does anyone have a template for periodic audits they perform of their export freight forwarders?
Does anyone have a broker contract template they would be able to share with me? Our contracts have always been written for freight forwarders, with little language about brokerage. I need to generate something quickly and hope the membership can help me out.
