China

QUESTION: I am certain that the trade community has now started to see potential hits in your Denied Party Screening software regarding the China companies OFAC has flagged under the most recent Executive Order 13959, specifically related to financial transactions involving stock purchases, etc… Can someone in the trade community clarify that this E.O. is […]

QUESTION: Finding technical details for the Chinese Export Controls, that went into effect Dec. 1, 2020, has been frustrating.  There are plenty of blog-type articles about the regulation, but little clarity on how to classify a product.  One source seemed to think tariff codes would be used, rather than Dual Use codes or ECCNs.  Anyone […]

QUESTION: We issued a PO to a manufacturer in China. The terms of the PO were that the entire order would ship to our company in the U.S. and we would pay in US$. Sales contacted us and asked if a portion of the order could be shipped to a new customer in China. The […]

QUESTION: Does the China government allow for post entry corrections?  I have a customer that claims we short shipped them and want us to pay the duties and taxes on the quantity they said we didn’t ship them. We have offer to ship replacements, reluctantly, but have asked them to correct the original entry and […]

QUESTION: Our company is designing a HVAC system in Hong Kong that will be produced in Mexico and imported into the U.S. The company producing the product in Mexico will be responsible for sourcing most components that will be incorporated into the system. However, beyond the design work we are doing in Hong Kong, we […]

QUESTION: Q: We are looking at having our China supplier of annular screws ship to our sister company in Shanghai. Then possibly having our sister company sell to us but ship to the third-party customer in a third-country. This could be Canada, Mexico, or somewhere else in Latin America or Asia. If the price on […]

QUESTION: Our Chinese customer is asking for the production dates of the parts we’re shipping to them. They are saying this is for Customs clearance. We ship to China frequently and haven’t encountered this before. Is anyone aware of this requirement and its background? ========== Answer: I’ve never been requested to provide production dates and […]

QUESTION: My company is relatively new on the Chinese tariffs 232 and 301. I am having the difficulty in coming out with an alternative solution. Our vendor from China received a credit of returned of goods but doesn’t want to create a credit note reflecting that refund instead they want to adjust our products by […]

QUESTION: Is there a link to China HTS Book, similar to our USITC website for US. Trying to validate the duty rates for hts code for importing into China, rather have a reliable source from China Government website, especially due to the US/China retaliatory tariff. %%%%%%%%%% ANSWERS: http://gss.mof.gov.cn/zhengwuxinxi/zhengcefabu/201812/t20181229_3111629.html %%%%%%%%%% The one below is subscription required, […]

QUESTION: We’ve been hearing rumors that the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Communist Government in China will result in delays in courier and FF delivery as well as Chinese customs clearances. Has anyone in the logistics/customs area heard anything about this? Will there be a closure of govt operations in China for a […]

QUESTION: I am trying to find a comprehensive list of HTS codes that will be impacted by the Chinese government’s proposed 5-10% duty rate increase on December 15, 2019. A 5-10% range is not helpful, unless one is using a conservative “worse case scenario” analysis. I am hoping to find specific proposed rates per HS […]