QUESTION: Why is Chinese customs so interested in whether the US, Mexico or Canada applies preferential duty treatment to US imports? Is this a sudden interest or am I just now hearing about it from my Chinese counterparts because they’re getting asked? ************ Answers: One of the reasons for the Chinese to be interested on […]
QUESTION: Any members know of publicly available sites, not subscription or paid, where the China HTS and Customs rulings can be found ? ========== Answers: https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/countries_e/china_e.htm ========== Just found the site of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council – information is free when you register Online search on China import tariff rates on all categories of […]
QUESTION: We have a bonded warehouse in China. We regularly ship goods to this warehouse where the goods are stored until our end customer in China places an order. When the Chinese company places an order, the goods are removed from the warehouse and the Chinese company makes entry and pays any duty due. Goods […]
QUESTION: We have been approached by our customer to provide a value on the country of origin certificate related to China Peru FTA. Under 19 CFR 10.195 – Country of origin criteria value means the value of a good or material for purposes of calculating customs duties or for purposes of applying this subpart per […]
QUESTION: We were asked to supply a lot of information about how we manufacture one of our products in order to comply with the “CCC Labeling Requirement” (China Compulsory Certificate). I am concerned about our Intellectual Property being at risk if we provide this information to China Customs. How have others dealt with this requirement? […]
QUESTION: Does anyone know if it’s legal to export cars (including new and used) from U.S. to China? There were some articles on the website saying it was illegal to export luxury cars into China. ———————– ANSWER: Depends on what you mean by illegal and which country’s laws you are referring too. In the […]
QUESTION: Is there an English translated version of the China HTS for Ch. 64 specifically? ========== Answer: If online, you can try this website: http://www.e-to-china.com/tariff_changes/ ==========
QUESTION: We export a product all over the world under a specific HS code. Either ourselves or our distributors are the IOR in various different countries. We have rulings from 5 separate countries that all agree to our HS code. Our distributor in China obtained a ruling from a 3rd party ruling provider in China […]
QUESTION: A customer in China had their forwarder change the amount on invoice to less than the transaction value (price paid/payable), and they indicate that is because it is good for customer clearance in china, and that it won’t bring us any trouble. Please confirm that the company in China is incorrect and advise […]
QUESTION: Can any of the members tell me if the following notice just concerns agriculture shipments, or is it all shipments? Chinese Authorities have issued further information regarding actions to prevent Zika from spreading to China. All shipments from certain countries are subject to anti-mosquito treatment. An updated list of the countries of origin affected […]
QUESTION: I know that historically China has not been receptive to allowing CBP auditors into the country for the purpose of auditing suppliers and other supply chain partners for C-TPAT compliance. How does this affect C-TPAT validations/revalidations in Hong Kong? Are members of the ICPA seeing audits in this special administration region? ========== Answers: We […]
