Can a licensed broker, working as an agency contract employee (Company A), conduct any type of customs business on behalf of Company B for which the licensed broker is not an employee? The 2 companies are not related. Company B utilizes the services of a shared service agreement (Company C) which is related. Company C […]
Question: Looking for advice on how to effectively expand a company’s geographical scope of international trade compliance. My responsibility is expanding from North American compliance to include worldwide operations. The company is multinational, incorporated in Europe, with US headquarters and worldwide operations. Compliance is controlled from the US, which has more stringent requirements than other […]
Question: What challenges have other companies had when going to IRS suffixes for different business units and if they are happy with the decision to use suffixes.
I would like to ask those members who have a CBP National Account Manager how they would characterize their relationship with their account manager? Beyond keeping an eye on your company’s compliance activity, what types of support and services does the account manager provide? Do they provide you any import reports, assist with identifying flagged […]
We are a medium size retail importer and in the process to develop our own Customs Compliance Manual. Question: any member would like to share their experience/suggestion/template/web link on how to develop a importer’s compliance manual? Should it be better to outsource to a 3rd party consultant or self-develop?
What is the memberships’ opinion on the job description for the following titles? * Traffic Manager * Import/Export Manager * Compliance Manager I ask because my position is responsible for domestic and international freight (in and outbound) as well as compliance (trade and security). My company’s outbound is primarily domestic, while the inbound is about […]
I am looking for how other large importers, with many decentralized locations, that have many different product families, have or how they are in the process of setting up an import compliance program. Did you have a third party Compliance Expert take the lead in setting up your program, or did someone within the company […]
I would like to ask the membership how their company handles personal shipments, such as gifts, to foreign destinations. Do you have a basic form the employees fill out? Does it require them to provide a detailed description of each item, the country of origin, the value of each item? We are making every effort […]
At your firm, is the import/export/trade compliance department responsible for performing analysis on products to determine eligibility with the following programs: Government Services Admin list, Buy America Act, & Trade Agreement Act? If yes, do you have dedicated staff for this function? If not, what department in your organization performs this type of analysis? Do […]
I was asked by one of our sales people if there is a standard cost allowance that figures in the responsibilities for managing customs compliance. This is in addition to the cost of freight, brokerage, duties, etc. I’m not aware of anything like this. Does anyone in the membership know if their sales people take […]
Question: Does anyone have any articles, power points, news stories or white paper to management (minus the company details) that they are willing to share regarding the role of trade compliance professionals in companies?
GLOBAL TARIFF MANAGEMENT: Can anyone provide an overview of how their multi-national organization manages global classification of products? Some examples of information I’m hoping to receive are: How many resources worldwide are responsible for this task, compared to how many products are offered or total employees? Where in the organization do these employees report (ie. […]
