QUESTION: STAFFING QUESTION. We are a bulk product manufacturer with 6 plants in 3 countries. We ship to customers in over 70 countries. Around $700 million in sales. Our trade compliance dept. is responsible for all the trade compliance for imports and exports worldwide. About 400 imports and 5,000 exports per year. Not many new […]
QUESTION: I need to start documenting our trade compliance program in the form of creating written policies, procedures, work instructions in certain areas.(i.e. Free Trade Agreements , HTS Classification, Jurisdiction and Classification, Export Authorizations, EEI filings, Export Recordkeeping, and Export License requirements. The company is enquiring about the ability to “outsource” this activity due to […]
QUESTION: I’ve been invited to the table and asked for Trade Compliance input on revising our corporate Terms and Conditions.If you were in the room, what would you ask for? Trade Compliance-wise, what’s your best case scenario? What do you want/need in your Ts and Cs? Reach for the sky. ************* Answers: Below are documents […]
QUESTION: We are a multinational company with manufacturing facilities in the UK, Germany, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Sweden, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, South Korea, Japan and the US. Our Trade Compliance Dept. is seated at Corporate in the U.S., we are currently facing an overload of regulatory issues due to both an increase of inter-company collaboration […]
QUESTION: Our company is looking to expand its internal audit program to include ITAR and Import/Export Compliance. I have never worked for a company that has trade compliance integrated into internal audit. It has always been a director or manager of trade compliance that acts as the “auditor” in most cases for the trade compliance […]
QUESTION: I am looking for time studies of various Compliance functions. For example, on average, how long does it take to classify a product in the HTS? I realize that when you are classifying items, some will be very easy, but some are very complex, and will require a lot of time. If anyone has […]
QUESTION: My company wants me to benchmark trade compliance departments with other firms. I’d appreciate if the trade community share their company’s trade compliance organizational structure. What is the name of your department? Is it broken out by role & function; such as import / export / CTPAT / NAFTA / FTZ roles? […]
QUESTION: We are looking at realigning our trade compliance function at corporate and each of our separate legal entities (20+). Corporate is a holding company and each of the companies we oversee in the US are separate legal entities. There are concerns corporate will not be able to assist the legal entities with certain activities […]
QUESTION: I’ve been doing other forms of compliance ( FDA, CDC mostly) for the last 2 years. I’m looking seriously at getting back into import compliance for an importer who needs somebody who knows their way around the FDA and the import side. Can I get a suggested reading list for: – Changes resulting from the move […]
QUESTION: Does anyone with the membership have experience with dealing with Tollers? If so is there a check list of the due diligence items required for Tollers. Is there anything specific from trade compliance stand point? ========== Answer: I am assuming that you are referring to a supplier that processes raw materials or semi-finished goods […]
Question: I am being asked to provide training on trade compliance in general to the business overseas. I think sanctioned screening may be the subject of interest. Any recommendations from our membership and or trainings templates that you willing to share ? Also, I would appreciate if any of our membership have any DOs […]
Question: We just went through a thorough Customs audit and have identified the areas where improvement and change is needed. The current person in charge of imports does not have the knowledge to accurately do the job. Compliance has suggested several times that we hire someone competent in import compliance, but time and time again […]
