Customs Responsibilities

Question: I’m a licensed broker working solely for one IOR and do not ‘conduct customs business’ under my license, only as an employee for the IOR.  I don’t presently have a national permit.How much can you ‘help’ someone at another company to prepare their filing in CAPE before it is considered customs business?Specifically, if you […]

Question: My boss wants to develop a matrix for what would fall under Global Trade Compliance responsibilities, US Trade Compliance responsibilities, Regional (EU, LATAM, APAC) Trade Compliance responsibilities and individual Trade Compliance responsibilities.Any ideas?Also, he wants the EU regional TC person to be the backup for the US TC person.  Aren’t there some restrictions on […]

Question: We have recently acquired another company. They will maintain their own tax ID and IRS number and will continue to operate as a separate legal entity. Are there any considerations or potential issues we should be aware of when conducting customs business on behalf of the acquired company? The acquired company does not have […]

Question: We are in the pharma/vaccine industry. We import clinical trial (CT) materials into the US from the manufacturer and send them to a 3rd party vendor who manages our clinical trials in the US and other countries. This 3rd party vendor ships the CT materials to CT sites in other countries.  We own the […]

Question: We are looking at having our first summer intern. For those of you that have used an intern on your teams previously can you please share what you had them doing? How did you ensure by the end of the summer they had an understanding of trade compliance? Job descriptions and/or program details are […]

Question: A bit of an unconventional question– I’m a US citizen who recently ‘imported’ my wife from Canada. As a new Permanent Resident, she packed her belongings into a U-Haul and we drove it all across the bridge from Sarnia, Ontario to Port Huron, Michigan. This included her personally owned vehicle. Now as we attempt […]

Question: So, I had a POA with the last company I worked for doing the following activities. When is a POA necessary from your current employer to conduct “Customs Business” Preparing documents for ISF/Customs entry as well as filing both as a self-filer Responding to CF28 US Goods Returned Declarations as well as preparing the import […]

Question: I manage intl trade for a US chemical importer.  We have two subsidiary companies in the US who manage their own import operations under their own EIN #s, but there is a SLA between parent-subsidiary where we assist with import compliance.   In the past I have assisted with HTS classification review and responses to […]

Question: Dear members, I need to prepare a Global Customs Compliance Policy for my company.  Has any of the members have written this type of Policy at a Global level rather than only from a US perspective. Can anyone share what content should be considered given the global aspect? Have you had a consultant or […]

Question: While there is ample discussion on the ideal placement of the trade compliance department within organizations, little attention has been given to the increasing interactions between compliance/ethics departments and trade compliance. Particularly in larger organizations, these compliance and ethics departments are expanding their role in trade oversight, often collaborating with Legal, and I am […]

I have been asked by a non related importer to help them with understanding Ch 98 entries and how to use the Ch 98 provision. Please tell me which of these activities below are considered conducting customs business if I choose to help them. 1. Develop work instructions and procedures for the importer, along with […]