QUESTION: We have a customer in the Middle East who requires both a commercial invoice and certificate of origin to be attested by the chamber of commerce in the country of origin of the product. The product is ordered through our US office, who in turn places an order with an unrelated supplier in China. […]
QUESTION: Are there any requirements regarding where US Customs documentation must be generated? Many of our commercial invoices for US Exports are generated by our Customer Service team in Mexico. Adhering to Responsible Supervision, I do have access to those documents to view and audit. Appreciate your comments. ========== Answer: On exports you are OK […]
QUESTION: I have taken over less than a year ago as the customs manager at a company and have been trying to obtain complete entry package records from a current broker for almost as long. The broker requirement is to send complete scanned entry packages (3461, 7501, commercial invoices, BOL/AWB, certificates, their invoice, etc.) to […]
Question: We purchase from a company in China who has a location in Hong Kong. The items we purchase physically ship from the location in Hong Kong, though their country of origin is China. A part of our purchase agreement is that we agree to pay the Chinese company for the transport costs from China […]
Question: I am being asked to provide an Export Trade Control Order (Japanese regulation) certificate for a certain product. While I’m able to find information online about the Japanese Export Trade Control Order, I’m unable to find any information related to a certificate pertaining to this order. I’m also unable to find any examples. The […]
Question: I’m not familiar with master bill of ladings and house bill of ladings and don’t quite understand them. A supplier shipped 3 containers under one commercial invoice. All containers departed on the same vessel. The shipment ended up being booked under 3 separate master bills and therefore my broker is telling me that 3 […]
Question: We have seen a couple of times recently where we are notified in transit that the quantity ordered, booked and shown on the bill of lading is not the quantity that shipped for some reason. Then when we push back to get them to correct documents to what actually shipped so we can clear […]
Question: Looking to see how other importers are handling documentation for their import supply chain. We utilize both steamship lines and handful of forwarders We are a medium size importer (3000-3700 containers per year). Right now, documentation is a manual process, meaning it is emailed from suppliers (over 100 suppliers) to us. We enter into […]
Question: Is there a preference or regulation that dictates what address to use for Block 26 on the 7501 for the IOR name and address? Situation: Entries for my company shows the address for the corporation as either the physical address from the bond or the mailing address from the bond. This is different than […]
Question: I believe that if a forwarder , etc., hires a broker to do a clearance for you they are required to put a copy of the original broker billing with their billing to you – per the Customs Regulations. How about an informal entry (not an express courier) where the outsourced broker makes themselves […]
Question: I was hoping to get a better understanding of the difference between a Certificate of Conformance and an 8130. My company currently imports Overhauled parts from Canada into the US. When these parts are overhauled, an 8130 is produced in accordance with FAA regulations. Our company uses that 8130 to utilize the “Product Eligible […]
Question: I would like to know if you print the full 10 digit HTS code on commercial documents or do you only print the first six digits. We would like to know what most companies do, as we have been discussing both options. ========== Answers: We print the full 10 digit HTS code on our […]
