Our purchasing dept when issuing a purchase order to a foreign supplier (who may be an affilate) does nothing different than when they issue that PO to a US company supplier. My question is, what kind of information would you want to see on your PO for items being purchased outside of the US ? […]
We are about to import a knitted garment that was previously classified as 6110.30.3059. The previous shipments were manufactured in Australia thus quota did not apply. I also have ruling # NY M84833 on this style and Customs ruled this garment was not constructed by that particular manufacturer as per note 6. Customs also mistakenly […]
We do ocean shipping with containers being delivered to our warehouse from the rail. Trucker of choice bills broker who marks up bill and bills me. I am switching to the trucker sending their freight bills directly to my freight payment center and saving money. Broker says they no longer need to issue a DO […]
A general question on the need/requirements for packing lists. We’ve always requested a packing list from our vendors as part of the required document package. Our customs broker has approached us to ask if they need to continue to make sure that this documents is including, citing that it’s not a customs requirement. Do other […]
Does anyone have the Instructions (English Language) on how to fill in a Certificate of Origin applicable to U.S. CAFTA -DR? I have the Spanish Version however in need to train English Speaking Parties on how to implement. Thank you,
When applying for a DSP-5 in furtherance of an agreement, where does the guidance state it is required that the agreement number must be on the customer’s purchase order?
We have recently begun consolidating shipments from vendors in India, Thailand, Italy and Isreal. Last year our forwarder in Italy told us according to Italian law they had to cut an individual house air waybill for each vendor. One master, but separate house bills. This causes us to pay for separate customs entries here in […]
I am trying to get a better understanding of when a forwarder should require an export POA from exporters. Are there any clear understanding of this, e.g. the regulations, exceptions, etc?
I am trying to get a better understanding of when a forwarder should require an export POA from exporters. Are there any clear understanding of this, e.g. the regulations, exceptions, etc?
I have not been able to discern a difference between a customs invoice & a commerical invoice. Does anyone in the group have information they would share if there are differences that exist.
Does China still require a wood packing certificate upon import. Our company uses a statement on the commercial invoice for all other countries. Would this be acceptable in China?
