• Duty Rates Q&A 6

    Are shipments to a U.S. military base overseas subject to the duties/taxes of the host country? I’m interested in any experiences of members in this area whether dealing directly with base personnel or with contractor firms on base. Just for clarification, this is not about mailing cookies to soldiers or using APO addresses. Thanks!

  • Duty Rates Q&A 7

    have read of the pertinent regulations but still have questions regarding what is dutiable and what is non-dutiable. If your foreign shipper has items such as tooling, quality testing, or documentation itemized on their invoice along with the product, are any of these items dutiable? I already know these items do not meet the definition […]

  • Duty Rates Q&A 8

    An Employee in our Traffic Department has stated an up charge by Customs for items (ceramic tablewear)labeled with “Hotel” would result in a 25% duty rate. I apologize if this is an old question for you, but I’m very new to the Customs Compliance field. The line of products we are planning on importing is […]