Question: It is common practice for our company to issue upward or downward transfer pricing adjustments (TPAs) to our related parties. Transfer pricing agreements are established with a principal-distributor relationship. TPAs are most often issued on an annual fiscal basis and have potential to also be issued on a quarterly basis when market supply and […]
Question: Am I required to correct the export date on an EEI filing if it ends up that the actual export date is different from what was put on the pre-departure EEI filing? Same question for the departure port – if we assumed the package was going to leave from our local port, but the […]
Question: As of recent, we’ve had some push back from ocean carriers to display the ITN on the bill of lading. In accordance with 15 CFR §30.7, it’s my understanding that the proof of filing, e.g. ITN, or an exception must be annotated on the bill of lading. The SI is submitted with the ITN […]
Question: My employer exports large machinery. When shipping a complete machine to MX, there can be as many as 55 trucks and they often ship over a 3–4-week span. We do not provide itemized invoices to the customer, we invoice them for the single machine. We do, however provide itemized packing lists for each truck, […]
Question: Hello Members, my company exports large machines where as many as 55 trucks are shipped across the border for one complete machine. This often happens over a span of several weeks. Looking at the EEI filing regulations, I do not see any guidance on multi-truck shipments and how the EEI filings should be handled. […]
Question: For the GTS users out there- how do you maintain the CCL Country Chart? Do you manually create this? Do you purchase it as content? Answer 1: First, each unique P/N is set up with the applicable EAR or ITAR classification in master data. For GTS, we set up what we refer to as […]
Question: Is the ITN number required on the BOL for Brazil Shipment? Our company is initiating a Export shipment to a Customer in Brazil where we will act as USPPI. the shipment is sold FOB and bills of lading will be issued by the agents at the respective discharge ports in Brazil. After completing the […]
Question: We’ve upgraded to a new system and can no longer “see” the original EXW/FCA Shipping Plant values. We used to be able to see the customer EXW value prior to the addition of handling, inland transport, fuel surcharge, ocean transport, ocean fuel surcharges, etc, which rolled up into an all-in C/D-term selling value. Now, […]
Question: We export a commodity in a container that has been determined to be an Instrument of International Traffic (IIT). The IIT and its contents are quite valuable and each exceeds $2500. The following question arose recently and we are looking for a regulation-based answer but have been unable to find one. We searched Census’s […]
Question: We export a commodity in a container that has been determined to be an Instrument of International Traffic (IIT). The IIT and its contents are quite valuable and each exceeds $2500. The following question arose recently and we are looking for a regulation-based answer but have been unable to find one. We searched Census’s […]
Question: We have multiple customers in Mexico who request their shipments be drop shipped to Laredo TX. As the USPPI / Seller are we responsible to have the EEI filed? If so, can you recommend how can we gain the transportation details timely in order to have our agent file the EEI? Answer 1: I would […]
Question: When we sell and export product(s) to our subsidiaries overseas we are the USPPI and our subs are the FPPI. For EEI reporting we report our subs as the FPPI/ultimate consignee and the destination is typically a dedicated storage facility. We do not typically know who or where they will sell to at the […]
