Entry

QUESTION: If we find a 214 error while auditing a 7501, should we feel comfortable amending the 214 if it is 3 months old? 1 year old? Should the type of error play a role in the decision to amend –  weight, value, classification? What is the risk of amending “old” e214’s? ************* Answers: If […]

QUESTION: Does anyone know if a formal import is required when shipping goods from the US to a US Territory, in particular I am looking at US Virgin Islands and Northern Mariana Islands?  I’ve tried calling Customs and kept getting transferred without receiving an actual answer.  I also did quite a bit of research online […]

QUESTION: For shipments that travel through a Canadian port via Rail, is it true that each container is reissued a Rail Bill of Lading (B/L) and re-manifested ? We have 3 containers on one BOL. Can a broker file multiple entries to one shipment ?  I was told by the broker the shipments are manifested separately […]

QUESTION: Goods are exported by ocean from China to Canada, and are then transported in bond via rail to the US.   No customs entry is made in Canada.  Goods are trans-shipped via Canada only.   What is the country of export for reporting purposes on the 7501?  China or Canada? ========== Answers: Interesting..rail shipments […]

QUESTION: For Informal entries, is the relationship status (related/not related) required to be listed?   Our broker (express courier) will not put the relationship status on the 7501 for any informal entries.   We have asked them to add it and they will not, simply stating it’s not necessary.   Has anyone else encountered this, […]

QUESTION: Is there a way to legally group multiple trailers crossing into the US on the same business day into one 7501 that covers all activity on that day? Is there a way to do for a given week (without using an FTZ)? ********** Answers: There is a special entry procedure described in 19 CFR […]

QUESTION: Multiple  low value invoices (under $2500 each) for the same part are shipped from the same supplier, to the same Ultimate Consignee on the same MAWB.   Does the broker file: a) 1 formal entry since the total of the invoices exceeds $2500, or b) Multiple informals due to  different  HAWBs. c) Multiple formals, […]

QUESTION: I have started checking PO’s that we issue to suppliers and many times I see a domestic party listed as the Supplier on the PO yet we are acting as the IOR and entering the goods into the US from the domestic suppliers foreign party overseas. It is mostly for shipments coming from Asia. […]

QUESTION: We currently issue our 7501’s to match our commercial invoices line by line. So if multiple line items have the same HTS number, it will repeat similarly on the entry.   Would reducing the number of lines on an entry by utilizing the “squeeze” process to consolidate repetitive HTS numbers decrease the possibility of […]

QUESTION: Could someone define Exporting Country relating to the CF7501 CBP Declaration. CBP Form Instructions – Block 14 – Exporting Country – “The country of exportation is the country of which the merchandise was last part of the commerce and from which the merchandise was shipped to the U.S. without contingency of diversion” . Our […]