Question: We currently have a distribution agreement with a European distributor for EAR99 products. While we know the countries covered under this agreement, we believe it is important to closely monitor where deliveries are ultimately going—particularly in Eastern European countries. This is especially critical when goods are shipped under EXW terms, as visibility can be […]
Question: Was wondering how the community handles statements like the following when asked who the end user and country of ultimate destination is “We have no way to get you ultimate destination information” To me that is a huge red flag. Answer 1: I don’t know where you are based but in the UK we […]
Question: I have a U.S. product (value $1,000) I need to export to the Netherlands to have a process ($2,000) completed. The process will not change the C of O. I will then import the product back to the U.S. How can I bring this product back and only pay duties on the process and […]
Question: Hi – we are a midsize business that sells a “low-risk” commodity to foreign customers, and these situations the shipments are routed transactions, Incoterm Ex Works (EXW). Aside from providing the necessary data elements to file AES, screening all partners in the transaction, and ensuring any contract agreements specifically call out the responsibilities of […]
Question: Do exports out of the UK require a destination control statement on the invoice? US exports require a DCS for goods subject to ITAR and EAR. Curious if a similar requirement is in place for shipments exporting from UK. Goods are manufactured by our UK subsidiary in UK. We are US based company. I […]
Question: On 6/13/2025, the ICPA posted “Answers to Question on Shipper – BL”, and there were 2 responses. The question was regarding what party should be listed as the Shipper on the BL when the terms are FCA/FAS. I would like to ask for answers to this same question but for the scenario where the […]
Question: We are facing a frustrating issue with who should be listed as the “Shipper” in the bills of lading and would appreciate any suggestions for improvement. We sell EAR99 products under Incoterms (FCA, FAS) that place the responsibility for main ocean carriage on the foreign buyer. However, the buyer’s steamship line issues bills of […]
Question: Hello! So, if we get a purchase order from a company in Indonesia (email used for actual order no hard copy PO) but they request us to ship to a forwarder in Singapore, what are the risks involved? I do not like the fact that we are the USPPI for this type of transaction […]
Question: Does anyone in the membership have a general DFARS requirement checklist in Excel that they’d be willing to share? Answer 1: This might be helpful. Good luck. https://www.icpainc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/FAR-Review.pdf
Question: Our company sells and ships USML and CCL items to other companies outside the U.S.; most of these items go via FedEx. How do you determine the U.S. Port of Export (to be put into AES)? Sometimes it’s Memphis, but recently some of our items heading to the Pacific stop in Honolulu first. How […]
Question: Good afternoon, Does anyone know if UK export control applies for shipment from UK mainland to Gibraltar? Currently we export non dual-use goods, but we may export such products in the future. Many thanks. Answer 1: Export control does apply for export from the UK to Gibraltar. On SPIRE you can verify this by […]
Question: We are a US exporter and have a customer requesting that we list EU HS codes (provided by the customer) on the documents. Is there a specific law that requires this? Would you have any concerns doing this? In our current state, we do not have the bandwidth to actively monitor these codes for […]
