Export Compliance

Questions and answers about Export Compliance

  • QUESTION ON RISKS FOR FCA INCOTERM

      Question:   How does the membership mitigate the risk of using FCA Incoterms when selling to a foreign customer, in terms of being responsible for the export filing but not having a relationship/control with the buyers forwarder.  If the customer’s forwarder makes any changes to the routing which would be required to be changed […]

  • SPECIALLY DESIGNATION COMPONENTS

      Question: We make and export “machines” that are highly controlled in the CCL for NS reasons.  The ECCN includes the machine and “specially designed components therefor.”  We export the machines under IVLs obtained from BIS.  Once in a while we receive orders for spare parts.  Sometimes it’s a component like a door latch for […]

  • SPECIALLY DESIGNATION COMPONENTS

      Question: We make and export “machines” that are highly controlled in the CCL for NS reasons.  The ECCN includes the machine and “specially designed components therefor.”  We export the machines under IVLs obtained from BIS.  Once in a while we receive orders for spare parts.  Sometimes it’s a component like a door latch for […]

  • SPECIALLY DESIGNATION COMPONENTS

      Question: We make and export “machines” that are highly controlled in the CCL for NS reasons.  The ECCN includes the machine and “specially designed components therefor.”  We export the machines under IVLs obtained from BIS.  Once in a while we receive orders for spare parts.  Sometimes it’s a component like a door latch for […]

  • Export Audit

      Question: In regard to an internal export audit. Does any members who perform internal export audits for their organization have information of a site that provides data elements for an export audit? I’ve not been able to locate a site that provides such data elements or a seminar/training session to attend. There’s a lot […]

  • Export Audit

      Question: In regard to an internal export audit. Does any members who perform internal export audits for their organization have information of a site that provides data elements for an export audit? I’ve not been able to locate a site that provides such data elements or a seminar/training session to attend. There’s a lot […]

  • EIN

      Question: I would like to ask the membership if anyone knows if there are any compliance risks associated with having two separate EIN#’s for imports and exports for a company? Say a company wishes to import under one EIN# (XYZ Company) but then export under (XYZ Sales Company). Is that possible without any CBP […]

  • End User Declaration

      Question: For Commerce controlled products, how long does the trade community renew their end use declarations/BIS-711? Who is the responsible party to sign these declarations – purchaser (sold to), distributor (ship to) or the actual end user who may not be your customer? Just trying to do a little information survey.

  • ERP SOFTWARE CAPABILITIES

      Question:   My company is looking at various ERP systems to purchase and I am putting together a wish list of capabilities around International Trade Compliance. I am seeking input from the membership on something’s I may not have thought about. My list will consist of “must haves” and “like to haves” you might […]

  • ERP SOFTWARE CAPABILITIES

      Question:   My company is looking at various ERP systems to purchase and I am putting together a wish list of capabilities around International Trade Compliance. I am seeking input from the membership on something’s I may not have thought about. My list will consist of “must haves” and “like to haves” you might […]