Question: Does the Department of Commerce make unannounced visits and if so what type of identification would they provide? A badge? What is the protocol for when they visit? Answer 1: Yes, they may make unannounced visits, and such a visit could be under a subpoena or search warrant. They will present formal ID (including […]
Question: As a company, we are 99% import and 1% export, of which 99% of the time is EAR99. But there is that one export that may require a license review, or, NLR reviews due to license exceptions, etc… Because of this rarity, I simply do not have a sufficient number of export events that […]
Question: My company “A” is trying to establish a direct shipment to our subsidiary company in Mexico “B” and their customers. It has been proposed that we use EXW but I am not entirely versed in which INCO terms are better than others. I have heard that it is IMPOSSIBLE to use EXW and that […]
Question: We are a US retail company with an export compliance process in which we perform denied party screening, classification, and other export compliance functions once a customer declares their intent to export the product after purchase in case we are viewed as the USPPI. We also waive the sales tax as part of this […]
Question: Drop Shipment question under the following scenario: Incoterm: EXW Factory A) US exporter of record / Seller B) Sold to party in Amsterdam C) Importer of record in Italy (customer of B) B has sold to C at a higher price than A sold to B. I understand that A is the US exporter […]
Question: I am working with a company that is interested in exporting its export-controlled design and production technology (entire manufacturing program) for ECCN 6A003 cameras to Japan. The ECCN 6E001 and 6E002 technical date/technology for the design and production of the 6A003 camera does not require a license for export to Japan, however for many […]
Question: So wondering how Members handle Compliance Risk and communicating the importance. I just recently (about a year) started a new company lower level position (not Management). Very heavy into Exports and a pretty good amount of Imports. I have many years of experience on the import/export side (20years) Import Heavy, some on the export […]
Question: Hi all, New member with what I hope isn’t a stupid question. I’m looking to ship an FDA-cleared device into the US that has yet to achieve FCC certification. We are currently waiting on the results of a waiver request. Is this possible? If so, I’d appreciate it if someone could help with guidance […]
Question: We are a US based company with a factory in China. We have a distributor in Egypt who is purchasing OEM equipment from our factory. The China factory is the shipper, the US based company is the seller. The distributor will be the importer into Egypt. We are selling electronic components that are classifiable […]
Question: Is there a regulation that states the ECCN / HTS must be on the customs invoice or export documentation? A general disagreement continues at my organization. The information is required in the AES filing. Regulations say we have to notify our customer if an item is controlled (EAR/ITAR); however, I cannot find that the […]
Question: The company I work for does not have a compliance department or manual to reference. In my role, I confirm the international orders from our sales team, consisting of US and foreign nationals who are based in the US and internationally. I process and prepare the orders, arrange shipping which may include filing ACE/EEI […]
Question: We are working on updating our Customs Invoice/commercial invoice for export (including border Crossing) and would like to get some feedback on the Harmonized code to include on the invoice. We are discussing in adding the 6 digit level or the 10 digit level from our database. Looking for a regulation and business best […]
