Export Valuation

Questions and answers about Export Valuation

  • Pakistan Import Value and Weight Limit for Clinical Trial

    Question: I was exporting clinical investigational materials from the US to Pakistan and was told that the values should be under USD 300 and the weight should be under 50kg. If not, there will be a problem at the time of clearance of the shipment in Pakistan. I will be going over these limits for […]

  • Value on the DSP-5 for foreign employee technical data tranfer

    Question: When completing the DSP-5 for a foreign national employee that will be working on a project requiring access to ITAR controlled technical data, what value does your company use? Note 2 for block 12 Value in DSP-5 Guidelines state:  “Value for technical data cannot be identified as $0 but rather should reflect reproduction, processing […]

  • Valuation for Export License

    Question: Situation is as follows: Minor Series 600 parts being imported into the USA from Europe. Parts then to be temporarily exported to Mexico using license exception TMP [EAR 740.9(a)(8)] to a Mexico IMMEX facility for integration into a series 600 component that is brought back to USA and then exported back to same European […]

  • VALUATION ON SALES TO CANADA

    QUESTION: We are setting up sales to Canada and Mexico from US legal entities. We are planning to structure the sale the following way: US Manufacturer legal entities sell to one US Corporate legal entity US Corporate legal entity sells to customer in Canada Canadian customer acts as an importer of record, or US Corporate […]

  • VALUE FOR EXPORT – RESEARCH ITEMS

    QUESTION: Company A pays Company B to manufacture a chemical composition (proprietary) which will be used for research and (pharma) testing. Both companies are located in the US. Company A pays Company B for the product in a domestic transaction. Company A pays C, a non-related company in the EU to provide testing on the […]

  • SOFTWARE EXPORT VALUATION

    QUESTION: Ruling HQ 547946 indicates the value of imported software should be based on the medium (disc or thumb drive) only and not the value of the loaded software.  Does this logic carry over to filing the EEI for an export shipment? =========== Answers: Yes. Interesting if you think about it. If the EEI filings […]

  • Export valuation and controls for various machinery shipment

    QUESTION: My organization is preparing to ship, from the current US location : an assembly line with various specially designed machines, and a machining line with several varieties of specially designed CNC controlled spindle lathes, robodrills, broaching and milling machines, to our parent in Japan. This is considered a transfer and I believe we are […]

  • Value for Export

      Question: My company has agreed to assume the risk and responsibility for an export transaction for a product that we sell to them domestically. The company we sell to, sells the product for export, however we have a business agreement that we will direct ship the product, contract the freight forwarder and handle the […]

  • FTSR LETTER NO. 164

      Question:   FTSR Letter No. 164 addresses the export value to be declared for general and customized software.  Although this letter was issued by Census almost 18 years ago, it is our understanding that this guidance is still valid.   Does anyone have any updated information?  The letter is attached.

  • FTSR LETTER NO. 164

      Question:   FTSR Letter No. 164 addresses the export value to be declared for general and customized software.  Although this letter was issued by Census almost 18 years ago, it is our understanding that this guidance is still valid.   Does anyone have any updated information?  The letter is attached.

  • FTSR LETTER NO. 14

      Question:   FTSR Letter No. 164 addresses the export value to be declared for general and customized software.  Although this letter was issued by Census almost 18 years ago, it is our understanding that this guidance is still valid.   Does anyone have any updated information?  The letter is attached.

  • FTSR LETTER NO. 14

      Question:   FTSR Letter No. 164 addresses the export value to be declared for general and customized software.  Although this letter was issued by Census almost 18 years ago, it is our understanding that this guidance is still valid.   Does anyone have any updated information?  The letter is attached.