QUESTION: We (US Exporter) would export US product to an EU affiliate company B, who would sell and ship to their EU customer company C, who would incorporate our items into their products to be sold and shipped to their customer in Syria. Our product is EAR99 and can be sold without a license to […]
QUESTION: We are currently looking into our new technology that is coming out soon and have questions on license determination. If we have WIFI or voice controls on our finished goods, could this change our ECCN from EAR99 possibly to 3a001 or other classification? We do not export these as parts but are included in […]
QUESTION: We are going to begin exporting damaged/unusable nozzles to a company in Canada who will refurbish them and return them to the US. We are providing the used nozzle at no charge to the repairing company, who is charging us only for the costs of the repair. What value should be used on the […]
QUESTION: For a routed export transaction (FCA terms, customer arranged transportation) from Singapore to Malaysia, who is responsible for export permit / declaration? Please include regulatory citation, if applicable. ************ Add’l answer As other have already indicated, a “Routed Export Transaction” is a U.S. concept so it has no bearing on this transaction based on […]
QUESTION: Scenario: EAR99/NLR goods exported from US and consigned to affiliate in Nicaragua EEI filed based on $2500 value/HTS and COO indicator One day post-export, USPPI reaches out to forwarder to halt export to NI and to reroute to MX Before getting confirmation from forwarder, USPPI immediately canceled EEI filing for NI and filed EEI […]
QUESTION: I’ve seen a lot of emails regarding Routed Export Transactions the responsibilities related to the EEI filing. It’s piqued my interest. It’s clear that 30.3(e) provides instructions for who files the EEI. The FPPI authorizes an agent or the USPPI to file, it does not mandate them. The questions I never thought of until […]
QUESTION: As an exporter, do we need any type of license if we want to book our own shipments, send our bill of lading instructions and file our own AES instead of using a forwarder? ========== Answers: No. You can file EEI yourself once you setup the account and have been approved and you can […]
QUESTION: We are a USA company selling goods to a USA company, but due to time constraints they want us to export the goods directly to their customer through our freight forwarder. Since we sell to them at one price but they are selling the goods to the ultimate consignee, we are not part of […]
QUESTION: The company I work for is bidding for new business. The company they are trying to win new business from is looking for an Export License from us. Is there a particular document that states “XYZ Company has the authority to ship international” ? The company I work for is global and we ship […]
QUESTION: We have a manufacturing plant in the US. We own divisions and subsidiaries in 30+ other countries that order from the US factory. Our export compliance policy requires End User info for all exports, regardless of whether it’s to a related entity or not. Is there any leeway here with related entities, for example […]
QUESTION: Recently we imported a containers worth of products into China where about $15,000 worth of parts from one supplier were not mentioned on the commercial invoice. This discrepancy was not discovered until the container was unloaded at our factory. Now we have an issue as it relates to the payment of the supplier of […]
QUESTION: For a routed export transaction (FCA terms, customer arranged transportation) from Singapore to Malaysia, who is responsible for export permit / declaration? Please include regulatory citation, if applicable. ************ Answers: “Routed export” is a U.S. concept. In Singapore the exporter is typically responsible for the export permit and reporting. ********** Routed exports are part […]
