QUESTION: Are there any reporting requirements when you use the Export Administration Regulations exception TMP (temporary export) ? Is there a field for AES filing specifically for TMP? ========== Answer: Assuming an AES is filing is required under the normal rules, you must file the proper “license type code”. Beyond AES I’m not sure what […]
QUESTION: Our company (US HQ) has multiple sales offices in Europe and one distribution center in The Netherlands. The DC in NL has an EORI number because we are importing and exporting product from there. We send promotional material to the EU sales offices from HQ and have always used the Dutch entity as the […]
QUESTION: We have a customer in Tunisia stating that shipments from our Canadian and US facilities, and presumably from everywhere else outside of Tunisia, requires a copy of the export declaration from the exporting country. Has anyone else dealt with this and, if so, how? ========== Answers: You can offer them a letter of exportation, […]
QUESTION: This may sound like a weird question but can you ship the pieces parts (all material from a bill of material BOM) that build a product and use HTS/Schedule B number as the built item for reporting purposes? Or must you list out every single part in the BOM with their HTS/Schedule B number? […]
QUESTION: I am curious on how other members conduct ACE export audits on multiple export locations with same EIN number? Can you share your practices? Do you have each location conduct the audits? If so, how do they identified them and run an ACE report on just their location? *********** Answers: It’s never been easier […]
QUESTION: What is considered best practice as it relates to the use of HTS code versus Schedule B code for exports. While we understand that there are certain HS codes that must use Schedule B codes as identified in the “Notice to Exporters” section of the HTS listing, what is recommended for use of […]
QUESTION: I have a question regarding the regulation on wooden pallets for export shipments. The pallets needs to be presswood or can be refurbish with a stamp on it? Did pre-treated work for export? Can someone provide confirm if any other country have regulations besides Australia? ========== Answer: Yes other countries have issue will untreated […]
QUESTION: Is it possible for anyone other than the original filer of an EEI to amend the information if needed? A situational description could be when you have an agent do a filing where they make a mistake that you ask them (repeatedly) to fix, but they do not. Could I then amend the EEI?? […]
QUESTION: Does the trade have a template to share for “End use / End user” relating to general export controls. Our product has a low controls either as EAR99 or for AT reasons. ========== Answers: Here is the template we use: http://www.icpainc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/59cd387d6f639.docx ==========
QUESTION: 30.6(a)(4) – The U.S. state of origin is the 2-character postal code for the state in which the goods begin their journey to the port of export. Scenario: Goods originate at supplier in Illinois and shipped to an Ohio warehouse for repacking. The goods are the only goods in the export shipment covered […]
QUESTION: We gifted a bottle of wine to an important client visiting from Japan. He still had two weeks of US travel and asked us to send it to him separately so he did not have to hand carry. Is there a value and/or quantity threshold where Customs or OGA rules are exempted? […]
QUESTION: Other than possible implications to the importer (e.g., paying incorrect duties), are there any fines, penalties or other repercussions for the exporter not providing the correct HTS / Schedule B numbers when exporting? And if one isn’t provided, does the freight forwarder / shipper provide one? I know I haven’t been asked often […]
