Export

Questions and answers about Export

  • Duty Draw Back

    Question: Dear Team, We have recently exported of items from EU countries to South Korea. These exports were done under the Inward Processing Relief (IPR) scheme, allowing us to claim Duty Drawback. Under the Eu-Korea Free Trade Agreement, it is possible for us to obtain a refund on duties previously paid on non-originating materials used […]

  • EXPORT LICENSE

    Question: Our company is planning to export an item that needs an export license.  Can we apply for the license even if we are not sure if the product will be shipped? Is there a process to apply in case the license is not used? Answer 1: Yes, you can apply for the license. If […]

  • Software sales

    Question: The company I work for sells an electronic product (designed and manufactured by us and classified as EAR99) that requires software to control the product. The software is also designed by us.  The software is considered a “commercial product” consisting of “commercial computer software” and “commercial computer software documentation” as defined in 48 CFR […]

  • EXPORTER FROM THE EU

    Question: UK based entity, has manufacturing contracts within European plants to produce products that will be exported out of EU.  The UK company is the owner of the product and the manufacturing plants are only providing a service for the production. How can the product be exported out of the EU if the UK entity […]

  • Exports: 99.9% EAR99 risks of control

    Question: My company rarely has a non-EAR99 NLR item for export.  But, when we do, the item is controlled for export usually machinery.  We are a global company and regardless of how much training I do, that one-in-one-thousand event rears its ugly head and mistakes are made. How do I manage this effectively?   Is there […]

  • Letter to Bank for US Export to Pakistan

    Question: Would anyone in the membership have a template or wording they can share for what they use to prepare a letter or statement for banking purposes in Pakistan?  Specifically, we are being asked by our Pakistan customer to issue a letter outlining that we will turn over the goods destined for our customer to […]

  • Export data for the international price program of Bureau of Labor Statistics

    Question: Has anyone in the membership been approached by the the bureau of  labor statistics looking for information on export price of a specific HTS code?  Any pitfalls I should watch out for when complying or deciding to not comply? Answer 1: Yes, we provide information.  We are extremely short-handed, but when we consulted with […]

  • Exporter Invoice vs. Importer Invoice

    Question: Importing into Saudi Arabia (KSA) and importer SABER or other agency requirements can be a challenge. Importers requesting for simplified invoices for import purposes.  Q: Can a Exporter provide the importer an import invoice that may be different from the Export invoice used for SED and AES filing? Answer 1: As long as all […]

  • End-use Statements

    Question: How much is too much?  I recently joined a company who exports very low risk products, let’s say “apples” used to make apple pies.  They had a law firm help begin to create a formal trade compliance program.  This includes a high-priority project to implement end-use statements that goods will not be used for […]

  • Routed Transaction Repeat Offenders

    Question: What is the best course of action with a repeat offender who has been given notice to not file EEI as routed transaction? I have one freight forwarder of my customer who files an EEI even after my broker/filer has issued the ITN and emailed to them. The FF appears to understand, cancels the […]

  • France Export Process

    Question: Would anyone in the membership who is a regular exporter from France be willing to have a brief benchmarking conversation with us around export processes and compliance?  We are established in the EU, but have a somewhat unique process for our exports from France that involves an accounting firm and we are looking to […]