QUESTION: I created an ACE export account mainly for monitoring purposes. Our company does very little exporting and has not exported anything for the past two years. I plan to use ACE export reporting to ensure that our company id information is not improperly used. I have ran a couple of ACE export reports with […]
QUESTION: We are conducting an internal record keeping audit of our CCATS; does anyone have knowledge of a way to get a list or copies of all our CCATS other than the SNAP-R website? ************ Answers: Probably the simplest way would be to submit a written request to Exporter Services at BIS and provide your […]
QUESTION: Here is a scenario. EEI has been filed yesterday as a Date of Export. The NLR shipment is now crossing the border to MX today. Per regulation, the EEI requires to be filed 1 hr prior to cross the border for Non-USML shipments. The EEI were retransmitted with correct DOE. Does the clock start […]
QUESTION: Our site recently has decided to market and sell a UAV from a Canadian manufacturer that is classified under ECCN 9A012, which is licensable to all destinations with the exception of Canada. The current plan is to have the UAV manufacturer drop ship the UAV directly to our customers overseas. The UAV has limited […]
QUESTION: Has anyone in the membership been having difficulty shipping to customers/sold-to parties in Gaza? We have been told by a large courier that it is not possible to send goods to Israel if they are sold to a Gaza entity or ship to Gaza. (they have told us specifically Gaza, I am assuming they […]
QUESTION: Is it possible for a freight forwarder, acting on behalf of the FPPI, to amend AES information on an export shipment out of the US, after the shipment has been exported? The original information for several routed export transactions was submitted on AES by the freight forwarder prior to export, based on data I […]
QUESTION: Under routed export transactions the FPPI may give authorization to the USPPI to prepare, file and maintain documentation for the EEI. There are POA/written authorization templates everywhere for the FPPI giving the agent authorization to file the EEI but does anyone have a template or a link to a template that they would be […]
QUESTION: Currently, the Commercial Invoice includes the Destination Control Statement for all our export transactions from the US. However, with the new Destination Control Statement effective on November 15, 2016, I’ve heard that some companies include the statement for their domestic transactions as well. Is it standard practice for companies to include this statement on […]
QUESTION: On July 28th 2016, AES began decrementing the BIS license value and will sometimes return some Informational Messages to the filer. One of those messages states €œthat the allowable shipping tolerance (10% over BIS license value) has been exceeded by the current filing.€ We find it strange that we have never heard of a […]
QUESTION: After multiple review of the regulations, definitions and Global Reach blog discussion on Routed Export Transactions,I still have the following questions and would appreciate your help to clarify: Scenario – If a foreign party (FPPI) is arranging for the movement of goods from the US seller’s (USPPI) U.S. warehouse location but the FPPI is […]
QUESTION: Regarding recordkeeping for imports, I know that Customs would reference a particular entry number when requesting documents from us. What about for exports? What reference would the US government use to request documents from us? We’re trying to determine the best way to store images of our export documents. ========== Answers: […]
QUESTION: Can the membership please comment on how their organizations have structured the task of classifying EAR controlled unpopulated printed circuit boards (PCB) for export? We have seen two methods used but have a difficult time finding definitive guidance. An example would be a finished PCB with an ECCN of 5A991 with the only control […]
