Question: Seeking guidance from the membership for sources of Export Manual Templates or if anyone would be gracious enough to share theirs. ************ Answers: BIS published a template to assist companies who need to customize a compliance program. If you haven’t reviewed it I would suggest starting here because it covers elements they would be […]
Question: We are exploring the option of using our couriers software to create electronic commercial invoices for our US export shipments. Data from the electronic CI is sent to the courier so there is not a need to print hard copy CIs for the shipment to process through customs. For further efficiencies, we would like […]
Question: Our company ships product from our U.S plant to our Mexican brokers facility in Laredo TX, where they cut the seal, unload the trailer, inspect product specifically looking for any type of discrepancy and reload a trailer that moves the product from Laredo TX delivering to our plant in MX. I have several […]
Question: What exactly is a TAA and how do we go about applying for TAA for the company in Switzerland that owns the company I am employed with? ========== Answers: A TAA can be daunting if you’ve never done one (but they’re really not hard) but you can find all the information on them at: […]
Question: I have a concern a about a possible Deemed Export situation. We recently had a foreign national visit . He was trained to operate a medical equipment system that contained a software function. When the foreign national returns to his country he will train others and show them how to use the equipment. Would […]
Question: Is there any legal implication for generating a US export invoice by a staff member in Mexico for a shipment being exported out of the US? I am considering moving export invoice generation activities from our corporate office down to the IMMEX operation for all US Exports. The staff is very accurate and fast. […]
Question: I would like to know of any “horror” stories from other members involved in sending samples of products around the world? Specifically, have any members had their company send samples with random, low values and it’s been discovered by the Customs authorities and caused a lot of heart ache for the compliance team or […]
Question: Has anyone else been told by their freight forwarder that there are 2 new forms required on all shipments to Russia, no matter what you are sending? 1 Blanket statement entitled “Customer Statement on Trade Compliance” – stating we are complying with the Sanctions laws 2. A form that must be filled out for […]
Question: If you sell through foreign distributors that primarily use the same forwarder each time on a routed shipment, can you verify the POA once or (yearly) or do you have to do it on each transaction? ========== Answers: Once you have a copy of the POA or WA check to see if there is […]
Question: My company (U.S.-based) is building an e-commerce website for a wholly-owned non-U.S. subsidiary. This sub sells a software product to individual, commercial, and university users. We offer a free demo version that expires after a 30-day trial period. The user can then purchase a permanent version that is unlocked with a license key. The […]
Question: Who is the Carrier SCAC/IATA for EEI filing purposes when the air carrier the freight forwarder booked with charters another airline to export the cargo due to lack of capacity? Is it the original air carrier the freight forwarder booked with or is it the chartered carrier? The chartered airline’s IATA is being put […]
Question: Scenario: we ship to China & apply FORM E at customers’ requests. Invoice value/selling price (for example) : $10,000 Delivery term on customs invoice: CIF, Shenzhen Question: what is the value to be indicated in box #9 in FORM E as it says …and value (FOB) Current practice is we indicate the same $10,000 […]
