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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Question: Need help from anyone that may have been involved in the export of Pea Starch Products to China. The origin of the product is Canada which is shipped from Canada to the United States for storage due to limited whse availability. Product is classified in subheading 1108.19 and is a powder product contained in […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Question: We have used courier services/parcel carriers to ship from the US to Canada for Low-Value shipment. It seems that some of those shipments were delivered to the final consignee without being Customs cleared. We are now receiving a “Request to clear” from the courier company, one year after the fact. CBSA has also noticed […]
