Export

Does anybody have a basic manual or literature regarding customs in Chinathat can be shared? Especially with regards to customs and VAT laws for themanufacturing companies for export

Question: What are others in the membership doing to ship small parcels into and outof Iraq?  Couriers are having to rely on RUS Aviation to move the cargo intoand out of Iraq.   At best, service is very unreliable. Are any of the members doing something unique to get cargo into and out ofIraq?

Question:We are located in the USA and have been manufacturing product under ourname in Italy and shipping to a retailer in Kuwait for many years. Productin Italy is built to our specification and invoiced to us in the USA.  Wein turn issue our invoice to our customer in Kuwait.  Recently our customeradvised us Kuwait has […]

Question: I have a customer who is requesting a hard copy of the EEI document onour company letterhead.  I have never had a customer request this document. Traditionally we put the ITN# on the invoice and the Export Bill ofLading and customs have no problem clearing customs.  The customer, who islocated in Costa Rica is […]

Question: We are developing an export compliance manual and want to provide someguidance on how to handle exports of leased or outsourced products thatour company does not own.  Does anyone in the community handle thesetypes of products and what guidance can you give with regard toclassification, license requirements, applying for licenses if required(is this our […]

Question: When screening an export carrier as a party to your export transaction, whataddress do you use?  For example, do you use the corporate headquarters?  Local office address?   It may not be unusual for a carrier to be operatingin multiple countries (including embargoed countries). What is the exporter’s obligation to ensure they are complying withscreening […]

Question: Recently, several freight forwarders have advised me of their company policyto file an EEI for every shipment regardless of value.  In addition, theyfile without authorization, meaning I have not provided any form of writtenauthorization (SLI, POA).  They’ve advised me that I must expressly tellthem NOT to file an EEI, otherwise they will do it […]

Question:We have the following scenario in the works: ·         Controlled (NS2, NP1, CB2, AT1) items originally imported into the US from our Japanese parent company for local US service and repair stock in our distribution center. (These goods are NOT of US origin but are controlled under Japanese as well as US export controls) ·         […]

Question:We are trying to establish our export document compliance package around our courier shipments (i.e.EXPRESS COURIERS OF ALL COLORS). We obtain a copy of the AWB from our forwarder shipments but I am trying to figure out if the membership also maintains copies of the couriers labels in their files. This will be representing about […]

Question:In a routed export transaction, if the forwarder obtains a POA and Authorization to file EEI from the FPPI, is that sufficient to make it a “routed” transaction?  Is it a requirement for the USPPI to also obtain in writing from the FPPI that they agree to take on the responsibility of the EEI filing?  […]

Question: Does anyone have a format for the written authorization from the FPPI that they can share with the membership?

Question: Title 15 CFR 30.29 indicates:  “The return of goods previously imported forrepair and alteration only and other returns to the foreign shipper oftemporary imported goods (declared as such on importation) shall have aschedule B or HTSUSA classification commodity number 9801.10.0000.  Thevalue reported in the EEI shall include parts and labor.  The value of theoriginal […]