QUESTION: I’ve been asked to put together US export compliance training for our foreign subsidiaries. These are a mix of companies that are either wholly owned by the US parent, or majority owned by the US parent. All companies both manufacture their own products in country for sale to their own customers and also […]
QUESTION: We have forwarders file the AES on our behalf and when auditing our documents against the ACE report I noticed the date of export does not match what the bill of lading lists in many instances. It’s only a day or two off what was filed in AES, but it’s still incorrect. Our forwarders […]
QUESTION: Our export agent completed a U.S. to Mexico EEI filing on behalf our co. The ITN number was provided to the customers freight forwarder for customs clearance into Mexico. Subsequently the shipment did not take place and requested our export agent to cancel the original filing. The FF was then contacted to ensure the ITN […]
QUESTION: We have forwarders file the AES on our behalf and when auditing our documents against the ACE report I noticed the date of export does not match what the bill of lading lists in many instances. It’s only a day or two off what was filed in AES, but it’s still incorrect. Our forwarders […]
QUESTION: Our affiliate in Canada sold an item to another company in Canada. They need to buy this item from us in the USA. Their client in Canada cannot take the product, for it is too large and needs to be shipped to a location in the USA , their sister company. This is an […]
QUESTION: I have, as a US importer, been provided an HTS line summary report from my broker and I review it when auditing the entry packets. Pertaining to exports, as a US exporter, am I responsible for creating the HTS summary report with my commercial invoice and giving it to my forwarder for EEI filing as […]
QUESTION: We are receiving the following message from our screening software provider Malign PRC Companies on Major Indices My understanding of this message is U.S. persons cannot invest in entities under this warning and it is not a prohibition to export products to a party on this listing Is my understanding correct on this message? […]
QUESTION: Does anyone have experience in shipping a small amount (200cc; ~7 ounces) of used engine oil to Japan? I know EPA has regulations pertaining to this but I find it difficult to figure our what exactly I need to do to ship this? I would appreciate any practical experience and the exact regulatory reference […]
QUESTION: I am having a discussion with our Customs Broker as to the regulations for reporting the country of export on the 7501. If a shipment is bound for export and picked up for export from a company in Germany, but ends up sailing out of the Netherlands, due to that is where the forwarders […]
QUESTION: Can anyone tell us if the FEMA restriction on exporting PPE is still in place? ************* Answers: Yes it is; it was extended until June 30, 2021. Please see Federal Register Notice of Dec. 31, 2020 for more details. **************** FEMA restrictions on masks, surgical gowns, and medical gloves are still in place. Syringes […]
QUESTION: I am attempting to make sure we are not missing any of the dual use ECCNs in our ERP, this is painstaking! Has anyone created an Excel spreadsheet of the Wassenaar lists or any of the other three export control regimes that they might be willing to share so I can run an Excel […]
QUESTION: Goods are shipped directly from a maquila in Mexico to end customer’s forwarder in the US. (routed export). Goods are sold inter-company from the Mexican entity to the US entity, and the US entity in turn sells to the end customer. The US entity is clearly the USPPI, but the US entity never takes […]
