Question: Does anyone have a recommendation for the best time of year to do an annual solicitation for COO? ========== Answers: There really is no good time. One of the things that you might want to do is require that this is implemented through purchasing that for any initial order from a supplier you need […]
Question: I would like to ask the membership for their input regarding domestically purchased components which we use in the manufacture of products which we will ultimately export under Free Trade Agreements. Our finished products fall under a tariff classification which has tariff shift rules as a basis for eligibility under the FTAs. With that […]
Question: We are a US supplier of a product sold and shipped to a unrelated buyer in the US. U.S. Buyer will use our product in the manufacturing of their finished good that will ultimately be sold/ exported to their customer(s) in Israel. We provided the buyer a signed statement of origin confirming our product […]
Question: Do any of the members have a sample form you have your suppliers fill out for US-AFTA? Is it similar to NAFTA form? ===========
Question: We have a customer in Panama who is requesting that we use a specific form (very similar to a CAFTA/NAFTA) for this Trade Promotion Agreement. I could not find it on line (CBP site)nor did I find it in the ICPA library. Could anyone please kindly provide the form if you have […]
Question: I’ve been having US-Korea FTA certificate or Origin difficulties for products I’ve exported from the US to South Korea. Per the US and KR Customs websites, there is no official required format, only required data elements. If anyone has successfully and compliantly been able to issue and sign a US- KR […]
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Question: Do any of the members have a sample form you have your suppliers fill out for US-AFTA? Is it similar to NAFTA form? ===========
Question: I’m trying to create an internal document that asks for all of the information needed to generate any FTA to give to our internal departments. Not wanting to recreate the wheel, but does anyone have anything like this already designed? I’m tired of getting 50 emails with tidbits of information having play detective to […]
Question: I need to ask my peers if they can suggest an alternative way of structuring this business. The duty liability on FTA entries where we do not own the factory is waking me up in the middle of the night and I need my beauty sleep! · We are the IOR on importations of […]
Question: I work for a US company that is exporting product from the US to Korea. I am interested to draft an advance ruling request for this transaction. I have a few questions: 1) Should the Korean party submit the ruling request or can I, as a party to the transaction? […]
Question: We are hoping to use a Hong Kong warehouse to store Chilean product and will be sold to customers in China and the region from the Hong Kong warehouse. The free trade agreement between Chile and China allows for third country transshipment as long as the goods do not stay in […]
