Question: Regarding claims of US Goods Returned (9801) and USMCA on US origin goods that are simply repackaged in either Canada or Mexico and then re-imported into the US – (1) Is there an advantage to claiming US Goods Returned, instead of USMCA? (2) Is there an obligation with either program to break out the […]
Question: Regarding claims of US Goods Returned (9801) and USMCA on US origin goods that are simply repackaged in either Canada or Mexico and then re-imported into the US – (1) Is there an advantage to claiming US Goods Returned, instead of USMCA? (2) Is there an obligation with either program to break out the […]
Question: Hi All, We are facing a new situation, and I wanted to reach out to the knowledge base here in hopes someone may have some insights: We have a customer who will be buying a protein powder from us that is made with a co-manufacturer. We send Whey Protein to the co-man who then […]
Question: Hello Members, I am wondering if you could help me understand how the process of Tariff shift with RVC works. The finished item requires a 60% RVC, but the main component, which we also produce, only requires 45%. If the major component meets the 45% does this mean the completed good automatically meet the […]
Question: Hello everyone, I have the following question: Our company manufactures in the United States electronic devices from parts of various origin. As finished goods they are US origin items and are even “originating “under many FTA’s including USMCA. We sell these electronic devices around the world as loose equipment, but we also incorporate them […]
Question: What is the likelihood of GSP being renewed under the new Trump administration, and if so, when to expect? Answer 1: Good morning, As I am responding to your email, I do not believe we will see any renewal soon. We keep flagging entries for GSP in hope that it does renew, but if […]
Question: My question to the membership is what is the appropriate BOM level necessary for determining a FTA Country of Origin that meets the Reasonable Care standard? I am managing the implementation of a FTA software package for analyzing and qualifying goods for FTAs. A question has been asked about the BOM for FTA country […]
Question: If a US producer received raw material in 2022, and received a 2022 USMCA certificate for the material, is the producer allowed to base their 2024 USMCA certificate (for a finished good which used that raw material) on the 2022 COO received from the supplier? Assume there have been no receipts of that material […]
Question: We are required to complete free trade agreements per requests from our customers. As the parts are initially sold to my company I feel that we should be the importer of record on these. As we would be the party who would get the benefit from the duty free opportunities if the parts qualify. […]
Question: Is there any advantage to claiming an FTA where the duty/tax rate is 0%? We are being pushed to provide an FTA for a food item that is already duty free into the US. I read that an FTA can help protect intellectual property rights, but that seems to be a non-issue for food […]
Question: If you are receiving 2024 USMCA requests for a part that you have stopped making in 2022 but still sent to your customer in 2023, can you qualify it for USMCA in 2024? How about 2023? Or is the last year you can qualify it for USMCA is 2022 since that is the last […]
Question: Hi Everyone, If we clear a fabric from the Czech Republic into the United States for furtherance into Mexico, does this cancel any rulings of the free trade agreement between CZ, and MX? Will the customer still be able to use the free trade agreement for duty relief? It was suggested to me that […]
