Free Trade Agreements

Questions and answers about Free Trade Agreements

  • KOREA FTA SHIPMENT AND THIRD COUNTRY ROUTING

    Question: Can one still utilize the Korea-US FTA for a shipment routed through Germany? The origin of the product will be U.S. and the end user will be in Korea, but do the U.S. party being in Germany, it’s been agreed that the shipment will be shipped to Germany first. I want to say “yes”, […]

  • PAFTA ORIGIN CERT

    Question: Has anyone ever dealt with a situation where goods are manufactured by a sub-contractor in e.g. Egypt (or other member of PAFTA) and delivered from their to the customer, but the invoice is issued from your company direct to the customer?We are looking to get a PAFTA cert of origin. So should this be […]

  • AUSFTA INFORMATION

    Question: Can anyone out there point me in the direction of some public resources to study and review on the AUSFTA? ============= Answers: All US Trade Agreements here – https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements Excellent source from AU Customs here – http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page5498.asp ===================== Rules of Origin (Chapter 5): https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/agreements/fta/australia/asset_upload_file961_5150.pdf Product-Specific Rules of Origin (Annex 5-A): https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/ANNEX%205A%20AustraliaFTA.pdf ===================== http://www.icpainc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/AUSFTA-Annex-05.pdf http://www.icpainc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/AUSFTA-Details.docx […]

  • MX – ISRAEL PREFERENTIAL TRADE

    Question: Does anyone have experience with exports to Israel? We have a customer in Israel that purchases products from us that have both US origin and MX origin goods (maquiladora). The goods produced in MX are imported into the US to our manufacture facility, consolidated into a container with our US produced goods, and exported […]

  • FTA AND ORIGIN TRACKING ISSUE

    Question: Our company has finished units which are issued CoO for FTA’s to our Customers internationally. For Exports, the invoices reflect Country of Origin for Service Parts and Assemblies/Kits and finished units. A situation has been discussed where a Brazilian manufacturer is looking to expand manufacturing in China but also maintain the Brazil manufacturing. Based […]

  • US-COLOMBIA FTA FORM

    Question: Anyone have a US-Colombia Origin form in Excel or (savable) PDF format?  Computer crash killed mine and I can’t locate one online that will let me save. ========== Answers: there is no required form for certifying origin, the minimum elements that must be included are: The name and contact information (or other identifying information) […]

  • MX-US-GT FTA SCENARIO

    Question: We are a California; USA manufacturer with an additional wholly owned and operated maquiladora (factory) in Tijuana, Mexico.   We have a customer located in Guatemala, for this customer we are producing finished goods in Mexico and under the maquiladora rules shipping the finished goods from Mexico to California; USA.   We loaded an […]

  • Answers to QUESTION ON UAFTA – AUSFTA

    Question: Can  anyone in the community provide a usable template for UAFTA – AUSFTA as well as a link to help familiarize myself with the associated requirements? ========== Answers: See attached: ICPA AUFTA , AUSFTA COO Template, AUSFTA FAQ’s, AUSFTA Details, and AUSFTA Annex 05-1.

  • ANSWERS TO QUESTION ON FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS

      Question: There are so many new US FTA’s being implemented in addition to the ones pending or that were already in place.  Does anyone have a “cheat sheet/table” that compares the minimum US origin content  requirements from one agreement to the next? ************* ANSWERS: Could you narrow your request down to your industry? ************* […]

  • ANSWERS TO QUESTION ON FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS

    Question: There are so many new US FTA’s being implemented in addition to the ones pending or that were already in place.  Does anyone have a “cheat sheet/table” that compares the minimum US origin content  requirements from one agreement to the next? ************* ANSWERS: Could you narrow your request down to your industry? ************* The […]

  • NAFTA AND CHILE FTA

    Question: We have a instance concerning the CHILE free trade agreement as it pertains to the NAFTA (MX, US, CA) We have product manufactured by our entity in Canada. It shipped to the US, cleared customs, and was then we stored in our warehouse; thus entering into US commerce. It should be noted that no […]

  • KORUS ENTRY THRESHOLD

    Question:   Article 7.7 ( Express Shipments ) of the Korean-US Free Trade Agreement states that   “{ ..} no customs duties or taxes will be assessed on, nor will formal entry documents be required for, express shipments valued at 200 U.S. dollars or less.”   This section, however, does not clarify if this applies […]