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 […]
Question: From what I understand, in order to be the designated Importer of Record (IOR) into Mexico, you must have a physical presence in Mexico. Looking for member input concerning what constitutes as a “physical presence” in Mexico (brick & mortar, sales office, tank with product, a Mexican entity, etc.), other requirement considerations related to […]
Question: We have an MLA in place at our maquila in Mexico. When they make ITAR parts at that location and ship them to a US customer, is a DDTC license needed for those parts if the end user is in the US? ************** ANSWER: Your MLA should mention this and provide for the return […]
Question: Tax laws are changing in MX for VAT. I am looking for ways to get in front of these changes. Is the bonded warehouse provision in Mexico the same as the bonded warehouse scenario in the US, meaning that the goods, when entered into the MX bonded warehouse there is no MX importer of […]
Question: We will be doing an inventory reconciliation at our Maquila in the next few weeks. I have asked for the following to take place: 1. For the differences found we have to identify the root cause of the difference that among others may be: Scrap that has not been transacted in the customs system […]
Question: We have a plant in Mexico that wants to import parts from US and Canadian vendors. The incoterms are FCA. They will use a US forwarder/consolidator location near Laredo to receive their goods from all these suppliers, consolidate them, and then export them to Mexico via truck. They want to know, for the Canadian […]
Question: Does anyone in the Membership have a favorite template for: Canada-oriented Trade Compliance Manualand/orMexico-oriented Trade Compliance Manual Does Mexico have a document similar to CBSA’s Trade Verification Manual? ********** Answers: http://www.bennettjones.com/Guides/TheBennettJonesHandbookofCanadianCustomsCompliance/. This Handbook may provide guidance. Darrel Pearson Sr. Partner and Co-Chair, International Trade & Investment Practice Bennett Jones LLP 416 777 4811 pearsond@bennettjones.com
Question: I would like some information from the membership concerning “prevalidacionâ€and “connectividadâ€charges on shipments to and from Mexico. Come someone explain this and is this common practice? ========== Answer: The “prevalidacion” charge is for review of the product and classification determination prior to import into Mexico. This charge is typical for unusual shipments of […]
Question: We have a plant in Mexico that wants to import parts from US and Canadian vendors. The incoterms are FCA. They will use a US forwarder/consolidator location near Laredo to receive their goods from all these suppliers, consolidate them, and then export them to Mexico via truck. They want to know, for the Canadian […]
Question: We have a plant in Mexico that wants to import parts from US and Canadian vendors. The incoterms are FCA. They will use a US forwarder/consolidator location near Laredo to receive their goods from all these suppliers, consolidate them, and then export them to Mexico via truck. They want to know, for the Canadian […]
Question: We are being told by our office in Mexico that the Customs regulations were recently changed to require Mill Certificates for any item that is made out of steel or contains steel. I am trying to verify this and figure out how to comply as we have thousands of parts that are made out […]
Question: Does anyone have experience or had any experience with submitting an advanced ruling under the NAFTA Rules of Origin in Mexico. My company wants to export a product to Mexico and we want to make sure this item is NAFTA qualified. Does any have a specific contact person in Mexico or […]
