Question: I work for a multinational company that has production facilities in the US and Mexico. We stage assembly components and ship them to our Maquiladora, and ship finished product (and unused components, tools, and scrap) back to the USA. My question is can the US signor of the NAFTA certificate used for export also […]
Question: A Mexican customer has advised that they want the Tax ID number of the our company (US Seller/Shipper) to be listed on the invoice to be used for customs clearance into Mexico and they said it is a requirement but when we asked our Mexican Broker about this, they said it is not a […]
Question: What are the data elements required on the invoice for items produced in a maquiladoras (import and export)? Is the description of the goods needed in both English and Spanish? Is there a legal document available that someone will be willing to share? ************ Add’l Answer: Are You asking about US Invoices? or MX […]
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 […]
