Question: An associate in another country ordered a product via an ecommerce platform and for some reason shipped the product to company HQ in the US. The product ordered is a personal good. If another employee is traveling to the country that the employee that ordered the product resides on company business, can the traveling […]
Question: I am importing some goods from India and need to better understand when 9903.02.26 is applied and when 9903.01.84 is applied. Can anyone help?Thank you! Answer 1: 9903.02.26 Except for goods loaded onto a vessel at the port of loading and in transit on the final mode of transit before 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight […]
Question: To send computer gaming graphics card to Saudi Arabia or Jordan required a product certificate. What is the reason for this requirement and what is the benefit to the country? Answer 1: Even if a gaming computer graphics card feels innocuous on the surface, there are many additional areas in which these items can […]
Question: Do other members of the community find that every so often they need to defend the necessity of the work the Trade Compliance team does? I have gone up to bat a few times to explain all of the things we do from core Trade Compliance activities (e.g., classification, valuation, RPS, auditing, Recon, Drawback […]
Question: We are setting up a warehouse in the Netherlands for distribution of aerospace parts to service centers. Although in my former role of consultant, I have helped others set up warehouses in the EU on three different occasions but did not know how much there was to coordinate inside a company like ours. For […]
Question: Maintaining the Certified Customs Specialist designation requires 20 credits per year. The NBFAA/NEI Logistics EI case studies have always been worth 6 credits per case study. This year the credits have dropped to only 2 credits. I recently took the Enforce and Protect Act Case Study which was 20 pages of study material and […]
Question: I would like to ask the industry how they manage US export documentation when the actual sold-to entity is intercompany, but the ship-to entity is the intercompany’s foreign customer. For example, a US company sells to their related party entity in Europe but ships to that related party entity’s customer in Kuwait. Currently, the […]
Question: Hello Compliance Community. I am looking to implement a process internally to create/document each of our suppliers MID and retain that MID for use in entry audits. I am looking for any guidance on how others currently manage MID’s within your organization. Inclusive of how you create and maintain the MID’s. Thank you! Answer […]
Question: We have been receiving pushback from a few vendors in China telling us that they cannot set up a shipment with an air carrier without our federal tax id number. We use a broker for clearance and in the past have never been asked to provide this information. These shipments contain chemicals that cannot […]
Question: As a global company, what trade and customs compliance policies and standards do you have in place? Answer 1: Good try, CBP/CBSA Answer 2: We have an ICP globally. Answered by: Sandra Auer – sandra.auer@medela.comTitle: Global Trade Compliace and Customs Manager, Company: Medela AG Answer 3: We have a customs compliance program that covers […]
Question: Hello All, Is anyone familiar with TIR Carnet and if the U.S. participates? If so, what/who is a good resource for information and direction. Thank you! Answer 1: Here is a good source of information on ATA Carnets. What is a Carnet? | ATA Carnet
Question: Is there a group of Trade Compliance experts within the Healthcare sector? or perhaps an industry associations (such as AAFA for apparel & footwear) Trade Compliance professionals find beneficial to join? Answer 1: There is the Healthcare Industries Committee within AAEI if you’re a member? Otherwise, please feel free to reach out to me […]
