QUESTION: We have issued a POA to a broker for our corporate office address which is also tied to our Customs bond. We have several locations in the US that operate with the same Tax Id but different suffixes. We instruct the broker to clear shipments for those locations under the name and address of […]
QUESTION: I have a question on entry limits under section 321 procedures/limits. 19 USC 1321 (a) (2) states: “admit articles free of duty and of any tax imposed on or by reason of importation, but the aggregate fair retail value in the country of shipment of articles imported by one person on one day […]
QUESTION: I’m getting e-mails directly from our CEE asking for entry information and NAFTA Verifications, subjects that used to be addressed through issuance of a CF28. Is anyone else getting communication from their CEE this way? ========== Answers: Yes. That’s one of the benefits of a CEE. No more CF28s all over the place! Direct […]
QUESTION: We know that the suspension of sanctions against ZTE is due to be lifted/resume on March 29 – unless the court approves the settlement ZTE reached with the government. I can’t find any news of whether the court has yet approved the settlement – has anyone? =========== Answer: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/zte-corporation-pleads-guilty-violating-us-sanctions-sending-us-origin-items-iran ===========
QUESTION: Does anyone in the membership have an end use statement template they would be willing to share. I’m not certain what element need to on the for. Are there separate requirements for ITAR and EAR? ************* Answers: You can create your own, no special format. I’ve seen many variations some short some long. Below […]
QUESTION: We import consumer products like backpacks, computer cases, power cords, and other accessories (non-textile product). Do we require to indicate actual manufacture name and address on the commercial invoice? So far we set up the MID # based on the vendor name and address, not the actual manufacture. Does customs required all import shipments […]
QUESTION: When constructing an MID code for a China company: 1) If the company name begins with the city, i.e. Shanghai XYZ Manufacturing Co. Ltd., should “Shanghai” be ignored for MID construction of the name, i.e. CNXYZMAN123SHA? The 7501 instructions do not address this specific situation. 2) Which three letters of the city name should […]
QUESTION: What additional controls can we put in place to ensure users do not run reports, then place on a shared site to share with others? They may be authorized to access the data, but not even realize that their report contains export controlled data. · We have controls around export controlled data – only […]
QUESTION: Recently joined a new company and need to get senior leadership buy-in for implementing a RPS process. Besides the obvious arguments (eg. fines, penalties, sanctions, good corporate citizen and negative publicity – which are not going over well) could other members offer any suggestions ? **************** Answers: Check out https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/forms-documents/pdfs/1641-ecp/file ************** Additional items to […]
QUESTION: Is anyone else in the membership experience delays in entry summary data on the ESM-7008 report? I’m missing a significant number of entry summary lines in my report for January 2017 activity. ========== Answer: YES! I have been experiencing delays as well, getting either errors, or empty reports. ==========
QUESTION: If we have knowledge that our US customer will export our product, are we required to screen our US Customer’s foreign customer as well? If so, please provide the regulations that supports this so I can advise my executive staff and sales staff. If we are to screen the foreign customer, what can we […]
QUESTION: I am being requested by the Accounting/Finance Department to provide reports to them from our freight partners for them to use in their accruals. As I understand the scope these reports will be used by them to review our in-transit Imports and Exports at this Quarter End. I have never had to do […]
