Miscellaneous

QUESTION: How does an importer register/sign-up under a CBP CEE (Center of Excellence and Expertise)? ========== Now that the CEEs are fully activated, you don’t have to sign up. You are already in it! Sign up was required during the pilot, but now CEEs are managing entries in their area of expertise as a matter […]

QUESTION: Our company is going direct to steamship lines when booking our FCL, and no longer using an NVOCC.   The question has come up on how to handle our LCL and consolidations directly with a steamship line without using the services of an NVOCC.   Question 1 , if we have a consol shipment […]

QUESTION: Historically, we’ve always only included the Schedule B Number on Customs Invoices for shipments being Exported from the U.S. However, recently, there’s been push-back from our plants that we also need to include the Schedule B Description on the Customs Invoices.  They need this to enter it into an express courier’s system when they’re […]

QUESTION: We have a good trade compliance training and education program in my company but we plan to re-imagine it to make it even better.  Do any members have any unique or outside-the-box training preparation and delivery methods that you’ve found to be effective?  Especially when dealing with different cultures where English is a second […]

QUESTION: I would like to check with the membership on liability of acquisitions.  Our company recently acquired two companies, these 2 companies had subsidiaries in foreign countries.  We purchased the U.S. corporate entities but not its foreign subsidiaries.  My question, do we have any liability for its foreign subsidiaries should there any violations happened prior […]

QUESTION: Where does the responsibility for FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) reside in your organization?  Does your Global Trade Compliance/Customs Compliance department or team manage the compliance for this area?  If not, how is it managed and by ‘whom’? ==================== ANSWERS: In my experience, FCPA is usually managed by Legal and not Trade Compliance when […]

QUESTION: We are importing an used equipment and will extract one part from it,  This part will be then exported back to the same foreign supplier in France.  Is this  considered a substantial transformation?  We are no charging the supplier for the work perform to break the equipment apart and obtain the part.  I am […]

QUESTION: If another company requests and is granted reduced duty on a tariff code / item, can any importer also claim the reduced duty for the same goods?  If so, what is the procedure? ************** Answers: Yes, any importer can take advantage of a MTB if it is granted.  The MTB will be effective for […]

QUESTION: Regarding Manifest Confidentiality, I am requesting clarification regarding the variations of company information that should be included. I have looked at past answers on this topic which include how the request is worded. I realize that including variations of the actual names of the parties (importer/consignee) in the request are key to effectively keep […]