QUESTION: We have a shipment of finished product going across the border to Mexico for to be pained. The painting will require removing labels and attaching new labels with new UPCs. We need to send the painter the new labels and UPCs. How should I handle the documentation for the labels and UPCs? […]
QUESTION: Now that I am a Licensed Customs Broker, how do I reflect that on my business cards? Is there a letter sequence, i.e. MBA, that would go after my name or should I just use “Licensed Customs Broker”? ========== Answers: Most people use LCB. It is fairly common. ========== A lot of people use […]
QUESTION: Does anyone have a template or letter they have used to submit to customs for manifest confidentiality as per CFR 103.31 ========== Answer: Here is a template to use for manifest data confidentiality. http://www.icpainc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Request-for-Manifest-Data-Confidentiality.docx ==========
QUESTION: We are seeking to verify the status of broker licenses for our brokers and the persons holding a license under the broker’s employment. I looked at the US CBP site under the port(s) in question and don’t see any our broker listed nor any of the persons they claim are licensed and employed […]
QUESTION: Does anyone have a template or letter they have used to submit to customs for manifest confidentiality as per CFR 103.31 —————————– ANSWERS: We submitted a letter on our letterhead using the following language: U.S. Customs and Border Protection 90 K Street, N.E., 10th Floor Washington D.C. 20229-1177 RE: Confidential Treatment […]
QUESTION: I recently read a legal position paper around the requirements for withdrawal from NAFTA. I work for a Canadian manufacturer and we do a lot of business in the US and would be impacted financially if the U.S. withdraws, so there is some concern and we want to understand impacts and the timeline of […]
QUESTION: One of our divisions wants to attach a GPS unit on freight leaving MX, destined to the US and Canada, and have the consignee return the GPS unit back to MX. We would provide an export invoice and courier pouch for the return. The purpose of the GPS unit is strictly for tracking purposes. […]
QUESTION: We have a customer in Germany requesting a GSP Certificate of Origin Form A for goods we sold them of Vietnamese origin. I know that the US does not have Vietnam listed as a beneficiary country but the EU does. From my research, it seems legitimate that they can claim such preference on […]
QUESTION: Has anyone been involved with a compelling trade related Lean/Six Sigma project that catalyzed significant change within your company? What was the topic? ========== Answers: We’ve done two LSS projects for our Global Trade team. The first was a kaizen event to develop a new process for manual invoices for imports and exports (for […]
QUESTION: Do any members have any basic instructions or examples of building apost-entry audit database using MS Access? I would like to automate our entry auditing and reporting process and haveseen this referenced in various materials as a best practice but am notsure how to get started. ========== Answers: a few basic construction ideas 1- start with […]
QUESTION: We have a foreign subsidiary that will be closing , and transferring all items to one of our US locations. Mix of items, hardware, mfg items, etc, is there a provision or process that can allow this to import under one HTS or do the items need to be listed out, value, origin, HTS […]
QUESTION: We make certain steel parts in the US which we then sell to our “sister” company in Mexico for some action: heat treating, drilling holes, washing and checking services, etc. Our sister company then sells us the part back to us after they have finished their service action. Due to the fact that the […]
