QUESTION: My question if for those of you out here who are part of a large company (hundreds of customers). Do any of you have issues with obtaining POA’s from the FPPI’s in order to file AES? If so, what steps have you taken to secure the POA’s if any? Have you resorted to other […]
QUESTION: I have a small shipment for a customer that is going to India under CIP terms (CIP Mumbai Airport). I understand that under these terms, my responsibility for everything up to the Mumbai airport, but I am not sure how to ship this package directly to the airport. In this situation, should the customer provide contact […]
QUESTION: Has anyone ever mapped the Wassenaar List for Dual Use to the EU Dual Use List? I noticed that Category 0 is different, but does the rest map directly one for one? *************** Answers: Response – The majority of dual use lists include the EU Dual Use List are based on the Wassenaar […]
QUESTION: As a US Defense Contractor we screen all successful job applicants when hired. Should we let applicants know they will be screened as a part of our application process with a statement on our application? Something similar to: XXXXXX is U.S. Defense Contractor, as such; we screen all successful applicants against the restrictive parties […]
QUESTION: What are you doing to prepare for the arrival of Israel export controls? It’s our understanding that they’re coming and we’re told they’ll be more stringent than the US – though that’s all conjecture at this point. ************** Answers: Israel already has a robust export control program. Just as the U.S. has two agencies […]
QUESTION: I am trying my best to interpret the OFAC sanctions for Crimea, but I’m no lawyer! Is anyone familiar with the sanctions; if so, is this a correct statement? U.S. persons whether or not operating in the U.S. may not transact or export goods, technology or services to or from the Crimea region of […]
QUESTION: The president of our company has written several books on Introduction to Turbomachinery. The company has sold the books to universities and other company that have put it in their libraries for the students or employees use. He recently received a request from a professor at a University in Turkey to have his […]
QUESTION: We are moving to a new corporate HQ and our address will be changing. We will be updating our bond , IOR address via the 5106. Should we be concerned about our purchase orders issued prior to the move date that are not imported until after the move date with the old HQ address […]
QUESTION: There is a proposal to use a bonded warehouse or Free Trade Zone in Panama to store product for our Latin American customers. The proposal is 1) Customer would place the order on the current US entity 2) US entity would work with their Panamanian 3PL to pick the order 3) US entity […]
QUESTION: We’re experiencing an abnormally high volume of CBP examinations on containers entering through Los Angeles & Long Beach.For the most part, these are Ag, Vacis, & IBET exams.Normally we have around 2 or 3 per month, though we’ve had 31 in the past two months with no sign of what could be causing the […]
QUESTION: When a company uses a brand name, or anything other than their legal entity name, it is referred to as “dba “ – doing business as or “aka” also known as. These are often added to Customs bonds to cover the use of non-legal entity names. Is there is big difference in the […]
QUESTION: We currently provide a list of manufacturers to our broker which includes a constructed MID Code. With the full name and address of the factory being entered in ACE, it seems that customs is looking at the full address itself and not the MID code. I understand that a MID code is still a […]
