QUESTION: We are setting up an e-commerce site where customers can order items that are subject to US export controls and items that are not subject to US export controls. The items not subject to US export controls are not located in the US. The server that all requests will pass through will be […]
QUESTION: I work for a small importer who currently manufacturers apparel and accessory items oversea, that is working towards shifting import practices to include importing raw materials. These raw materials will be used to manufacture finished goods, which will be sewn, assembled and packaged by women’s prison inmates in the US. We are working with the state Correctional Enterprise Program, […]
QUESTION: I’m planning to create a trade compliance team for my company’s EU operations for next year and would like to benchmark with the membership. My company has 18 locations for Europe, most of which are manufacturing, in 13 countries. Total Europe revenue is about $400 million annually. Do you manage Europe trade compliance from […]
QUESTION: I just recently ran an AES USPPI report out of ACE website. I am using this report for audit purposes for AES filing by our freight forwarders as well as routed. After running the report I was alarmed not to see any AES filings for our exports to Mexico. I immediately contacted a few […]
QUESTION: I read the regulations about South-Sudan sanction on OFAC but still unsure whether or not my company can do business with South Sudan given the customers are not listed on SPL/SDL. Can membership comment or advise ? ************* Answers: As can be seen on the Commerce Country Chart, South Sudan is not […]
QUESTION: We’re shipping an IT hardware appliance (a web-filter proxy) to our sites in several countries around the world, and are trying to figure out how to value the shipment. The actual hardware is about $4,000, but we’re also providing a hardware maintenance package (replacement, warranty, etc.) valued at $3,000, and a subscription service which […]
QUESTION: Would like to ask the membership if there is any other record being saved in lieu of the paper 3461. My understanding is that the form 3461 is no longer available with the ACE integration. ========== Answer: In lieu of the 3461, we now receive screenshots of the cargo […]
QUESTION: Can you please tell me what department owns the creation and maintenance of MSDS/SDS forms? If you have a contract supplier that is manufacturing for your company, does the contract supplier create the MSDS/SDS for the finished product or is that supplied by your company who designed the product? =========================== ANSWERS: Regulatory […]
QUESTION: Can you please confirm if the Children’s Product Certificate (CPC) is required to be provided to manufacturer prior to be shipment to be included with the export documentation package for when the shipment exports from the manufacturer at origin, so the CPC is available to the customs broker at time of customs entry and […]
QUESTION: We are consolidating freight forwarders, moving from 9 providers to only 2, and the business is concerned about making sure we still get competitive rates on new lanes (ocean and air freight). How are other members benchmarking your freight rates? Do you have an audit process in place? If so, how do you conduct […]
QUESTION: My company receives product from a vendor for sterilization services (both companies are based in the U.S.) – nothing else is done to the products. After sterilization the vendor arranges for shipment from our warehouse in the U.S. to their distribution center in Canada. Who would be the U.S.P.P.I in this scenario? ========== Answers: […]
QUESTION: -A shipment was sent to Brazil. The pallets were fumigated. However, it was discovered that the pallets were not marked as such. -The product was allowed entry into Brazil. However, the Brazil government is insisting that the pallets be returned to the U.S. -The Brazil government will not allow for the destruction/disposal of the […]
