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 […]
QUESTION: What information does the membership like to receive back from their brokers in order to fulfill recordkeeping requirements? I know some brokers provide PDF file copies of entire entry packages, and that is great, but for those who are receiving data files (EDI or otherwise) back from the broker, what are the data elements […]
QUESTION: Does anyone in the membership have some sort of matrix by country, of value thresholds for personal exemptions? We offer to ship purchased souvenirs to foreign guests however, they are supposed to be responsible for the import duties into their country. I feel there still needs to be certain restrictions not only to the […]
QUESTION: We read the phrase “For one’s own account” in 19 CFR §111.2 (below) to mean that where an importer obtains a filer code and does the actual filing of the entries on its own by designating an employee to file entries on its behalf rather than hiring an party outside the company to file, […]
QUESTION: Does anyone know where I can find the non-preferential rules of origin for importations into Israel, preferably in English? ========== Answer: I had this same question and learned, using our State Trade Office and even contacting the Israeli Trade Office in the US, there do not appear to be specific […]
