QUESTION: Does anyone have a reference guide for determining the value threshold for informal clearance by country? ========================= ANSWER: I just got this handy De Minimis chart from my friend. http://www.icpainc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/De-Minimis-values-by-country.xls
QUESTION: There is an Entry # on my ACE report in which I do not have the documents. I contacted the broker and was told my company was not the IOR. Another company was the IOR and we were the Ultimate Consignee on the Entry. They would not forward a copy of the Entry to […]
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: We are changing the address of our corporate headquarters due to the sale of our building. Can the membership advise what I need to file in order to update customs records? ************** Answers: File a 5106 with CBP. If you have an ACE portal account you can change the address yourself. ************* Reach out […]
QUESTION: Issue: A freight forwarder is using the company’s EIN in error. Do any of the members have an applicable template or example cease and desist letter that you can provide? ========== Addl Answers: Please also be aware that criminal organizations are using this now as a way to move cargo. A POA suddenly is […]
QUESTION: If you are manually screening a supplier at Creation, how long after should one do another screening when issuing a PO? I’m proposing, if it’s been 30 days since last screen, then another manual screening should be performed. At this point, we don’t have an automated way to screen POs, so I’m thinking if […]
Question: A US aerospace company contracts with an Indian engineering services company to perform should costing services using US supplied technical data and India supplied should costing software. India then returns the data to the US company along with the should costing results. Note that the data is not altered in any way – only […]
Question: Our products are currently marked “Made in USA with Globally sourced components”. Since this a very long and is required to be put on our parts by laser, we are looking to shorten the qualifier. I’m looking for example of qualifiers that would adhere to the FTC regulations, but perhaps be less characters. […]
Question: We have had a sudden rash of exams over the past week and today our broker was told by CBP of a vague new national issue with articles of steel flagging for intensive exam. Is anyone else seeing the same issue? Any idea on what they are looking for/at? ========== Answer: Very likely […]
Question: We are an international company HQ in the US. We are releasing global trade compliance policies under US law, and of course noting that this is in addition to local foreign laws and regulations. My question is: Since we are a US Parent, does US law trump foreign law? Where is the […]
Question: Since there is not a form that is being offered by the ocean carriers, I was wondering if anyone has come up with what they plan to use, and will they share it with the membership? ========== Answer: There is no need for a form, I recommend not to overcomplicate the process. […]
Question: We are opening a new/moving 3PLs and looking for exactly how to handle the communication with CBP. Should we call the team at our port that all the entries clear through? Should we contact our CEE? Is there another form of communication that I’m unaware of? I already reached out to our […]
