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MISCELLANEOUS

  • CENSUS AES ANNOUNCEMENT

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    Question: Census published a notice in the Federal Register on Jan 12 (81 FR 1394) regarding AES filing.  This Notice refers to “Attachment G” which lists the affected Schedule B numbers.  Does anyone know where Attachment G can be found? **************** Answers: Here is the link for Attachment G.   https://books.google.com/books?id=mb-BMKrK-v8C&pg=PA299&lpg=PA299&dq=81+FR+1394+Attachment+G&source=bl&ots=ljmklA_WRt&sig=GYHPg0ywWbOEDOinhM9ne2xg2hs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjKwq7dyKnKAhUS62MKHYKNDG8Q6AEIUzAI#v=onepage&q=81%20FR%201394%20Attachment%20G&f=false ************** I noticed the […]

  • MULTIPLE DSP-73 FOR SAME PRODUCT

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    Question: I have two DSP-73’s for the same product, each for a different country.  Due to event dates, it would be most logical to ship direct from one country to the next and not return to the U.S. in between.  Has anyone run into this and how was it handled? ************** Answers: Amend your DSP73 […]

  • TRIENNIAL REPORT FILING MISS

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    Question:   At our company we have an employee in our global logistics team who is a licensed broker. At the beginning of last year there was a sudden death in this individuals family and as a result they forgot to make the triennial status report and fee payment to CBP. They are not part […]

  • DUTY PAYMENT MANAGEMENT

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    Question:   I am looking for some back up as to why a company should not pay the duty directly to broker, on an import shipment that they are not purchasing, not acting as IOR, nor Ultimate consignee. I have fellow employees that think we should pay the duty and bill the end user on […]

  • MULTIPLE IOR MANAGEMENT

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    Question:   Parent company has 4-5 separate IORS for its different divisions.   It would like to centralize its entry filing capability so that a specialized team can prepare and self-file the entries across all IORs. I believe that the individual filing on behalf of the IOR must be employed by the IOR.   Is […]

  • DEFINITION OF IMPORTER

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    Question: We are working with OGA’s, and the importer has to perform certain functions.  It is helpful to me if the importer can be someone other than the ultimate consignee or the person financially responsible for importing the goods.  Does anyone have a regulatory definition of an Importer?  If you could also please advise from […]

  • FDA IMPORTS FOR TESTING

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    Question: What is the best way to import items that are being used for the sole purpose of testing? What information should we provide FDA at time of import? ************** Answers: A foreign-trade zone provides enormous flexibility, especially if you will destroy or re-export the material. **************** Depending on the country of export I would […]

  • TISSUE SAMPLE ORIGIN

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    Question: What is the origin of animal tissue samples for laboratory purposes?  Is it the country where the tissue sample was extracted,the country where  the animal was born or the country where the slide was put together holding the  tissue, which has a different classification from the animal or tissue?  The slide could be put […]

  • 2016 SALARY SURVEY RESULTS

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    Wanted to share the link to this year€™s salary survey that was just completed.  We would love to share this with the membership of ICPA since so many participated from the organization!  This is the link ! http://gatewayrecruiting.com/Salary%20Survey/Report_Salary%20Survey%202016.pdf  

  • RPL POSSIBLE MATCH

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    Question: One of our European affiliates has a customer located in Spain that shares the same name/nationality as a person on Interpol’s list.   The Interpol information indicates the person is wanted in the Dominican Republic. We confirmed this person is not shown on either the US or UK “Consolidated Lists” as a denied party, […]

  • TEAR AWAY ORIGIN LABELS

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    Question:   I found several CBP rulings indicating it is acceptable to use tear away/tear off labels on reversible garments.  Can anyone provide any citations that indicate tear away labels are not allowed for country of origin marking for garments that are not reversible? ————————————– ANSWERS: This is under FTC jurisdiction.  Refer to their website: https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/threading-your-way-through-labeling-requirements-under-textile#place […]

  • LIQUIDATED DAMAGES CLAIM

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    Question: We are a broker and received a notice of liquidated damages for a violation of 19 CFR 113.62 (misdelivery of cargo).   The NVO had full custody of the cargo from door to door.  We only served as the broker and notified the NVO several times that the cargo was up for CBP exam, […]