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 […]
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 […]
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
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
Question: Can anyone provide copies of C.S.D. 85-33 and C.S.D. 85-49? Where are these older documents kept? Are they available on-line? ========= Answers: Title: T.D. 85-49 February 8, 1985 Foreign Currencies — Variances From Quarterly Rate UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE TREASURY DECISIONS 19 Cust. B. & Dec. 125 T.D. 85-49 February 8, 1985 Foreign […]
Question: I am not lazy and did some digging around on the CBP website and made a few calls, but cannot find any official list of the PMS Statement dates by month for 2016. Can anybody provide them? *********** Add’l Answer: We have received the past two lists in the Monthly ACE Trade Update.
Question: I am moving to another country for a work assignment. When importing my household goods and personal effects which HTS Code should apply? I am being told that the customs agency is assigning a 35% tariff rate to my goods. I thought HHE and personal effects were to be imported duty free. Does anyone […]
Question: We are a manufacturing company that has both domestic and international customers. Some domestic customers are asking us to provide the HTS and ECCN for our entire product line. We have given these on a case- by- case basis, with an appropriate disclosure that the information provided is based on our knowledge, but it […]
Question: We have discovered that a few of our customers with credit are not paying us directly – but rather having others pay their invoices on their behalf. For example, one customer in Turkey uses one of several exchange houses in Europe. Another customer from the Mid East has his US freight forwarder pay us […]
Question: Can a product that qualifies for NAFTA (Made in US): be shipped to Holland, enter commerce of Holland and sit on inventory shelf for one year, not opened/not advanced in value, be returned to US, enter commerce of US and then shipped to MX and qualify for NAFTA? ————————————— ANSWERS: No, it has […]
