Question: Does anyone have a current version of a POA to give our brokers and forwarders. The one posted is from 2007. ************** Answers: Download one from CBP’s web site and have your legal team review. I would not advise signing a generic one. **************** The POA should come from a broker/forwarder therefore it should […]
Question: I am sure that other members are aware of this new rule that the IMO is putting into place starting July 1, 2016. I have not been able to locate any specific form or procedures provided by the IMO for this requirement; we have even after called the World Shipping Counsel who advised us […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
