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 […]
Question: Here’s the background: I got a new job at a software company. Currently reviewing all their ECCNs. They farmed out the self-classification and SNAP-R to a third party on one of their products recently. The third party pitched BIS a 5D002 (b)(2) on that product. BIS ruled accordingly – we got (b)(2). The product […]
Question: We are a CPG manufacturer that is asked to certify a large number of complicated products under various FTAs each year, namely NAFTA and CAFTA. Although we begin gathering the necessary product information from our customers in early October, and we begin soliciting certifications from our own vendors that cover various key components around […]
Question: We sell components to a foreign customer. Recently, a need came up where our US field service engineer flew out to our foreign customer to replace parts on a component under warranty. Compliance pushed back on allowing the parts needed for the repair to be sent to the hotel where the field engineer was […]
Question: I am looking for a regulatory definition of “shipper.” It seems that customs does not define exactly who can act as the shipper. Is there a source someone can cite or direct me to? Is there a legal precedent that a freight forwarder would follow when deciding if one can be named a shipper […]
Question: Our company subscribes to and uses automated screening software. I had a match for the first time today because the company I screened was on a list called the Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System’s Iran/Sudan Prohibited Companies Lists. Does anyone know if this list is a concern for exporters? Any advice on how should […]
Question: We have a situation where the retail sale price changed on an apparel order after the original set of hang tags had already been attached. Our supplier had to create a full new set of hang tags, remove the first set and then attach the new set of tags. Our questions are: 1. […]
