Question: Hello, I`d like to run the following scenario by the membership seeking suggestion about how this can be handled in accordance with regulations or would be accepted by customs: Our company has royalty agreements as well as design agreements and tooling which would be considered assists. Additional dutiable values were previously reported through […]
Question: What defines a company as the actual “Exporter”? Am I the Exporter if I ship to a foreign address under “FCA my dock” Incoterms terms? Am I the Exporter if I ship to a foreign address but am paid by a domestic customer? ========== Answers: What defines a company as the actual “Exporter”? NAFTA […]
Question: Our current internal HTS database includes an annual expiration date, however, as we migrate to a new software provider we are being asked if an actual annual expiration date is even necessary in this day and age given there are no quota visa concerns. US customs does update HTS numbers on occasion and of […]
Question: Our company is starting to qualify product that we ship to Australia for the US Australia Free Trade agreement. We have a NAFTA program in place in which we solicit our suppliers for originating items included in our bill of material or for purchased item to ensure qualification of the good for NAFTA. […]
Question: Would a 5A002.a.1 item still qualify for license exception ENC when the end user is a non “government end user” (private sector) located and headquartered in India (not listed in Supplement 3 of part 740)? Any advice or suggestions are appreciated. Per CCATS, the item’s reasons for control are NS1 & AT1, and ENC […]
Question: I am having an issue where the commercial invoice that has the correct selling price is not being provided. I would like some advice on what can be done to correct this. Our US supplier purchases goods from their Mexican subsidiary and then sells to my company (US company as well). My company then […]
Question: I am not familiar with casting/molding so the terms are throwing me off, but we want to export sand insert cores as well as some samples to a potential supplier for testing. The inserts are compressed silica sand coated with phenol-formaldehyde. Aside from my doubts that they will arrive in one piece, I don’t […]
Question: Has anyone had experience using Cash Pooling when importing from a related party? Are there procedures you have added to your compliance manual to keep this as a low risk process? My biggest concerns are the 1. lack of clear tracking from invoice to payment 2. any ongoing overage/shortage between what […]
Question: We are considering importing lemon juice concentrate products under HTS 2009.39.6020. We understand that the duty rate of 7.9 cents per liter is based on a liter of natural unconcentrated fruit juice or to a liter of reconstituted fruit juice. Brix values on this product will range from 42.00 to 55.00. Is there […]
Question: What is the process to formally ask the US government to simplify some harmonized codes? This would only be for changes at the country-specific, 10-digit level and would not affect duty. ========== Contact the Office of Tariff Affairs and Trade Agreements at the U.S. International Trade Commission, James Holbein, Director, point of contact […]
Question: Can someone please advise the following regarding SNAP-R license application? 1. Documents submitted with application. Do we still need to Import/End-User Certificate? I have heard there is a new rule stating that this certificate is not required anymore for some items and countries. When do we have to use Import/End-User Certificate and BIS-711? […]
Question: The USTR recently published a Summary of the US Objectives for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations. Is there any other information that may be out there that could provide more details, especially with regard to textiles and apparel? The report says that the rules of origin will focus on a yarn-forward approach. I would […]
