Miscellaneous

Question: We import aluminum billets into the US from a foreign related location. The billets are then extruded or further manufactured.  All scrap is collected and sent back to the foreign location to be remelted into new billets. The scrap is composed of “butts” of the raw billet, extrusions that have been cut and other […]

Question: Do any other companies have locations in EU that are AEO?  If so, do you have hired full time employee on staff  to manage trade compliance and AEO accreditation? We have been told by German (DE) Customs Authorities that we must have a “full time employee with experience  in compliance”, in order for us […]

Question: Does anyone in the membership have any of the Customs Brokerage management templates below: Service Level Agreement (SLA) Statement of Work (SOW) 3. Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) ************ Answers: SOP template below: http://www.icpainc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ICPA-Sample-Procedures-template.doc

Question: I am interested to know from the trade community their perspective on proposed legislation €œLow Value Shipment Modernization Act of 2015€ by which Customs may increase the value of Section 321 from $200 to $800? This bill was assigned to a congressional committee on February 13, 2015 for consideration. *********** ANSWERS: This will help […]

Question: I’m specifically looking for retailers because the business is unique to other types of importers and manufacturers but are there folks who can provide a snapshot of how they get information to classify items and where in the buying/shipping process that happens? For example, my current process is that the vendor/supplier provides a sheet […]

Question: For MID code how would you handle parentheses ? ========== Answers: Attached CBP guidance which may be helpful http://www.icpainc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/MID-Construct.pdf ========= Ignore them – as per the general rules to construct a manufacturer code…. http://www.icpainc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/MID-configuration.pdf ========== Characters such as hyphons, periods, commas and parentheses are disregarded when creating an MID. ========== http://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/CBP%20Form%207501_Instructions.pdf 7501 Appendix 2 […]

Question: Many of our products are manufactured in our Maquila operations in Mexico. Because products in chapter 94 generally do not tariff shift, we need supplier NAFTA certifications to qualify our products. It appears that it is a routine expectation that we will never have all the supplier certifications early in the new year. We […]

Question: Here’s a new one, on me at least; we have a shipment to China where the customer cannot pay for the full amount of the goods (shipping in 3 containers).  So they want us to re-consign 1 ½ containers to another, related party (related to them).  Has anyone ever done this before?  Is it […]

Question: Upon return of items that have been repaired/re-worked in Germany, our supplier has added a line on the commercial invoice for “Import Customs Fees”.  I have been told that they are charging our company back for import fees/duties that are applied when the items ships to Germany.  They separate the line on the commercial […]

Question: Can the membership provide guidance of what an on-site visit to a customs broker facility for purposes of auditing the customs broker consist of?  What would the agenda look like? ************** ANSWERS: I would start with A meet & greet of all associates assigned to work on your account Broker to provide a clear […]