Question: Has anyone filed a waiver letter with the port director to waive the need for MA and Foreign shipper declaration for imports on US Goods returned? Do you have a format or what information was given to the port to ask for the waiver? Any advice is welcome. ************* ANSWER: Hi did the member […]
Question: We have a request from a customer in India, to generate a “certificate stating that prices mentioned in the Invoice are fair“. Has anyone else received documentation requests like this for exports from the US to India? How do you handle these unusual documentation requests, especially when this is not a letter of credit […]
Question: We are going to import a product with a licensed print on it. We have a license agreement with a third party in the US. The royalty will be paid per piece that we buy. My understanding of 19 CFR 152.103(f) is that we would pay duty on the royalty in this case. Am […]
Question: An agency for our company which sells on our behalf internationally has made a request. Can we have our vendor ship directly from Taiwan to the customer in Malaysia? Aside from the obvious that we could lose all future sales are there legal and / or compliance concerns or situations we should be addressing. […]
Question: We are a C-TPAT company and we manufacture controlled products. Our policy is to screen all visitors who enter our facility. My company is planning to invite families and friends to an open house this Spring. If we secure all controlled products and do not allow access to this area during the open house […]
Question: Can someone clarify classification and when to consider actual use and/or principal use. I am not comprehending this concept and wondering if some examples of a commodity could be provided or some presentation that will help me remember. *********** Add’l Answer: It’s unclear if you mean ECCN or HTS classification. For HTS, the rule […]
Question: One of our brokers in Germany is insisting German translations are needed for all items on our commercial invoice before he will submit the Customs entry. Is this is really a requirement in Germany? Is there a way to submit the Customs entry without the German translations. ************* Yes, commercial invoices need to be […]
Question: Can you advise how long it usually takes for Department of State to response for a general correspondence? *********** Answers: This was discussed recently at a seminar, it can take anywhere up to 3 months for gen correspondence at the present and as little as 10 days! They are busy with ECR, new modifications […]
Question: Does anyone has a selection criteria for Customs Brokers ? Elements to take into account when selecting a customs broker? ========== Answers: I worked for a Customs broker for over 20 years and developed the attached form for selection of the Customs broker. It does not include the new information regarding e-bonds, ACE, etc. […]
Does anybody have a copy/template of the PRC’s MOFCOM “Importer Statement of End-User and End-use”? ========== Answers: The MOFCOM is actually a document prepared by the Ministry of Commerce in China so there is no template, per se. The Chinese customer needs to request the MOFCOM on your behalf and then forward it to you […]
Question: Has anyone else been experiencing lengthy delays in getting a response to a manifest confidentiality request? I have requests still pending from October and November. ========== Answers: Yes, I sent in several in late September and I have sent several requests for status updates with no response. As far as I know, none of […]
Question: We are a manufacturer – so we often drop-ship for our customers directly to their customer. We require that they provide a CI between them and their customer and we complete export paperwork such as SLI, COO, etc. In this particular case, our customer is in Germany and we don’t stock the product they […]
