QUESTION: How are companies dealing with increased demurrage and detention charges from forwarders? We book port to door, and do not believe we should pay these added fees. It is the forwarders’ responsibility to manage the process, correct? Shouldn’t they bear the cost and not pass on to us? %%%%%%%%%% ANSWERS: Not all forwarders are […]
QUESTION: Going through a merger and got pulled in too late to a detention turned exclusion of merchandise for “insufficient proof” no forced labor in supply chain. The broker/import staff who responded to the detention order did not understand the extent of the request (or what a WRO is) and admittedly didn’t do a great […]
QUESTION: I know that what GL account/s royalty payments are booked in does not determine dutiability – that is determined by the purpose and obligations of the payments – but does the membership have any views on what are best practices on how a company should book dutiable versus non-dutiable royalty payments? **************** Answers: The […]
QUESTION: My office in Switzerland purchases glucose meters/glucose sticks (used by diabetics) from a Japanese manufacturer and imports them into Poland and warehoused. Because of the Ukrainian/Russian war. Screening of Russian sellers/distributors were performed and no red flags. However I was told that my office in Switzerland is required to obtain a BIS 711 from […]
QUESTION: We have a Russian customer that pays in advance for their order placed with our division in the EU (our HQ is in the US). According to Finance, we should be fine because if the bank blocks the payment, we won’t sell and not on the hook since we screen the customer and our […]
QUESTION: Do the Russia sanctions in place by OFAC restrict the future purchase of, or current ownership of stock in Russia sanctioned companies? %%%%%%%%%% Answer: This is a complex question as there are several different layers, or tranches – if you will, of sanctions with each having different impacts on the named sanctioned entities. Some […]
QUESTION: Due to the imposition of sanctions on Russia and Belarus we have a number of containers that are either in process of being shipped to Russia or are in transit that need to be turned around a come back to the US. I know we can return them without making entry because they are […]
QUESTION: We only manufacture EAR99 items. We have more than 15 plants in the US, do we need to screen visitors? We have a visitor check in process with temporary badges but currently not screening them. =========== Answers: Yes, even though you only manufacture EAR99 products some of these products can be considered dual use. […]
QUESTION: Can the membership please weigh in on how the new de minimis rules apply on EAR99 items produced outside of the US in US owned foreign plants, for products destined to Russia, no military end use or military end user? ============ Answer: I do not believe de minimis rules apply since there is no […]
QUESTION: We are receiving request from our customer to register with CargoX as ACI is now a requirement for all import/exports. Can someone confirm? It appears, as the exporter, we would upload the docs into CargoX ? How are other company handling this? ========== Answers: Yes, we’ve been doing this for about 6 months now. […]
QUESTION: I am hoping the team can provide me with advice on how to move forward with remaining in the EO (Empowered Official) role reporting to Sales and Development? This is a major conflict of interest and everything I have shown our leadership has fallen on deaf ears. The training and seminars I have requested […]
QUESTION: My company is a humanitarian group that ships pharmaceuticals and medical supplies throughout the world. A lot of our partners are small clinics who don’t always seem to have the ability to clear their country’s customs in a timely manner. We end up getting delays at customs, fees start adding up, etc. We currently […]
