Question: Is there a preference or regulation that dictates what address to use for Block 26 on the 7501 for the IOR name and address? Situation: Entries for my company shows the address for the corporation as either the physical address from the bond or the mailing address from the bond. This is different than […]
Question: Currently in ACS for textile entries under 9802 we show the MID code of the shipping / altering facility in order to claim NAFTA benefits on the value added. Are others utilizing a 9802 process within ACE and does ACE require the actual manufacturer’s MID or the code of the shipping facility performing the […]
Question: Our company sells software coding services (i.e. software developers in a room writing code), is that “service” considered a product? There may be an opportunity for our company to export that service (e.g. our US workers’ brains travelling to Canada to write code or our company’s newly written code developed in the US being […]
Question: We have US Origin components that we ship down to be assembled into a finished part at a Mexican Shelter Program. Is there any way that this NAFTA qualifying assembled product could qualify under the Buy American Act? I know there are FTA exceptions to the Buy American Act, but not sure if they […]
Question: I am the Director of Import Compliance for the Company I am employed by. I am listed as the company officer on ACE as well as for all Customs entry filings, C-TPAT, anything Customs related. Is it a good idea for me to have a POA on file from the company giving me the […]
Question: Our broker advises us that some of our HTS codes will be invalid on Jan 02nd. Have changes for 2015 been published anywhere ? I’ve looked around and can’t find any changes indicated anywhere, thanks. **************** Answers: Here are Canada’s: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn14-032-eng.html. Darrel Pearson Sr Partner and Co Chair, International Trade & Investment […]
Question: When we perform audits of our US entries and the documentation we keep a checklist in an electronic database. We also print the completed audit checklists so that they can be signed off by the Compliance Manager. I recently viewed a webinar that suggested that we should not have a paper copy of an […]
Question: We paid for a mold to our US Supplier who then manufactured the new design of our product and the product will ship from China. The billing invoice from the supplier shows a sales tax, do I need to include or possibly exclude the sales tax when declaring the assist on the Customs Entry? […]
Question: We are a small telecom/networking company in CA. I am coordinating a shipment to Russia. Incoterm is EXW. The ultimate consignee in Russia is routing the goods through The Netherlands, then on-forwarding them to Russia. I asked if they are shipping into a bonded warehouse in NL, they said yes. I asked what entity […]
Question: I believe that if a forwarder , etc., hires a broker to do a clearance for you they are required to put a copy of the original broker billing with their billing to you – per the Customs Regulations. How about an informal entry (not an express courier) where the outsourced broker makes themselves […]
Question: Could we, as a US company, submit a CCATS ruling on behalf of another (foreign) entity? We need ECCN classification for software from a small German vendor who is clueless about US export controls. We’re unwilling to classify the software ourselves b/c of potential controls, but we wouldn’t mind assisting with a CCATS application. […]
Question: I’m building a presentation for management where I’m looking to include a ‘fear factor’ slide showing other company’s fines, penalties, etc., for mismanagement or little / no management over the import process. Seems like export cases are well published, any published / publicly available import cases that I could reference ? Names not necessary, […]
