Question: Hoping someone can provide some guidance to the following questions regarding Hazmat / Dangerous Goods materials/shipping? 1) I have heard in the past that any physical warehouse containing Hazmat/DG must have all of this material physically separated from the rest of the inventory. Can anyone point to a regulation which addresses this? 2) I […]
Question: My company has asked our broker to clear our goods as soon as possible on our entries arriving via air freight. When shipment is coming directly to the port of entry they can clear wheels up. But they are arguing that they cannot transmit the entry via ABI for an air shipment that is […]
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: Scenario: Foreign Buyer (FPPI and Ultimate Consignee) purchases goods from a US Vendor. FPPI controls the movement of the cargo and instructs US Vendor to ship the goods to a US Warehouse unrelated to US Vendor. The US Warehouse is used by a related US company of the Foreign Buyer. The goods will be […]
My company has asked our broker to clear our goods as soon as possible on our entries arriving via air freight. When shipment is coming directly to the port of entry they can clear wheels up. But they are arguing that they cannot transmit the entry via ABI for an air shipment that is moving […]
Question: Our company has a fleet of product demonstration vans that travel the US loaded with product (hand tools) and giving product demonstrations to potential customers. We are preparing a similar van for use in Canada, but have had some demonstration possibilities come up before the Canadian van will be ready. We are trying to […]
Question: Can there be different related party statuses for the same shipment, depending on what documentation is involved? For the EEI and Shipper’s Letter of Instruction, Related Parties refers to the relationship between the USPPI, and the ultimate consignee. But what about for Customs purposes? US plant manufactures product, and sells to Canadian subsidiary, who […]
Question: At http://export.gov/ecr/eg_main_023148.asp, it states that parties listed on OFAC SDN with certain designators (SDGT, SDT etc.) are subject to EAR licensing. I had “assumed†all on the OFAC list would be subject to OFAC licensing.    1)   Does it say this in the EAR anywhere? 2)     Are all the other […]
Question: How long does it typically take to obtain a CCATS ruling response? ************* ANSWERS: Our experience is 3-4 weeks. ************* 30 – 45 days ************* It depends on how much information you provide on the front end. I would say 2-4 based on a recent request but allow for 30 days to be safe. […]
Question: Company A was a partial owner of Company B. Company B was a small volume importer that never had its own import bond and instead either cleared shipments via a courier’s bond. Company A later takes full ownership of Company B, even though Company B still maintains its own unique EIN. While purchase orders […]
Question: Using 9801 when importing U.S. Goods Returned is optional.  If you want to pay duty, CBP won’t complain. But can anyone confirm whether the use of 9801.10.0000 is optional when reporting the export value of repairs in AES? Can we use the “normal” HTS/Sched B if we want? Section 30.29 in the FTR uses […]
Question: We have been approached by a large customer who wants to package our products into their suite of hardware products that make up an entire system. Prior to allowing us to sell our products to them, they have asked for us to verify/validate that our products have been vetted via homologation. *********** See this […]
