Question: We have reviewed the MERCOSUR Agreement (Southern Common Market) and are looking for specifics on duties charged between the member countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and most recently Bolivarian Rep. of Venezuela). There is mention in the Agreement of the elimination of duties for the member countries but there is nothing spelled out […]
Question: Would any members have a listing, by country, of value thresholds where formal-type entries are not required and instead can be cleared by a courier service ? ************* ANSWERS: I do not believe a simple one-size-fits-all list exist. When I did some sample research on the three express carrier/courier websites (all of them have […]
QUESTION: The ITAR states in 22CFR Ch.1 Subchapter M 120.3 An article or service may be designated or determined…to be a defense article if it…. (a)…and (i) Does not have predominant civil applications , and … The question is When reviewing a new product in development that is similar but not the […]
QUESTION: have a question regarding the phrase, “exported or destroyed under Customs supervision” that appears throughout 19 CFR. Is this phrase implying that the shipment can only be exported back to the party that shipped the goods or can the shipment be placed into an FTZ? *************** ANSWERS: There is no implications […]
Question: for companies that import full containers, do you have a maximum number of containers that can shipped on a bill of lading? The maximum for our company is 10 per bill of lading. If we have 30 containers shipping from the same supplier at one time, we will have 3 separate bills of ladings. […]
Question: My company is currently debating which functional area should be responsible for ensuring compliance with the FTC requirements, namely the verbiage to be used (Made In, Assembled In, Product Of) before the country to be named. Could you please share which functional area makes such determinations for your company and ensures compliance with the […]
Question: I have a business unit that provides a service of repackaging and storage for their clients. The business unit does not have any title to the goods for they are just providing a service. Since this business unit is providing a service, they are not engaged in any trade compliance activity. If a shipment […]
Question: Our public company has recently been purchased by a private equity firm and as we get closer to finalizing the sale it has been brought to my attention that the bank is requesting our BOLs be consigned to them so that in the event our company defaults or decides to close our doors they […]
Question: Can the member give insight on ‘Excise Tax’? What commodity does it involved? We are an consumer electronics company (home audio, DVD player, car speakers, car navigation, etc.). We receive info concerning Excise Tax that we might have to pay. How does ‘Excise Tax’ trigger? By HTS code? *********** ANSWER: There is an excise […]
Question: My company (the USPPI) uses our frt forwarder to file the EEI via the AES for goods going to Mexico. Currently, I gather the export data and send it to them via e-mail. They then file the EEI and e-mail me the ITN, at which point I communicate this number to the Mexican importer […]
Question: A US corporate parent Company “A” is transitioning procurement of its finished goods to US Company “B” a wholly owned subsidiary of company A. The legal entity change-over from Company “A” to “B” is primarily a systems driven changes and is essentially a change in name only, i.e. all underlying business activities, suppliers, agreements, […]
Question: Does anyone have information if a retailers website is required to list the origin of the product? *********** ANSWER: I believe that you only have to state “imported” on your website and not the country of origin as the product will be marked. ================================================================== Add’l Answer: For certain wearing apparel and textile items […]
