Miscellaneous

MISCELLANEOUS

  • CLEARING PARTIAL SHIPMENT

    Question: We have received a partial shipment (three of four pieces) in the U.S. Unfortunately there is no packing list to learn what items are contained in the missing piece. What options are available to make entry on the three pieces ? ************* Answers: Off the top of my head- the right way would be […]

  • VALIDATING INTL ADDRESSES

    Question:   I would like to know how the Membership handles making sure they have correct format Company Name, Tax ID No., Street number and Street name, City, State/Provenience, Country for their Customers.       I have been finding names listed in our Customer DB where there does not seem to be accurate information […]

  • CBP 216 FORM addt’l answers

    Question: When filling out a Blanket CBP Form 216, how are blocks 6-11 required to be filled out? A large variety of SKUs will be warehoused in this FTZ. Is each SKU required to be listed in blocks 6-7, or are we expected to write “Various” or “Blanket”? We can also readily include the HTSUS […]

  • CBP 216 FORM

    Question:   When filling out a Blanket CBP Form 216, how are blocks 6-11 required to be filled out?   A large variety of SKUs will be warehoused in this FTZ. Is each SKU required to be listed in blocks 6-7, or are we expected to write “Various” or “Blanket”? We can also readily include […]

  • BILL OF LADING addt’l answers

    Question: If we are the shipper for international shipments, and the customer or customer’s carrier comes to our door to pick up the shipment, who should provide the BOL? Sometimes, we provide the BOL to the trucker, have them sign and keep one copy for us; other times, the truckers provide theirs and have us […]

  • BILL OF LADING

    Question: If we are the shipper for international shipments, and the customer or customer’s carrier comes to our door to pick up the shipment, who should provide the BOL? Sometimes, we provide the BOL to the trucker, have them sign and keep one copy for us; other times, the truckers provide theirs and have us […]

  • RAIL CAR UNLOADING VIDEO

    Question: Is anyone aware of an available video showing the process of a rail car being unloaded and put onto a truck? ========== Answer: Copy and paste the following link into your browser www.google.com/#q=site:youtube.com+intermodal+rail+car+unload If that does not work, then google the search term: site:youtube.comintermodal rail car unload That will get you about 17K answers. […]

  • CARNET ISSUE addt’l answers

    Question:   One of our customers in Canada was supposed to return a demo unit to us in the USA using the Carnet we had opened.  They returned the unit with the Carnet – inside the box – so obviously they neglected to have Canadian or US Customs complete the necessary Carnet pages.  Any idea […]