Miscellaneous

Question: Would like to hear from the group about the success of using the Foreign Trade features of SAP as compared to the GTS features. I understand that GTS has more to offer, but how well does the current Trade features work? In addition, can people utilize the Foreign Trade features for capturing dual sourced […]

Question: What documents have you seen/used as backup to a duty bill for DDP shipments when not billing the importer of record? Do you know how the express companies bill DDP? *************

Question: I am reading the FTA of “ASEAN – China” from website: www.worldtrade.net/fta/. But I could not find the Annex1, Annex2. and Annex 3. Could anyone tell me where to get it? **********

Question: I’m interested in learning what other members of the global trade community do to keep up with regulations that change globally. In the US and Canada there are lots of available resources including daily publications in the Federal Register, etc. I’m really curious to know what resources the trade community uses for regulation changes […]

Question: We have field service reps who take our “technology” with them when they travel abroad to visit customer sites. When license exception TSR is applicable, do we need to have the employee sign the written assurance required by 740.6(a)(1)? Is the employee considered a “consignee” for purposes of this regulation? In 740.6(a)(3) it says: […]

Question: Does anyone have any suggestions for managing the requirements of California’s Proposition 65 (formally titled “The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986”)? Since there are ~800 chemicals on the list of “dangerous” chemicals, it is quite difficult for our suppliers to know if any of these chemicals are in the products. […]

Question: How does the membership handle simple mail shipments to colleagues in other countries? Do you do a denied parties screen? Do you make employees create an invoice? If so, how would you come up with a dollar value for a shipment of documents or goods where an accurate value cannot be determined? ************

Question: In past years, UAE and Qatar have been seizing defense articles and in some case, detaining the passengers who carried PPE. Has anyone had success in getting permission from UAE or Qatar to hand-carrying PPE (personal protective equipment — body armor and gas masks) through Dubai and Doha airports on the way to Iraq […]

Question: Under current process, our UK company sells material to our US and CAcompanies. The US and CA manage and obtain all profit, etc. from allsales to further US customers. The only transaction between the UK and the USor CA is an intercompany sale of material. Today, the US and CA own materialswith the sale. […]

Question:Some of our foreign customers submit payment via a wire transfer that goesthrough the Federal Reserve in New York. Are we required to screen the bankswhere the wire transfer originated?  If we do screen, and we find a match whatshould our process be? Because the payment is coming via a wire transfer wecan’t stop the […]

Question:I have been asked to do a presentation pertaining the basics of importing.   Easy to do by any standards, however here is my predicament.  We import finished goods from many regions, but the procurement department (ingredients) of the company does not import but rather purchases foreign ingredients under a domestic transaction.  The domestic vendor […]

Question:We are a US Importer of apparel. We may be working with a contractor in theIndian Region. We want an onsite person dedicated to our account/productionto monitor orders (work in process) and provide QC services. We would paythe contractor for this dedicated person and then in turn they would pay thedesignated person assigned to these […]