Miscellaneous

MISCELLANEOUS

  • LOADING DSP-5 APPS ON D-TRADE

    Question: Has anyone been experiencing any problems loading DSP-5 applications on D-Trade?  Over the last month or so, I’ve been having to submit a single applicationmultiple times.  What happens, is in the middle of the upload it will stopand/or freeze and then I get an error message.  Sometimes, I will upload thenallow me to enter […]

  • ITRAC DATA FROM ANOTHER IMPORTER

    Question: I opened our ITRAC CD today and it is labeled with our company’s name. However, when I looked at the data on the CD it was not our data, but another importers. Has this happened to anyone else? What did you do with the other importer’s data?

  • ATA CARNETS

    Question: Does any of the membership have any generic ATA Carnet trainingpresentations they could share from conferences or seminars?  

  • WEST COAST EXAMS

    Question:I was wondering if the membership is seeing an increase in MRU holds,VACIS exams and USDA especially on the west coast. ******************************************************************

  • SLI SIGNATURE

    Question: More and more SLI’s are now either in PDF fillable form or online.  Is it acceptable as “Signature” to provide simply the typed name of the individual completing the form if it is done online?  Obviously if it is printed and faxed, then a good old traditional signature can be entered. But we all […]

  • Name Change on Broker License

    Question:I was told by an attorney specializing in Customs law before I tested for US Customs Broker License years ago that a person could not change their name on their Broker License. In other words, if a female were to get married and change their name to the husband’s surname that the US Customs Broker […]

  • Incorrect Carrier Equipment License Plate at Border Crossing

    Question:Over the weekend we had a shipment refused entry by US Customs because the license plate on the tractor did not match what was in their system.  The license plate on the tractor was correct – but apparently when the tractor had been registered with this plate the information hadn’t been or was properly updated […]

  • Senior Leadership Compliance Council Agenda

    Question: I am being tasked with the creation of a Senior Level Leadership Compliancecouncil to meet on a to be determined basis (I’m thinking quarterly).  Wealready have a group that reviews the contents and processes as part of ourEMCP; this team would consist of our group President, foreign locationPresidents/General Managers, etc.  I’m looking for assistance […]

  • US Postal Service for Small Package Delivery

    Question: We just had a visit by someone I didn’t even know existed, sales reps forthe US Post Office!   They would like us to consider using them more oftenfor small parcel shipments.  I have always balked at doing so, due to notreally being able to trace the shipments or knowing how they handle customsissues. […]