Question:Has anyone thoroughly read (and understands) the relatively new Lithium Battery Regs? Though these are actually Dept of Transportation and IATA rules, they may not fall under the umbrella of some of our import/export compliance family, but certainly could fall under “compliance” in some form or fashion. These regs became effective Jan 1st, 2008, but […]
Question: These are excellent questions as so many importers are doing exactly whatyou do:Directly drop-ship to your final customer as it saves time and money. Justmakes a lot of sense. But you point out very important aspects that often are overlooked, as thedirect ship-to customer considers this a domestic purchase/delivery. 1. You will need to […]
Question: U.S. Customs has modified a ruling and will now require any imports of residue in “empty” containers to be manifested and entered upon arrival to the U.S. The question to the membership is if anybody knows how the entry process will work on this? Previously. if we had an empty cylinder return from a […]
Question: We need some good advice. Here is the scenario, Our company purchase product (chemical) from a trade company (Company A) in overseas and they subcontracted a factory (Company B) to produce the goods. Then, Company B transport the goods to another company (Company C) for packing. After packing, the Company C shipped the finished […]
Question:My company purchases software from outside of the United States and installs it into our systems which we need to export to our customers. We do not believe the software, which includes encryption, has not been sent into BIS for the one-time review. We have considered filing the one-time review or requesting a commodity classification […]
Question: Is anyone experiencing ocean delays out of Shanghai headed for LGB? Cancelled vessels or whatever?
Question: We sell and export products for the tour and travel industry to a company say in France that are used on guided tours offered around the world. For example tents (this is not our product but a fair comparison). This tour company offers trips to Cuba. They could take our product to Cuba […]
Question: I would like to know to what extent the members “verify” visitors coming in for meetings, against the “lists” (denied party, debarred, etc). We check all foreign nationals and foreign companies but there is debate regarding whether we need to check US persons who work for foreign companies. (and if we should check US […]
Question: Can someone advise where I can find the published “list of foreign producers, manufacturers, suppliers, sellers, exporters, or other foreign persons who have been found to have violated 19 U.S.C. 1592 by using certain false, fraudulent or counterfeit documentation, labeling, or prohibited transshipment practices in connection with textiles and apparel products?”
Question: A cross functional team of Tax, Trade and Finance folks are trying to lock down a valuation methodology that works for all of us. At the moment, we are considering the valuation methodology for inter-company transfers of fixed assets. We often move used fixed assets to R&D facilities in other countries. The current […]
Question: Are any members using an ACE report that shows general entry header information, not necessarily line detail, but with liquidation dates, liquidation status (change, no change, etc.) AND final liquidated amounts ? If so, please point us in the right direction, tkx.
Question: Does anyone have experience with submitting a range of part numbers to the DDTC for a CJ determination? The guidelines understandably advise not to submit an entire product catalog, and that determinations are made on an item-by-item basis. But is it reasonable to submit multiple part numbers that cover the same type of […]
