Question: Under Section 1605 of the ARRA it states that funder cannot be used on a project unless “all iron, steel and manufactured goods used…are produced in the U.S.“ It also states that Section 1605 must be consistent with US obligations under International Agreements (including NAFTA). An Iron fitting is cast in a […]
Question: One of the courier services is pushing their paperless invoice system lately and we are nervous about agreeing to it given the broad authority it seems to provide them in their Terms and Conditions of Service – especially as related to export/import services. The exports we use this courier for are samples of […]
Question: I would like some input on how members are dealing with the Intermediate Consignee field for AES filing. Scenario is an intercompany shipment where a foreign subsidiary is the FPPI for a sale to an end customer (no export licenes) . The end customer is listed as the ultimate consignee. The foreign sub […]
Question: Are there any pharmaceutical members importing finished pharma for use for both humans and animals? If so how are you handling the imports? To clarify there does not seem to be a combined animal/human use for HTS or FDA product code screen is attached as an example. Are you obtaining USDA Import […]
Question: Do you periodically request production records from your vendors to support country of origin claims when utilizing free trade programs such as AGOA? If so, how often do you request production records (quarterly, yearly, etc.)? Do you have penalties in place with your vendors if they cannot produce the requested documentation?
Question: Does anyone have a soft copy of the Written Authorization template to share?
Question: We have heard from some attorneys and consultants that some companies have made annotations in their Outlook email systems to identify foreign nationals/persons. So the person’s name either shows up in a different color, or shows as “Joe Green – FN” or something to this effect when you go to send an intra-company […]
Question: SELLJUNK USA ships imported product to SELLJUNK Canada (a seperate legal entity) who sells to a distributor in Cuba. I was told by a Govt rep that this is OK as long as no US citizen is involved in the shipment. I’m not sure that is correct. What’s the truth? ======================================================== […]
Question: We just got something from ABC CO that states that if an item is not 100% manufactured in the US, we cannot state “Made in the USA” on our packaging. This is a tighter requirement than the FTC requirement of “all or virtually all”. We have done extensive analysis on our products in the […]
Question: As a manufacturing company which is currently dealing internationally to obtained the best sourced deals, I am looking to revise our current Supplier Purchasing Agreement to include verbiage regarding the inclusion of Country of Origin requirements and any other international related issues. I would like to get examples from the membership in order to […]
Question: Our Canadian location returns items to our U.S. customers after repair. The Canadian facility as also serves as the IOR on our U.S. customer’s behalf. These shipments are imported under 9802. On our customs invoice, each repaired unit line will list the total unit cost of the item prior to repair plus the […]
Question: We are a manufacturer of goods that also provides services such as rental items for use by our clients. We have a client that wishes to rent specific parts / tools from us whenever they make a trip. This trip could be within the U.S. or outside of the U.S.. I am looking […]
