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 […]
Question: I am really confused and a whole bunch angry too. Where I come from, we get our cars inspected each year and they have to pass an emissions test or they don’t pass the inspection. If you don’t pass the inspection, you don’t drive your car. Pretty simple. Now, the ports of […]
Question: Have any of you in the membership been through a high-level process where 4PLs bid to “takeover the global supply chain.” Insight/advice? Is there a hazard of overselling, especially compliance function? Upper level execs have no clue what compliance means – I fear these bidders sell the the moon.
Question: As a Consumer Products Company, we are looking for some direction from the group regarding the reporting structure, level and background for a Regulatory Affairs person. Our company has 1.2 Billion in sales, 1/2 foreign and 1/2 domestic. Is this person in charge of Regulatory Affairs a director level person? What […]
Question: The issue of routed exports and who is responsible for filing the EEI has become a hot topic. I would like to get the memberships take on my companies situation: A wholly owned subsidiary in Malaysia sells finish product to our customer in both South America and Mexico. Our Malaysia location ships […]
