Question: We are an apparel importer. We have come across a unique situation. We have 3 factories that all have similar names from the same area. Based on customs formula, they all result in the same MID code. Has this happened to anyone? How do you handle the different manufacturers with customs? CBP won’t allow […]
Question: We had a call from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics – wanting information on our prices we pay on our imported merchandise. Has anyone else every received this call? Why would the Bureau of Labor and Statistics need this information?
Question: Our company feels like we take very good reasonable care measures to monitor possible illegal transshipment. For example, we proactively request production records and perform risk based analysis to identify high risk shipments. I am wondering what other companies do to prevent or identify illegal transshipment
Question: To date, I’ve only seen APHIS/CBP notices for the Lacey Act implementation which specify the phase in schedule solely at the Chapter level. Has anyone else seen something issued by the government which actually lists the phase-in schedule by tariff heading and phase-in date???
Question: Our IT Department is compiling a parts value shipping list for currency conversion from Norwegian Krone (NOK) into US dollars (USD). We ship from Norway worldwide using NOK. We also need to ship from various locations around the world in USD. My question is the exchange rate used for converting from NOK to USD. […]
Question: Am interested in how other ICPA members handle providing ELC costs to their merchandising groups when requested. Is there a standalone web site or software package that is used? Has an interactive database been developed in-house which draws from a variety of databases, such as negotiated freight rates, HTS, etc.? How are bunker fuel […]
Question: We offer Drug Discovery Services that provide testing and analyzing services of unknown chemical compounds, biologics, and blood samples which are shipped to and from our customers globally. For Intellectual Property Rights reasons, our customers don’t want to provide specific details on the samples for proper importation and exportation. How do you handle the […]
Question: We import some products that have solid wood covers. The imported goods fall under Chapter 85. When will the Lacey Act requirements apply to our products?
Question: Question for the membership – We have temp recorders that travel with our ocean freight and we are trying to figure out the correct way to bring those in. Here’s some of the options we’ve come up with: 1) Declare the temp recorders on the commercial invoice and include the value with the value […]
Question: Now that Obama has put a hold on new legislation, how does this effectthe implementation of the Lacey Act? I keep checking the Federal Register daily, and still have not seen the “final rule” on the implementation schedule dates and HTS numbers? Did I miss it? Hopefully our attorney members can shed some light […]
Question: Need some advice… How do companies in the membership handle cases where subsidiaries want to transact business in an embargoed country? My particular case is of salesperson working in the UK, who reports back to a person in the US. They want to do business with parties in Iran with product mfg in Europe […]
Has anyone received info from Agriculture, that maybe I have overlooked, regarding how we are to report (if at all) products made of MDF? We are finding that some of theMDF that we purchase is made from up to over 100 different species of softwood. Hopefully there are exemptions in cases like this. What possible […]
