We’re just starting to sell into Russia. Do the members have any advice for specific trade compliance concerns? Also, we need to get technicians into Russia quickly in the event that our customer’s equipment goes down. Based on what I’ve read on the State Department’s web site, it can be quite troublesome to get a […]
Have any of the members had experience importing Canadian goods transhipped through other countries and if so how are you handling? I am being requested to provide the broker with the Canadian province code for a shipment coming to us from Germany. My German supplier has no idea what province the good originates from, he […]
I have an acquaintance who would owns a book store that operates locally. Most of the customers are repeat customers and very loyal. There is a new book out in the US in the upcoming month that will only be published in the US due to copyright issues. If the store owner has some past […]
How would you interpret this attached Bill of Lading? 1) Is it a received for shipment BL or shipped on board BL, as although it has “shipped on board” mentioned on it – it has a date of the 8th August in Dublin inserted in bottom left corner, and how does this evidence shipped on […]
Customers can purchase an Extended Warranty program when they purchase a machine or they can buy the program at a later date. The warranty has a specific item number, serial number and price. IF the customer service person enters the warranty line as a standard order, it will print on a commercial invoice. Questions: Do […]
I need to draft a transaction exception request for a debarment order. Has anyone submitted such a request? Can anyone provide any insight as to what such a request should include?
I have a Brazilian counterpart telling us that the Brazilian government has recently issued a harsh requirement that every import invoice must have the correct “BRAZILIAN” HTS printed on it. So for most products this is not an issue. But of course, as inevitably happens, sometimes the HTS that the US rules correct does not […]
We are reorganizing our purchase order process and we are running into conflicts as to what departments should be involved in the process. I ask our members to just identify what departments are involved in writing and issuing purchase orders and making PO changes. I am especially interested in what department reviews and verifies PO […]
My company is debating whether to post our HTS codes, ECCNs and information about whether a shipment to such-and-such country is acceptable on our external website. On the plus side, this would make it easier for our customers and hopefully raise their awareness of export controls. On the minus side, we would prefer they contact […]
Is anyone aware of a listing available that provides a correlation between CAS# and HTS?
Does anyone have a way of finding out about a strike in another country, or a new law passed that affects types of imports, etc., other than through these avenues? 1. importers in that country 2. general news bulletins through the large law/accounting firms like PWC and Baker McKenzie Does anyone receive information from their […]
Can someone provide me with a link or published document on the most recent requirements to become a “Known Shipper”
