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”
Although it would be a business decision, does any of the membership have any sort of policies to invoice your customers for ISPM15 pallets for all export shipments? In every other company I’ve worked for we’ve never done this; it was just a cost of doing business. However, I’ve noticed on the majority of our […]
Currently, a shipment from one of our Apparel factories has been Detained. Since the detention, 2 other shipments, from this same factory were released! Have any of the members had a similar experience where goods from a detained factory were released? and were Notices of Re-Delivery ever issued on the released shipments?
Our Company import quiet a bit of containers from overseas and this is the first time that we actually come across a damaged container. Per the Freight Forwarder, we will only received 30% of the salvage value and we will need to re-file the remaining balance at a later time. Because this is a liability […]
Has anyone heard of a declaration letter required by the government of Ecuador which a manufacturer has to prepare to guarantee the quality of the goods produced? Nobody has heard of this requirement and the shipment has been held up for over a month because of this declaration. If anyone has a sample of such […]
As an importer, can we have our own filer code and still use the services of a Customs Broker who would use our filer code on the entries they clear for us?
I am currently in a battle with one of our divisions – over which I only have tangential influence – regarding our SDNL screening obligations. In my opinion, the law is very clear that we are forbidden from doing business with entities that have been named on the SDNL and that, as such, we must […]
