I work for a public organization with manufacturing in 5 countries and software development in 4 countries. Our $750M sales are in nearly 100 different countries. We are governed by a code of ethics. I am the 4th level down from the Senior Vice President Supply Chain. He and the 2nd level Director (my bosses […]
A company where a friend works has the following problem. . . Company “A” imports parts from their affiliate company in Mexico, Company “B”. The parts come in returnable packaging (totes) and are supplied to a third company Company “C”. Company “C” uses the parts and sends pallets of the returnable totes back to Company […]
We received the following message from a Statistician at the US Dept of Labor/Bureau of Labor Statistics “I have attached a list of the import HTS numbers and descriptions of the product categories we are interested in tracking for the Import Price Index. I need to know who to contact for the product and price […]
Our affiliate in the Netherlands wants to sell product to a company in Iran. We, and our affiliate, are owned by a French company. I am fully aware of the OFAC Sanction on Iran and am not thoroughly excited about this prospect or selling to Iran, even though the product is not of US-origin. These […]
Can anyone point me to any info assembled on company laptops and PCs (for the company employee’s use) shipping as freight, separate from the employee? I’m interested in the proper use of exceptions – BIS has a grid that defines a number of exceptions allowable in 1 year time frames, but I’m interested in how […]
We have a new customer in Australia that will be occasionally sending items back to U.S. for repair. Notes: These items are duty free in U.S. & AU. Most items sent back to U.S. for repair will be serialized. These goods are not of U.S. origin. There are a couple of scenarios that may come […]
Does a “defense service” apply only to US Persons? For example, a customer in France calls a USA Company and asks for a defense service (say installation of some part on a military tank). In order for the USA company to send someone to France to do that, they would need a DDTC license or […]
I would like to know how other companies manage payment for MRU exams or other kind of exams at arrival ports. Who pays these charges in your behalf ? Your customs broker or the ocean carrier?
I am clear on the fact that not all items that meet U.S. Military Standards are ITAR. My question is this: If you test (in the USA) non-ITAR hardware (CJ in place – Commerce Jurisdiction) to a Mil Standard that is clearly “military”, does this constitute a defense service? My gut says “NO” because the […]
Hello everyone, I’m new to the membership. I have a question with respect to the Notices received from Customs and Recordkeeping. US Customs sends out Notices of Suspension as well as Courtesy Notices for Liquidation. Sometimes these notices list multiple entries on them. Does anyone have a recordkeeping process they would like to recommend? Also, […]
I am looking for a short to-do (or what-to-look-out-for) list when importing fisheries into the U.S. and have looked everywhere in cbp.gov for this information. Do any members have and can share a compliance and requirements document to assist in the import of fisheries?
