Miscellaneous

QUESTION: Does anybody can share a template letter for MLA requirements for part 22 CFR 124.4(b)(1)-(4). Thank you in advance for the help. ************ Answers: Check the DDTC/DECCS site. The Agreements Guidelines offer templates related to TAAs and MLAs.   (https://deccs.pmddtc.state.gov/sys_attachment.do?sysparm_referring_url=tear_off&view=true&sys_id=3ae1da09db51df00d0a370131f9619c5) ================================================================

QUESTION: We have a warehouse in Korea and we export to customers all over Asia using our company name + our vendor’s address in Korea.  We don’t have a legal entity in Korea, yet our paperwork shows us as the exporter/shipper but with our vendor’s address.   Is this legal to list yourself as the exporter […]

QUESTION: Is anyone familiar with using CargoX becoming a requirement for shipments to Egypt? We have a customer who says it is now a requirement that we get an account and send all documents to them through this system. Is this system to be used by the shipper or the forwarder involved in the transaction? […]

QUESTION: I have been asked to assist our UK office with import recordkeeping.  Does anyone know if HMRC issued  such regulations or where I can find more information? ************** Answers: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/774988/Draft_Notices_to_be_Made_Under_The_Customs__Records___EU_Exit__Regulations_2019.pdf Summary of UK Customs record keeping requirements Customs Traders (Accounts & Records) Regulations 1995 (SI1995/1203) Types of Customs records that HMRC requires importers (or their agents) […]

QUESTION: If we export from the U.S. to Belarus (D:1 country per EAR) items that are EAR99, do we need a license from BIS and/or OFAC? ************* Answers: With respect to Commerce and the EAR, review your General Prohibitions with respect to the facts and circumstances of the transaction.  Uncontrolled items subject to the EAR […]

QUESTION: Curious if anyone in industry would be willing to share how long it is taking to receive their TAA approvals these days? ========== Answers: I handle these approvals for my company. If they are TAA under Construction materials it takes a long time for you have to go through every item to see if […]

QUESTION: My company is importing a large machine that was broken out into 2 containers. One of the containers was bumped to the next vessel. The original plan was to import both containers at the same time and clear as a single machine, albeit unassembled. I am not sure how to clear this now that […]

QUESTION: Looking for feedback on doing business via the GSA vs. Tier 2 resellers.  We currently participate in the GSA but we may not want to in the future.  What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?  Thought asking the people who actually do the work might be the place to get some “real” answers.  […]

QUESTION: Looking for feedback on doing business via the GSA vs. Tier 2 resellers.  We currently participate in the GSA but we may not want to in the future.  What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?  Thought asking the people who actually do the work might be the place to get some “real” answers.  […]

QUESTION: Cargo arrives in the US and is admitted to the FTZ.  Two years later the cargo is withdrawn from the FTZ and entry is made into a bonded warehouse using a type 21 entry.  What is the date of importation which starts the 5 year bonded warehouse time limit? %%%%%%%%%% ANSWERS: I would surmise […]

QUESTION: We don’t import anything on the high risk list of goods produced by forced or child labor.  Should we still implement a process for verifying our suppliers’ manufacturing locations outside the US?  If so, what are members doing to check all the vendors locations when they don’t import goods produced by forced or child […]

QUESTION: Does the consignee country need to match the destination country on a certificate of origin? The factory cannot issue one C/O for consolidated shipment from CN because the destination is in the UE and the buyer is located in the UK. %%%%%%%%% ANSWERS: Is this a drop shipment?  Are you confusing a Certificate of […]