Miscellaneous

MISCELLANEOUS

  • MTB APPROVAL PROCESS

    QUESTION: The latest Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) final report was submitted by the ITC to Congress on 8/10/2020. Our petition is listed in category II in the final report. (We petitioned for duty free).  What are the next steps in the (Government Approval) process for the MTB that began in 2019?   When and how […]

  • Import clearance done in-house

    QUESTION: Do I need to be a LCB to clear the goods for my own company? We are thinking it would be best to have a back up for Canada border crossing shipments in case the driver is waiting and our broker doesn’t clear fast enough. How do we sign up for handling our own […]

  • HTS RECOMMENDATIONS

    QUESTION: A gift/incentive item is being sent to various locations in the EU, and UK. It contains the following: bouyiournti, tomato-paprika-paté with Katiki cheese, 250g Greek extra virgin olive oil with oregano, 250ml Greek green olives with basil and garlic in extra virgin olive oil, 250g Greek bread sticks, 300g pistachios lightly salted with a […]

  • GLOBAL CORRUPTION TRAINING AUDIENCE

    QUESTION: I need to assign this course.  Who should be my training audience other than sales? Would you recommend everyone at a company takes this course? The course includes UK Anti Bribery and FCPA. ========== Answers: We include Finance and Sales for this training =========== Depending on how extensive/expensive the training is, and how your […]

  • COUNTRY RULING DATABASES

    QUESTION: Does anyone know the website to Mexico’s version of CBP. CROSS?  How about for Netherlands, Peru, Costa Rica, Spain ========== Answer: Unfortunately, there is really no equivalent to CROSS.   Not in Mexico, Peru or Costa Rica.  In the EU, you can look up rulings but they are highly abbreviated with very little information. ========== […]

  • Intellectual property exported with value, now a Sanctioned party

    QUESTION: Hypothetical question: A US exporter arranges for an export that can fall into one of two categories: NLR EAR99 License-able technology as Intellectual property If at some point in the future the foreign party becomes US sanctioned what are the specific laws and regulations that tell the US exporter what they must do in […]

  • REPORTING REJECTED OFAC TRANSACTIONS

    QUESTION: Our foreign subsidiary was contacted by entity in South Korea for software request on behalf of an entity in Iran.  The request was denied and there was no direct involvement with the entity in Iran. Are we required to report this request under OFAC Rejected Transactions § 501.604 even though it was not a direct […]

  • Leaving a Trade Compliance Position

    QUESTION: Hello, how do you recommend handling having your name removed from the ACE portal and/or the C-TPAT portal once you and your employer have parted ways? I do not want to do anything that would either jeopardize my severance agreement nor harm the company, but I want my name off of the Gov’t programs. […]

  • ALKALINE BATTERY IMPORT

    QUESTION: In a package with an LED pen we would like to import to the USA. there will be a tiny Alkaline Manganese Dioxide battery in a blister pack under the platform of the box holding the pen.It is not installed in the pen but completely separate and not touching anything – completely sealed. This […]

  • AP INVOICE CODING

    QUESTION: When a freight forwarder / customs broker sends a freight invoice, who at your company handles the coding before it’s submitted to AP?  We receive invoices for international freight for export and import, but they can’t be sent directly to AP because they need to be coded so AP knows which account it hits. […]

  • NAICS and SIC Codes

    QUESTION: We were asked for an Industry Code as part of some type of registration. We researched our business and found the appropriate NAICS (formerly SIC) Code. However, when we look at it for other countries the same description has a very different SIC. Who in a company normally manages the SIC/NAICS determination? I would […]

  • Part 744.21 Military End User

    QUESTION: We are researching a Russian entity for possible sale to a power company/electric grid- of electronic equipment covered under Supplement 2 of Part 744.21 (3A992) for purely civilian use.  An online article was found where the company President was directly quoted as stating the company was in direct cooperation with the defense industry and […]