QUESTION: I was recently made aware of the revised form set to be implemented in early 2019, depending on when the government is open for business again. Section 3 will present challenges for my group companies. I’d love to hear how other companies plan to address internally. ***************** Answers: Not the best solution, but I […]
QUESTION: I’m looking for input from the SoCal membership. Operations in LA & SD claim that “everyone” is using TIBs to import material into the US for processing and re-export to Mexico, avoiding payment of 232 tariffs. I find this hard to believe understanding what I do about TIBs. Any insight on this topic from […]
QUESTION: Are registration documents considered dutiable? For example, Company A (U.S. importer) pays company B (manufacturer located outside the U.S.) for registration documents that are required in order to sell the goods in various markets including the U.S. These documents are not required to produce the finished good(s) that are being imported into the U.S., […]
QUESTION: I am looking for input on how long members are maintaining an audit trail of Restricted Party Screening as it pertains to automated solutions doing the screening. Currently all of our partners are screened daily and the results are logged. As you can imagine now that we have been in the system for a […]
QUESTION: We are auditing the AES filings made by our customers’ designated forwarders and finding errors, in some case repeated errors by the same forwarder. We provide a detailed SLI with each shipment but they are filing incorrect HTS and/or values. In some cases it is extremely hard to get them to correct the filings. […]
QUESTION: We are researching our products to determine if any of our products qualify for the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act. We did find some lighting fixtures that we could possibly claim MTB on. Our manufacturer stated that our product meets each specification noted in the MTB Act, but I wanted to know if anyone knew […]
QUESTION: Would anodization of a fully formed stainless steel part be something that US Customs would consider a substantial transformation? Part is made in Country A and exported to country B where it is anodized? Would Country B be the CoO? ANSWERS: Substantial transformation according to the U.S. Court of International Trade “occurs when a product […]
QUESTION: I know there have been multiple Q&A’s / discussions regarding FTC requirements for “Made in USA” claims – both unqualified and qualified statements. But… is there an actual regulatory citation that documents those specific requirements? I am aware of the policy statements on the FTC website. But, am challenged to find any actual regulatory […]
QUESTION: Does anyone have any information they can provide about the process for filing for a filer code so they are able to self-file customs entries? The CBP website is very vague and only states to send a request to the port director with name and address, tax id and filer role. Is there more […]
QUESTION: Can others share how they, as trade compliance professionals, handle the process of obtaining import data (ECCN, HS Code, Origin, FTA COO) from vendors their companies purchase product from which their company will import or eventually export? For OEM product, does procurement have any responsibility for getting the info from vendors that is needed […]
QUESTION: We ship US component parts to a related foreign supplier in China who in turn incorporates them into a finished product and exports back to us. I see an opportunity to lower our customs value and therefore avoid Section 301 duties but not sure how we claim the assist value on the item if […]
QUESTION: If we imported product from China into the US, Canada or Germany and later determined that it was defective but we did not want to return to China due to freight costs to China and the difficulty of getting correct currency exchange from the Chinese manufacturer could we scrap it in the US, Canada […]
