QUESTION: I’ve seen a lot of emails regarding Routed Export Transactions the responsibilities related to the EEI filing. It’s piqued my interest. It’s clear that 30.3(e) provides instructions for who files the EEI. The FPPI authorizes an agent or the USPPI to file, it does not mandate them. The questions I never thought of until […]
QUESTION: Vendor in Italy contracts with a warehouse in the US to “warehouse” our cargo until we wish to purchase it. We assumed they would clearing through Customs and it would be a domestic sale to us Instead, we are told that our cargo is in a container with another of their clients cargo, and […]
QUESTION: Does anyone have an “after integration” plan for customs compliance. We recently acquired another company, we already completed the due diligence checklist and now I am looking to see if anyone has an “after acquisition” playbook they wouldn’t mind sharing? ========== Answers: Don’t know what your initial due diligence process is like so not […]
QUESTION: Is there an exclusion request and objections similar to the Steel and Aluminum we can apply for, for items on the 818 tariff? (specifically for motors) ========== Answers: Not yet, but it has been promised to be set up ========== There will be, as mentioned in the final determination, but it’s not published yet. […]
QUESTION: Does a Duty Free Shop have to receive cargo from a bonded warehouse regardless of types of products or is this limited to only liquor/tobacco/firearms? ================= ANSWER: A “duty free shop” or “duty free stores” are a “Class 9” bonded warehouse. Reference 19 CFR §§19.35 – 19.39. The types of duty free merchandise eligible […]
QUESTION: If we find out one of our foreign distributors has been selling products to Syria, even if it is not our products, what obligations do we have now? They have been advised they cannot sell our products to Syria, but do we have to stop selling to them if they are only selling other […]
QUESTION: Could a member share the updated list of HTS codes impacted by the section 301 tariff adjustments in EXCEL format or another usable format as soon as it is available? =========================== Answers: The U.S. Trade Representative recently published a notice (see https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2018/june/ustr-issues-tariffs-chinese-products) with a final list of 818 HTS numbers to which the China […]
QUESTION: Is anyone aware of delays in clearance of courier shipments into Saudi Arabia. What is the issue? Is it specific to one port? Is there an end in sight? What are the alternatives to facilitating and expediting clearance of courier shipments into Saudi Arabia? ============================ ANSWER: No specific issues, but you must follow to […]
QUESTION: So we purchase material (ex-works) from another company. We are the Customer. another company ships us the purchased material. However, they refuse to put the foreign ship from address on the commercial invoice. The product in turn gets stopped by our broker because there is no ship from address listed. We have been going […]
QUESTION: My company buys gold-plated seals and stoppers. These are finished goods that are manufactured by someone else. We do not buy the gold and make the FG. In our current supply chain, we do not import the gold-plated FG. However, it may be imported by someone else. Do we have a legal obligation or […]
QUESTION: After being at a manufacture for over a year and trying to create a Trade Compliance function out of a Logistics function I FINALLY have the opportunity to present in front of the company at an all employee meeting. It has to be high-level and in 10 or maybe even only 5 minutes or […]
QUESTION: This question is for Compliance Professionals, not service providers. Do you attend the trade symposiums put on by Customs and what value does it have for you to attend? Extra credit, does anyone know where the 2019 trade symposium is going to be? ========== Answers: I attended my first CBP Trade Symposium last year. […]
