Miscellaneous

QUESTION: Is there something equivalent to a Long Term Supplier Declaration but for the USA? I understand the Long Term Supplier Declaration applies to EU goods. This document is great because it list the origin and any relevant FTA’s. Currently for the USA, we only receive an email from the supplier and not a document […]

QUESTION: Does any agency, such as TSCA, still require an actual form to be completed and filed during entry?  I hear DOT does, but I thought that was the only one. ================ ANSWERS: Many agencies have their own forms to be filed out at time of import / export I know for a fact that […]

QUESTION: We have at least one customer who’s claiming that first Russian and now Brazilian Customs is asking for the name and address of pass-through suppliers (i.e., our original supplier). Giving the customer our supplier’s information really isn’t what we would like to do, obviously. What do others do?  And is there really a legal […]

QUESTION: For work directly under contract to the US Government, we are permitted to use a Government Duty-Free Certificate (9808.00.3000). Does anyone know if this duty-free provision will apply to the newly imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum? ********** Answers: Your certificate is NOT affected by change in tariff. You will continue to get the […]

QUESTION: Are GRIs global and the same in every country?  I assume AUSRIs are specific to the US.  If so, when classifying products at a global level, lets say for China, Brazil and Kenya, would you not even look to the AUSRI for guidance when classifying? Also, would AUSRI 1(c) related to classification of “parts” […]

QUESTION: Has DDTC stopped publishing Commodity Jurisdiction Final Determinations? It seems the information only goes up to the end of September 2016. =================== ANSWERS: Please use this link https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/commodity_jurisdiction/determination.html Note that under CJ Determinations by Year: it will be filtered for year 2018. You have to do double search by also pressing the All.   […]

QUESTION: Is the 7553 required at the borders(Canada to US, MX to US) or is an e-manifest acceptable as well? ========== Answer: Customs Form 7553.   In situations where a CF7553 is required for drawback, currently no other document will suffice.  Don’t rely on alternative documentation unless you are willing and able to request a […]

QUESTION: We have roughly 2500 different articles that are clearly Instruments of International Traffic (IIT), (e.g. metal racks, plastic totes, ropaks, wooden and plastic pallets), and cross the US border hundreds of times each year.  The wear and tear on these items is extreme, and regardless of how “permanent” we try to mark the IIT, […]

QUESTION: My questions concern unit of quantity calculations in the USHTS to determine duty rate. There are two columns that I’m trying to work through: Unit of Quantity and the General Rate. The first column will provide a Unit of Quantity such as “doz. pieces”, “hundreds”, “thousands”, “gross”, etc. The second column will provide a […]

QUESTION: I have a customer package design/testing project specific to atmospheric conditioning of ocean container shipments from Europe and China into the U.S. Are there any ICPA members that have insights or information available relative to the atmospheric extremes or thermal cycling? =================== ANSWERS: My export duties happen to be for a coatings company. We […]

QUESTION: Does anyone have experience to share regarding ECCN classification for manufactured articles containing more than 50% Beryllium (articles such as nuts, washers, screws)? 1C230:  “1C230 Beryllium metal, alloys containing more than 50% beryllium by weight, beryllium compounds, manufactures thereof, and waste or scrap of any of the foregoing.”   One colleague believes 1C230 is […]