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 […]
QUESTION: Is the 7553 required at the borders(Canada to US, MX to US) or is an e-manifest acceptable as well? ========== Answers: eManifest is actually required on the land border and must be transmitted 1 hour in advance of arrival (or ½ hour for FAST approved shipments. The only time a paper manifest can be […]
QUESTION: I need to create a presentation identifying all the Corporate Trade Compliance risk to management. This would encompass identifying the import and export risk areas I’ve identified over the last year (country of origin, HTS, FTA, ECCN, Licensing, AES/EEI, 9801/9802, RECON, Assists, etc.) and somehow grading/ranking them or perhaps giving them a current state […]
QUESTION: We are in the preliminary stages of negotiations with a partner that sells goods through a Military Exchange Market in the United States on military bases throughout the USA. The current particulars of the arrangement are being negotiated and in order to determine how this process will be structured and we require some insight […]
QUESTION: Does anyone have any info on what will be covered in the proposed import tariff hike? Will it be unfinished steel and aluminum, any and all steel and aluminum? Are there any industry associations monitoring this? If so, which? Looking for information to be shared. =================== ANSWERS: Following is a link to the aluminum […]
QUESTION: Question 1. In the CCL, Category 2, under 2B350, paragraph i. references vacuum pumps specifically; however, am I correct in my assumption that the 1st part of the paragraph which reads, ‘Multiple-seal and seal-less pumps with manufacturer’s specified maximum flow-rate greater than 0.6 m3/hour (600 liters/hour)…’ applies to liquids only? Thus, if correct, a […]
QUESTION: Most companies attempt to measure productivity in order to base line and then show continuous improvement. Is anyone willing to share meaning full metrics that they have succeeded in identifying that will be helpful in indicating productivity for export operations for company that deals with non-ITAR related export transactions. This may include multiple measurements. […]
