Miscellaneous

QUESTION: Can anyone in the membership provide Customs Directive 099 3530-007?  The link on CROSS is broken. ************** Answers: http://www.icpainc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/59c9179652fff.docx ***************

QUESTION: Hoping to get some firm details on the New Customs Act (Customs Acts 2560, Section 59) in Thailand. Being told that certain “shipping marks” must be shown on all packages and the documentation that corresponds with it, however, can not seem to find anything online that actually details WHAT the shipping marks include. Was […]

QUESTION: We manufacture and import lighting products.  Normally we import in packages ready to sell, and have the UL certification mark printed directly on packaging.  We have actually had containers pulled by customs to ensure they had the UL certification mark.   But sometimes we import in a master pack and then package them here.  […]

QUESTION: Need help on some general importer setup.  I want to know if we are understanding the 5106 form correctly or not.   We are a division of a parent company.  Legal name of the company is XYZ Corporation, ABC Division. The 5016 asks for importer name and if we are a division.  We interpret […]

QUESTION: Is there any update on the CBP Trusted Trader program.  Seems like the last status report was a while back. ************* Answers: Go here:  https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/assets/documents/2017-Aug/Trusted%20Trader%20Subcommittee%20Executive%20Summary.pdf   George Tuttle III Law Offices of George R. Tuttle, A.P.C. 1100 Larkspur Landing Circle, Suite 385 Larkspur, CA 94939 Direct: (415) 288-0428 Cell: 254-5986 Firm: (415) 986-8780 Fax: […]

QUESTION: I am interested in learning more about the Berry Amendment which requires Defense Procurement to come from Domestic sources.   One piece of the kit we want to sell to the DLA (a power supply) comes from China, so the Buyer has told us they cannot proceed with a purchase.   Have any of […]

QUESTION: We import a chemical from China, then in the US we add 2-3% of a caking agent (US or German Origin). It is added through a grinding process which changes its form.  This process also changes its nature, a much faster reaction time, and the value of the new product is more than double […]

QUESTION: We are a self-filer and I need to convince the upper management team to see the benefits of having a customs broker to handle customs clearance better than self-filing. What should I include on my proposal that will help me bring in a customs broker? Has anyone in the membership worked on this type […]

QUESTION: Are any other members seeing an increase in seed pod contamination issues on containers from Asia?  We have had a large number of shipments stopped over the past couple months and have racked up tens of thousands in cleaning costs, exam fees and demurrage and we cannot figure out where these things are coming […]

QUESTION: I have been reviewing the regulations under 15 CFR 30.3(e) to help understand more clearly the meaning of a routed transaction for a US Export. My confusion comes into play when the regulations mention “FPPI authorizes a US agent to facilitate the export of the items from the US” and what this actually represents/means. […]