QUESTION: I LIKE TO GET SOME GUIDANCE FROM MEMBERSHIP ON HOW TO DUE DILIGENCE ON CRIMEA SSI SUCH AS SCREENING AS CUSTOMERS DO NOT DISCLOSE THE SHAREHOLDERS. AND IS END-USER CERTIFICATE GOOD ENOUGH? ========== Answer: An end user certificate is not enough. Not “diligent” enough if that’s all you do. Don’t take anything for […]
QUESTION: This is a questions for anyone who has served on the COAC, or who has supported an employee on the COAC. I want to submit an application, but first, due to budget needed for travel to meetings, I must get approval from my leadership. I know that the value of building relationships with CBP […]
QUESTION: We have a piece of test equipment that is licensed in the CCL, specifically under ECCN 3A225. The unit will remain the property of our US Company and will be used to test PCBA boards at our vendors China facility. Does anyone in the list have an example of processes/documentation that they have used […]
We are an importer and do not want third parties (except our appointed brokers) to have access to information on which shipment is imported by us. Is there a way to do this? Maybe by paying a fee to Customs, something like paying a fee to phone companies so one’s name and numbers are not […]
QUESTION: We import a product from country A. If the product was imported from country B there would be ADD or CVD duties in play. I would like to conduct an internal audit to validate that the product is actually from country A and not country B. I don’t suspect any wrongdoing. I simply […]
QUESTION: We are an importer and do not want third parties (except our appointed brokers) to have access to information on which shipment is imported by us. Is there a way to do this? Maybe by paying a fee to Customs, something like paying a fee to phone companies so one’s name and numbers are […]
QUESTION: I would like to ask the trade community if you have had any experience with filing a petition or comments to a petition on a Misc. Tariff Bill to reduce/suspend the duty on an imported product. What are the pros and cons? ========== Answers: We filed petitions for 3 different products for the current […]
QUESTION: I’m seeing a disturbing way of doing business from several of our US distributors. These companies sell things like electronic piece parts components, compounds, shipping items, etc. Our purchasing department sets up the quote and agrees to pricing and shipping terms reflective of a US domestic quote. The US Distributor places the order to a […]
QUESTION: We have seen recently where CBP does not release the day’s exchange rates until after noon (sometimes as late as 3 or 4 pm). How does the Membership handle import entries that were made earlier in the day? These are truck entries where the date of export & date of import are the same. […]
QUESTION: Do most companies require all names of business partners to be entered into their ERP system using Latin characters? Are there companies out there that execute SPL screening on the native language names in double-byte characters? If so, how does this work? *************** Answers: What matters is what characters are used by the listing […]
QUESTION: As most companies we have multiple related sites under a common EIN, and a few other related sites under their own separate EIN#. A situation came up regarding whether or not a US corporations’ Customs Compliance Manager (who has a LCB) can legally help a related party (under a separate EIN)for tasks such as […]
QUESTION: Hoping the membership can help with this: For our products, we typically include a product information sheet (PIS), picked separately and inserted in the shipping box (so not packaged directly with the product) that essentially shows data about the product and how to use the product. I consider this akin to a manual that […]
