Question: When a quantity discrepancy is found post entry, who is responsible for filing the MDR? Should the carrier or the broker initiate the MDR with CBP? Answer 1: MRD on vessels per 19CR 4.12 Shortages shall be reported to the port direct by the master or agent of the vessel by endorsement on the […]
Question: Does anyone have best practices on how to manage 9817 claims vs substantiation when tracking the flow of an item? For example, say 500 parts are imported under 9817 and within 6 months you noticed a trend that you may have overclaimed as those items are not all being consumed with an agricultural use. […]
Question: What are folks currently experiencing for turnaround time on PEA’s these days? Answer 1: 6-9 months for PSC response. At least we can track them now. Answer 2: I filed a post summary correction in August of 2023 and just received the refund in April 2024. So a good 8 months!
Question: Our company has requested PSC for customs brokers for HTS, SPI claims, COO to name few common errors. The brokers sent the corrected customs forms. However, after couple of months of the corrections, the old information is still on ACE reports. Would like to ask the community if someone experience this and how long […]
Question: We had a trailer of imported goods stolen and according to the police, they do not believe it, or the goods will ever be recovered. We know duty drawback is not an option but is it possible to do a post summary correction on the entries with the stolen goods? WE believe insurance will […]
Question: My client is an importer of record who uses more than one Customs broker. This importer sometimes has goods subject to ITAR. We are instructed to make the following statement on the entry: “This shipment is being Imported in accordance with and under the authority of 22 CFR 123.4(a)(1)” The importer just advised us that […]
Question: I was wondering what everyone does when overages and shortages are found upon receipt and after entry. Do you always file a PSC? Are documents required from the supplier for any overages, or can we simply show a warehouse receiving report? Searching the ICPA database, I have found some references to not having to […]
Question: We importer 2 different items, 8 of each several months ago. 6 of each are sold to our customers, and the remaining 2 of each (4) we will now use in our lab for R&D. Will CBP allow for a PSC to be filed on the 4 items used in R&D as prototypes or […]
Question: We are a broker, and an importer gave us an incorrect invoice number for an entry. Even though the HTS code, piece count, invoice value, duty and relevant details are the same, they want us to file a PSC to correct the invoice number. I’ve never had this request before and not sure CBP […]
Question: As I am new to the company I have I have been reviewing data from ITRAC and noticed that every import shows country of origin as USA. I did the analysis and the goods do qualify, did not claim either 9801 (AGR) or USCMA for goods from Mexico. I do realize that an importer […]
Question: Hello, We have several entries that met the 301 Exclusion but were not filed as such. Would it be advisable to use a different broker for this project? It is part of our 2023 plan to switch brokers anyways. Answer 1: Or consider self-filing your PSCs, since the PSC does not need to be […]
Question: Hello; I was wondering what paperwork is needed if a PSC is filed for an overage. Do I need to go back and ask Supplier for an invoice for the additional material? Can I just submit the correction based on the receipts quantity or manually notate the original invoice? Are there best practices to […]
