Question: I am quite sure I read a similar question recently but have reviewed thelibrary and cannot find it. So let me apologize for the repeat. In auditing our import files we find the entered value may not 100% ofthe time match what accounts payable actually paid the vendor. Thistypically happens when purchasing has not […]
Question:Sometimes we have changes to prices (e.g., discount because of late shipment or quality) before export but after the import license has been issued in Brazil. We are looking for a way to ship using the revised price when the change is outside the allowed tolerance between the pro forma invoice/import license and the commercial […]
Question: I have a question for the apparel importers in ICPA. Recently, I have been given the responsibility of reporting our overages/shortages via a Quarterly PEA. As an importer of items in Chapters 50 through 65, it appears that we are required to submit Individual PEAs when the EV of the merchandise is $3k or […]
Question: Is there a Soft Copy Template (preferably in WORD) Available for the Voluntary Tender Form?
We are currently reviewing our receipted quantity process – (compared to the entered quantity–quota is not an issue). We’ve done a quarterly report and if netting were allowed, we’ve actually overpaid CBP by about $1000. in duties. Does anyone have a CBP approved process where netting is allowed for quantity discrepancies? […]
Question: I just had Customs reject a PEA because I didn’t get additionaldocuments they requested back to them in time. I don’t really care aboutsmall amount of the refund, I am mostly concerned about reporting thecorrect value for Customs. In this case, we realized an assist was overdeclared and the PEA was to declare the […]
Question: We are a U. S. based company, importing into Canada under our NRI #.At the time of shipment into Canada we do not always know if the itemsare NAFTA qualified, or have in hand all component certificates for RVC.I understand that we can adjust an individual entry up to 12 months fromdate of entry, […]
Question:Dear Membership; I just discovered that an item in some of my entries was not declared for a few entries. Because the entries are not liquidated can I do a PEA or do I need to file a prior disclosure.
Question: We recently acquired a US based company. Example:The name was changed effective Nov. 1, 2009. The importer / tax IDnumber stayed the same. On the import side – 3 shipments were cleared under the old entity nameafter the Nov. 1 date. On the export side – 2 shipments were reported via AES under the […]
Question: When an importer changes its opinion regarding the proper classification ofan imported item, is it CBP’s expectation that the importer will file PEAsto change the classification of that item on all past unliquidated entries?
Question: Our broker inadvertently stated an incorrect MID code for one our of recentfootwear (ch. 64) entries. The incorrect MID code has the same C/O (CN) asthe correct vendor’s MID. I’ve reviewed the FR on individual/quarterly PEAguidelines on what constitutes a non-revenue related error that meet Censuslevels, but am not finding any mention of MID […]
Question: If an issue is discovered after liquidation of an entry that would result inmore than $20.00 additional duties/fees owed to Customs, will Customs stillaccept an individual PEA? This is not really a protestable issue since we arenot disagreeing with a Customs decision or ruling, nor are we seeking arefund. This is also not something […]
