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 […]
Question: If a classification ruling is revoked today, could we file PEAs or protest entries previously filed using the HTS of the revoked ruling? These rulings were not issued to our company, we just based our classification on the information found in CROSS. Thank you.
Is there anyone who would be willing to share their instructions for filing PEAs for a non-broker?
The majority of our imports are entered through one main port. This port has been enforcing the requirement for manufacturer affidavits (MA) for all 9801 claims. We are not the manufacturer. Therefore, our company is paying duty at time of entry where applicable. We then submit refund requests for 9801 claims once we receive the […]
Here’s an email exchange between my broker and me: Our Compliance Manager, xxxx, has been told on numerous occasions that customs does not want us to file any corrections were there is no change in duty. He has been instructed by Customs that if the change is less than $20.00 or no change in duty […]
I am curious to find out how other people manage quantity discrepancies. A container may contain 200,000+ units for us and after receipt; we may find that it was over/under 100 units for example (obviously units are relatively low value). Unless there is a very large discrepancy, we usually don’t charge back our vendor (or […]
What percentage of overage and shortage that mporters typically report to customs tendering additional duties etc. Has anyone been through a customs audit where this has been addressed?
A vendor of ours in Germany erroneously shipped us product intended for another US customer of theirs. Of course the vendor would like us to forward the product. I am concerned about verifying such an entry in an audit. I would appreciate it if the group could share how they have handled situations like this.
Hi everyone. In the spirit of Customs Compliance and demonstration of reasonable care, one of the items we are monitoring closely when performing a post-entry audit of each file is the quantity. In other words, does the ordered quantity matched what shipped? Does this match the entered quantity at the time of the entry and […]
