Question: Are there companies out there listing Puerto Rico as the country of origin on their products rather than United States? If so, has there been resistance from other countries to accept that terminology? Has U.S. Customs questioned why Puerto Rico was named vs. United States? What is your rationale for doing so? I do […]
Question: We are an importer and also export products to our stores at Puerto Rico (PR). We combined our import goods and some domestic products and export to PR. We are not sure whether we need to classify all products when we export to PR.
Question: Looking for some guidance on shipments from the U.S. to Puerto Rico. My understanding is that Puerto Rico is considered part of the Customs territory of the United States. Scenario: Foreign shipment arrive in the USA, are cleared Customs in the USA and then shipped to Puerto Rico. Are the cleared goods in USA […]
Question:Newer Job, New Headache! My shipping is based on a “job shop” approach. We bid every PO like it was a brand new shipping lane. We then award business on a PO specific routing. This can be 2 pallets or 200 containers. Records are kept for PO level details only. At the end of the […]
Question: My engineers are wanting to move a $12K prototype of a medical device fromthe UK to Puerto Rico. They may have to hand carry it due to timeconstraints. What documents do I need to insure a successful move? Also,since it is a prototype, it does not have FDA approval yet and therefore noFDA 510(k), […]
Question: We have a customer in Puerto Rico that is requiring we provide them with a CAFTA certification. This does not make sense as PR is not part of CAFTA. Wouldn’t CAFTA no longer apply to an item that may have qualified for CAFTA once it leaves the CAFTA “region”?, similar to NAFTA?
Question: Our tax manager just mentioned to me that Puerto Rico may be implementing aVAT program in November of this year. I have a couple questions on this asit pertains to shipments from U.S. to Puerto Rico. Currently, when shipping from U.S. to PR, we provide a “customs” invoice asrequired for tax and statistic recordkeeping […]
Question: My turn to vent a bit….Our company is the USPPI on sales of computer equipment that is sold/sent to Puerto Rico. We don’t manufacture any equipment – we just take the order, provide support, but we place the order with distributors. After discussions with distributors on procedures, we’ve issued POAs allowing distributors to […]
We have point of sale equipment going to our customer in Puerto Rico. Software is loaded onto the hardware prior to shipment. We ship the product to Puerto Rico but only invoice the customer for the hardware. The software usage and support fees are billed later on a monthly basis. What is my reporting responsibility […]
I’ve been asked the question, “What can I not ship from the U.S. to Puerto Rico?”. While I understand that a SED is required and shipments are not subject to the EAR, are there any other regulations that should be considered, either general or commodity specific. I would appreciate any information the membership could share. […]
Since Puerto Rico is considered a “Customs Territory of the United States”, are there any “export” requirements that need to be taken into consideration. Like SED, classified invoice with a Schedule B, etc., or are shipments to PR actually like shipping to Hawaii or other states? I thought I recalled some special procedures even though […]
Is anyone currently shipping to Puerto Rico?? If a shipment is under $2,500 and does not require an SED, our forwarder is telling us that we still need an HTS or Schedule B to the 6th digit for the Hacienda filing. They are stating that this is a best practice, versus just providing the product […]
