Our company uses a specialized freight forwarder to handle international trade shows. They primarily work with the Marketing and Exhibitions departments. The trade show forwarder handles the export freight forwarding and also the US import Customs clearances through its appointed customs brokers. The entry copies are sent to the Marketing or Exhibitions departments. The import […]
My company is putting a new computer system in place. With the new system they would like to have a paperless file for each cut that we manufacture, and still be Customs Compliant. My company has clothing manufactured in Various locations. We are the Importer of Record on only 10% of our shipments, generally our […]
Would any of our members care to share the format of information presented to the customs regulatory office when applying to use an alternative method of record keeping? I have a general understanding of the required information under section 163.5 (b)(2) from the regs, but I am interested if there is a required format in […]
The International team currently manually enters the following information into an Access table for each entry: Carrier TEV File # Entry # Origin Entry Date Vendor Name Air/Ocean/Road 20’/40’/40’hc/45′, nbr of containers by size PO Broker Fee Duty Do other companies do this as well? If not, what information from the entry packets do you […]
For companies utilizing alternative recordkeeping processes, how long do you retain the original document? 19CFR 163.5 states 120 days. Has anyone successfully negotiated a shorter period? Would you be willing to share your strategy?
If import/shipping documents are issued by a vendor in paper form, subsequently sent to a freight forwarder who in turn scans the images and forwards the electronic documents to our customs broker to prepare the Customs entry. Does the group believe that the importer must obtain and maintain the original documents scan by the forwarder […]
This question is for those in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry. My company does quite a bit of business with third party contractors from an import standpoint. A question came up regarding recordkeeping responsibilities at third party contractors. My company is the importer of record for many of these imports as we own the material while being […]
At the present time, our system prints export commercial invoices with Schedule B and C/O information. SED info is transmitted electronically and responses are filed with export documentation. The system is not programmed to print a packing list. 75% of our exports are small packages, usually one box. Are you required to have a copy […]
Has anyone applied for and approved for electronic record retention, if so, how long before CBP approved your application.
If someone has knowledge/experience of using a 3rd party service provider (non customs broker) for Recordkeeping (where the provider stores the copies, and also provides imaged copies), could you please provide details on typical costs charged, and experience in using (pros/cons).
Can members please share their experience with recordkeeping in regards to compliance documentation (including customs docs, letters of credit, purchase orders, etc.). We are a large company and are having difficulties keeping up with the manual files.
DOCUMENT IMAGING SOFTWARE: Does anyone have any experience with Document scanning and storage software? Is anyone using this technology to store and archive import/export documents for record retention purposes? I am managing a small group of 2 people supporting a rapidly growing import volume. Looking to automate the document retention and achieving process to free […]
