Question: In our company, members of our logistics teams complete manual invoices and SLIs (if required). Is this common? Does the trade compliance team in your company have a role in creating these documents or does it just review and approve them? Answer 1: The shipping department is the primary for creating CI’s. We do […]
Question: One data element on the SLI is to report if the exported goods were of Domestic or Foreign origin. My company produces a commodity, and at times we purchase from traders on the spot market who do not provide origin statements. If that spot market purchase ends up be exported, I have been claiming […]
Question: We are a US company. We purchased product from a Canadian manufacturer then sold it to another country. We picked up the container from the Canadian mfr’s door and trucked it to Toronto. Our terms with our foreign customer are FOB-Toronto. What party is responsible for providing the Shipper’s Letter of Instructions to our […]
Question: Scenario: A US manufacturer sells product to a US distributor who will be exporting to Mexico. The US manufacturer ships product to either customers’ warehouse or freight forwarder in Texas. They consolidate shipments and export to their customer in Mexico. The US manufacturer is being asked to complete an SLI with each shipment. Is […]
QUESTION: I know SLIs are not mandatory but they can be helpful for service providers (FFs) as they coordinate a shipment and the EEI filing. Also, we have not worked with our capital markets/treasury and finance teams to enter into a global cargo insurance policy yet. So, now we just add insurance to each shipment. […]
QUESTION: I’m tired of filling out so many different formats of SLI. Does anyone have a sample general one, maybe in Excel, that I could customize for my company? ************** Answers:Attached .pdf and .doc formats. https://www.icpainc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ICPA-shipper_export_dec.pdf https://www.icpainc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ICPA-SED-form.doc **************** The NCBFAA has an industry standard SLI posted at its website. Either search on “NCBFAA SLI” or […]
