Question: What are companies importing CBAM goods to the EU are doing when emission data is not available, and the default values are not to be used before 2026? Do you report zero emissions or do not report at all? It appears that CBAM portal does not allow submissions with zero emission values this year. […]
Question: In a drop shipment transaction where there is a foreign manufacturer, a US based middleman (my company) and an end customer in the US or another country, who is the IOR, a) the end customer or b) the middleman who buys from the vendor and sells to the end customer in the country of […]
Question: Does anyone have a matrix or would be willing to recommend a way to track foreign suppliers and their subs who drop ship? The invoice flow must be shown as well as the freight forwarder and customs broker from the export side to the US import side. We’re basically trying to get a handle […]
Question: We want to do a clean-up of our vendor database because we have too many vendors and many that we don’t even do business with anymore. This clean-up will help us with the third-party due diligence process so we can focus solely on “active” vendors. Is there a way to run a report in […]
Question: Hello, Can any members give a detailed definition on what you consider a business partner as it relates to sanctions? We currently have a robust screening process, where we screen our vendors, customers, contractors, agents and affiliates; however, we are looking into another platform for internal purposes and this company is requiring a clause […]
Question: Need assistance on the following scenario/question: Raw materials are purchased in Russia, shipped to China where they are substantially transformed into a finished good. A US company then imports the Chinese finished good. The US company is only purchasing the finished article from China, and is not involved in the raw material sourcing. Is […]
Question: Under UFLPA, if your products are not on CBP’s targeted list of goods, do you still have to perform supply chain tracing on all your products sourced from China? We import pump parts and none of our suppliers are located in the Uyghur region. Answer 1: You don’t ‘have’ to do anything. But if […]
OT Fact Sheet: Origin Certification Requirements QUESTION: Does anyone in the membership have a template for reviewing the globe for an import-export summary analysis? I have been asked to prepare an executive level slide deck showing different supply chain lanes from different to/from countries and if someone has a starting point I would greatly appreciate […]
QUESTION: Interested in knowing how and what approach the trade community that participates in CTPAT took to be successful in rolling out the 17-point inspection requirement to comply with the CTPAT MSC and who conducts the inspection shipping/ receiving personnel or security? Or both? As background in a foreign audit (France) the CTPAT auditor indicated […]
QUESTION: Does anyone in the membership have a template for reviewing the globe for an import-export summary analysis? I have been asked to prepare an executive level slide deck showing different supply chain lanes from different to/from countries and if someone has a starting point I would greatly appreciate it. We are looking at exports […]
