QUESTION: We refurbish large machinery in the US. One of our Canadian customers sent us a piece of equipment three years ago for refurbishment. We entered it into the US using a TIB. We have subsequently obtained the maximum two extensions of the TIB. The customer no longer wants their equipment back and wishes to […]
QUESTION: We are contemplating using TIB for some of our shipments coming in for repair but were curious if anyone has experience/data on the rate of entries that would be flagged for exams. If you are currently using or have recently used TIB on a regular basis, did you find that the number of entries […]
QUESTION: Looking for best processes for importing under TIB’s. My company brings goods out of Canada under TIB’s for further processing. We then export the goods within the specified timeline and we keep track of the volume loss due to the further processing. We keep track of the timelines, and volumes on a spreadsheet. What […]
QUESTION: My company wishes to import a finished product, say a calculator under a TIB. The calculator will not be altered, nor advanced, nor calibrated, nothing is done to the calculator except that the calculator is going to be packaged along with pencils, note pad to form a kit. The kit (along with calculator) is […]
QUESTION: I need assistance regarding the closure of TIB(s). I have looked on the internet and find it a bit confusing. Also some of our TIB(s) are exported Canada. ************** Answers: Assuming that your import shipment was designated as “Export Exam Not Required”, then you would just need to provide the export paperwork including the […]
QUESTION: I am looking for feedback regarding a TIB Liquidated Damages Penalty. We are US manufacturer, and imported 6 items which were intended to be manufactured and subsequently re-exported. Five of the items were exported properly. Unfortunately, the remaining item had to be manufactured into a domestic project and was not exported. We have received […]
QUESTION: I looked through the, “Ask the Member” library and could not find one that would help in my question. So here is the operation. We are a packaging company and we do not cause the import nor own the imported goods. The goods in question are clinical goods that are imported by a Non-Resident […]
QUESTION: We had an import under TIB 9813.00.0540 which was exported greater than one year past the import date (imported 4/2014). Under 19CFR10.39 I read the following: If any article entered under Chapter 98, subchapter XIII, HTSUS, except those entered under a carnet, has not been exported or destroyed in accordance with the regulations in […]
Question: Is it possible or does it state in the Regulations, that the importer has to be the exporter on a TIB? ************ ANSWER: No it does not. However, one must be careful to clearly spell out on the export documents that the article is being exported to cancel a TIB, state the TIB number, […]
Question: Can anyone please advise if there is a TIB tariff that can be utilized for show or exhibition products and corresponding materials used in display booths? =========== Answers: Carnet is better suited for such activities. =========== Has the member looked at ATA Carnet options? It would depend on whether this is importing into the […]
Question: Does anyone know if you can add domestic product to a TIB? We are looking to temporarily import equipment, add US based, foreign origin equipment, then export the consolidated equipment. I think the imported equipment needs to be entered on a 7501, then combined, and apply for drawback on […]
Question: It turns out that our import operations team incorrectly entered goods under TIB. The goods were cleared. We found out later that the goods are to remain in the US. Is there a way to cancel the TIB and re-enter the goods? Any suggestions on how to handle this?
