Question: I’m curious to get the Trade Communities’ thoughts on this, as I’ve received contradicting answers from my peers. When evaluating a product for USMCA qualification via tariff shift method, if a component of that product has a country of origin of US, MX, CA, – is that enough to consider the component ‘originating’ so […]
Question: I’ve inherited some responsibilities and USMCA qualification is one of them. Can the community share an analysis template as I’m struggling to find one.The goal for the template is 1 part education on how the analysis works (BOM, costs of goods, HTS) for tariff shift & 1 part risk assessment. This is assuming I have […]
Question: New to USMCA and origin determination. Question about documentation backup from vendors. We purchase raw materials from various vendors. We run into issues frequently with the purchasing team on obtaining certificate of origin statements from the vendors for those materials. Many times, we get statements that don’t support origin determination and many times nothing […]
Question: We have Non – USMCA origin goods going to Canada for repair work and reimporting to the US under 9802.00.5060. According to Article 2.8 of USMCA these repairs are eligible for USMCA. How can we avoid paying the Section 122 duty when the broker has to enter the country of origin of the product […]
Question: How does everyone track their USMCA cost avoidance/savings when their broker cannot provide a report with this information? Do you look up your imported HTS numbers and duty rates? Use an average duty rate? Any other suggestions? Thank you! Answer 1: How does everyone track their USMCA cost avoidance/savings when their broker cannot provide […]
Question: I know the answer already but I told my leadership that I would ask you guys and gals….The USMCA rules of origin for my tariff number have the common language of pure tariff shift or tariff shift/RVC.What is the power of that “or?” Can I tariff shift some components and tariff shift/RVC some other […]
Question: Can USMCA be claimed to avoid section 232 duties when there is no “S” under the Special Rates of Duty column for an HTS? Answer 1: USMCA eligibility does not exempt goods from 232 duties. Even if a product qualifies for USMCA (indicated by an “S”), 232 applies separately and cannot be waived by […]
Question: If we import US-origin goods into the US, will a USMCA cert do anything for us or do we have to use 9801? Answer 1: As usual, the answer depends: If not shipped from Mexico or Canada, you are not allowed to claim USMCA as direct shipment is required. Statements for use of HTS […]
Question: When qualifying something for USMCA, do you insist on USMCA certs from the component suppliers or is a non-FTA origin certificate enough for you? Answer 1: Hi, we decided a while ago after an event with a UMSCA cert that a non-FTA origin certificate by itself is not enough to qualify goods under the […]
Question: If we didn’t have a USMCA cert at time of import but subsequently obtained one, we can file our own 520(d) Post Importation Preference Claim via ACE ourselves, right? How long does a resolution typically take? Answer 1: Depending on the amount of entries submitted within one protest, I have seen turnarounds of 2 […]
Question: I’m looking for best practices regarding the USMCA Certificate of Origin Blanket Period – what are the advantages and disadvantages of using blanket certificates vs. one certificate per shipment? Description of the Good – what are the advantages and disadvantages of listing the part numbers vs. just the product description? Listing by part number […]
Question: The product I’m reviewing for USMCA qualification is window latch classified in 8302.41. It includes several parts made in China, which are also classified in 8302.41. The product specific rule of origin for 8302 states “a change to headings 8302 through 8304 from any other heading, including another heading within that group. ”However, 19 […]
