Question: We are a US-based company that heavily exports to Canada to intercompany consignees. Many of our suppliers are based in the US. We obtain USMCA certifications from our suppliers. We also have a HTS part level database that we provide to our CA brokers to clear our entries. We have found that often times, […]
QUESTION: jQcmQRYFpfptBannerEnd I have received two requests from two automotive customers who produce final vehicles. These two customers are asking me for my confidential information of the names, addresses, tax id, etc… of any high wage plant vendors, stating that it is a requirement. I disagree that it is a requirement, based on the treaty. […]
QUESTION: Does anyone know if the qualifications under USMCA for a Cab and Chassis exported from the US to Canada to have a box added and reimported under 9802.00.8068/8703.31.0140, where duty is due based on the total cost of the finished product less the value of the US component? The uniform regulations(specifically Article 2.8) provide a special provision for […]
QUESTION: We have a situation where we export goods from Canada to the US,and sometimes bring the same goods back, without any change or alteration to the goods. With the new USMCA / CUSMA agreement, it is our understanding that CA Origin goods, that of course qualify for CUSMA, can be brought back into Canada duty […]
QUESTION: Our US-based customer requested an USMCA Certificate of Origin for items manufactured in CN, TW, or both. Under what circumstances would a factory in CN or TW issue a USMCA Certificate of Origin and why would a US-based customer need it? ============ Answers: There is no reason for a USMCA certificate of origin for […]
QUESTION: For the purpose of calculating the regional value-content of the good on the basis of the transaction value (regular goods not textile or automobile) · Transaction value or ex-works price of the product means the price paid or payable to the producer of the product at the place where the last production was carried out, […]
QUESTION: If a company has COO’s for raw material we sourced pre-USMCA (e.g. 2015, 2017, 2019) and we have not sourced this raw material since then, can/should we use these COO’s to qualify for USMCA in 2022? The raw material goes through a tariff change in the current year when the product is made to […]
QUESTION: Please advise on the following scenario: Company A sourced a raw material from company B domestically and company B did not provide a COO for the raw material. Looking at the Mill Certificate received, company A believes the COO of the raw material is US or CA but cannot be certain nor able to […]
QUESTION: We are looking to qualify tile for USMCA, classified in Chapter 69. This tile would be manufactured using scrap/waste (items that are imperfect, broken, etc.) product already classified in Chapter 69 (not using raw materials classified elsewhere). The rule of origin for Chapter 69 only allows a heading change to qualify. The scrap/waste was […]
QUESTION: I joined my organization in the last 6 months and was just made aware that a large courier has been reaching out to shipping locations about certificates. On shipments being exported to Canada, apparently they have been communicating individual shipping locations that they are holding the shipments (where goods are of the correct origins) until […]
QUESTION: Any sense of when the USCMA Rules of Origin will be updated to reflect the HS2022 updated subheadings? ************** Answers: Typically, they do not change the rules of origin under FTA. You simply need to look at the rule of origin applicable to the classification that your good fell under prior to the tariff […]
QUESTION: Can you use and issue an USMCA certificate for products that comply with the USMCA rules of origin, but the exporter is not a legal entity in the US/CA/MX For example, my US based company has a business unit in Europe. That European Business unit completed a sell of a US Origin material to […]
