USPPI

QUESTION: My company is based in the United States and has a branch set up in the Netherlands. The branch in the Netherlands doesn’t have any direct employees and we utilize a third-party logistics provider in the Netherlands for our warehousing and distribution needs. Our US parent company will issue purchase orders to US vendors […]

QUESTION: The US Foreign Trade Regulations state that a foreign entity shall be listed as the USPPI if it is in the United States when the items are purchased or obtained for export. Does anyone know if that includes when the foreign entity takes title within the US (e.g., holds inventory in the US) and […]

QUESTION: I know that the USPPI is legally *entitled* to obtain from its foreign customer (FPPI) a copy of the FPPI’s POA to its US forwarder to make the EEI filing – but is the USPPI in any way *required* to obtain a copy of that from the FPPI? (Understanding that it is of course […]

QUESTION: USA Domestic machinery manufacturer (Company A) makes custom machinery for their Customer (Company B) located abroad. The terms of the sale are Ex-Works Company A’s USA manufacturing location. This is a classic routed export transaction…. But, Company B instead tells Company A that Company B’s USA subsidiary is going to pick up the machinery […]

QUESTION: In nearly all instances I’ve encountered when engaging with knowledgeable parties to a transaction, the USPPI is clear cut after some thought and discussion. This scenario is complicated by the fact that neither party seems to agree on who the USPPI is. Hoping for some guidance. This is really just a drop shipment request, […]

QUESTION: Our Mexican entity, subsidiary of our company headquartered in the U.S., will be receiving shipment from Canadian suppliers. The shipments will first be imported and entered into the U.S. where they will be consolidated. The shipment will be imported under the Mexican entity under their foreign Imported of Record number. The shipment will then […]

QUESTION: Our Mexican entity, subsidiary of our company headquartered in the U.S., will be receiving shipment from Canadian suppliers. The shipments will first be imported and entered into the U.S. where they will be consolidated. The shipment will be imported under the Mexican entity under their foreign Imported of Record number. The shipment will then […]

QUESTION: My EU entity is purchasing equipment directly from an unrelated US supplier. The US entity is arranging for, and paying for the transportation on behalf of our EU partner.  I am arguing that the US supplier is the USPPI because they are the ones receiving the benefit of the export transaction.  I also say […]

QUESTION: From an ACE report – AES 203, I found multiple instances where the USPPI was not my company but the USPPI ID Number was our IRS#. These shipments definitely have no connection to us. I was hoping that there is a source I can go to with the ITN # to learn more about […]

QUESTION: A US supplier is selling equipment to our European entity with INCO terms of FCA  (US crating facility).   The Europe entity is then selling the equipment to our corporate JV partner.    The European entity wants the US  entity to arrange transport of the goods from the crating facility to the final overseas destination. […]