QUESTION: I have a question relates to buying commission. I understand that it is not a dutiable assist. What is the responsibility on reporting the amount that we paid for the buying agent commission? How to report the amount? If the buying agent commission is not listed on a separate invoice, do you see a […]
QUESTION: Is it permissible from a Census and GATT standpoint to sell a bundled product and engineering install solution as one-line item on an invoice (not-broken out services)? Or must the company break out these local services on the invoice even if they are estimations? Some foreign customers prefer a one-line item price due to […]
QUESTION: Our salesperson sells an exchange for value $X +an expected core. This is exported as value $X. The Core is imported at $Y (based on x subtract the average repair). The core after a month has been identified as Beyond Economical Repair and is shipped to the customer as proof for an insurance claim. […]
QUESTION: Can anyone advise what needs to be indicated on the 7501 when a first sale transaction is used for entry? Is there a special flag or indicator or information that needs to appear on the 7501 other than just the first sale cost for EV? ========== Answers: Customs used to require an “F” flag […]
QUESTION: I would be interested to know if any member use appropriate approach to determine the valuation method for “Prototypes” and “Non-sale Inter-company Transfer”. For instance: 1. If I have a “prototype” made in the U.S. shipped from the U.S. to Taiwan, what method of valuation should be used? 2. If I have a “production […]
QUESTION: Are deductive value and Resale Minus valuation methods one and the same? If not, what is the difference? ***************** Answers: Deductive value is a statutory method for appraising imported goods (see 19 USC 1401a(d)), and matches up with the WTO valuation code as an approved methodology. A Resale Minus valuation method is not a […]
Do incoterms affect the value of goods reported on the EEI? If the goods are picked up from our manufacturing site by one of the major carriers, is the freight, insurance still required to be estimated and reported? If so, how is this accomplished? In this context of what EEI value to report, does it […]
QUESTION: In the FTR 30.1(c) the export value of goods is defined to include the freight and insurance to the port of export. If goods are sold ex works is the freight and insurance required to be included on the EEI value of goods? Do incoterms affect the value of goods reported on the EEI? […]
QUESTION: We manage client assets and originally sold the assets to them. If the asset is a few years old and needs to cross the border and we only have the original sales price of the asset, is this sufficient to declare as a customs value? Although we manage the assets, we don’t own them. […]
QUESTION: I have some questions related to valuation for related party transactions that I have not found in other resources. Most of our imports are from related parties. Some of these materials are finished goods, some of components that will be assembled with other materials to comprise a finished good, and still others are simply […]
QUESTION: CBP published a “Pipeline” on January 11, 2017 with 3 options for declaring imported value on a DSP 61 or DSP 73. http://www.icpainc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ICPA-Department-of-State-Import-and-Export-Electronic-Filings-for-Licenses-and-Exemptions-Bulletin.pdf An example is given for a part that has been exported for $750, and had $350 of repair work. According to CBP, upon importation the importer can: 1. Declare $1100 against […]
QUESTION: A customer returned product to our Chinese entity because it was defective. Due to currency control restrictions and difficulty getting money out of China the China entity is considering to reimburse the customer via a discount in the amount of the defective goods on the next commercial invoice. Is the transaction value on the […]
