• CBP Compliance

      Question:   What criteria is CBP reviewing for the 95% compliance requirement other than the following? Is CBP concerned with MID, Related Party and complete entry packets? HTS Duty Valuation   Also, what criteria is BIS concerned with for EAR99 products such as foodstuff other than AES filing for over $2,500 value?  HTS Duty […]

  • Post Entry Audit Process

      Question: Can someone share with me their post entry audit process? Or can anyone put me in contact with someone that offers training on setting up a post entry audit program,? I am interested to know and document 1) how to determine the pool, 2) how to determine the selection criteria, 3) what to […]

  • INTERNAL AUDIT (addtl)

      Question:   I was giving a project to perform an internal Customs Compliance Audit with the help from our internal auditor. I did look up from the CBP site and download some information on regulatory audit requirements.   We have completed our customs compliance manual two years ago. In order to start the internal […]

  • INTERNAL AUDIT (addtl)

      Question:   I was giving a project to perform an internal Customs Compliance Audit with the help from our internal auditor. I did look up from the CBP site and download some information on regulatory audit requirements.   We have completed our customs compliance manual two years ago. In order to start the internal […]

  • INTERNAL AUDIT (addtl)

      Question:   I was giving a project to perform an internal Customs Compliance Audit with the help from our internal auditor. I did look up from the CBP site and download some information on regulatory audit requirements.   We have completed our customs compliance manual two years ago. In order to start the internal […]

  • INTERNAL AUDIT (addtl)

      Question:   I was giving a project to perform an internal Customs Compliance Audit with the help from our internal auditor. I did look up from the CBP site and download some information on regulatory audit requirements.   We have completed our customs compliance manual two years ago. In order to start the internal […]

  • Review/Audit of U.S. distribution centers

    Question: I am looking to do an annual review of our US distribution centers and would like to send a survey/questionnaire to the sites to have them complete the review. I have a copy of Customs’ C-TPAT questionnaire and the questionnaire we send out to our suppliers for annual completion, but looking to see if […]

  • PREPARING FOR AN AUDIT

    Question: All of these emails start the same, so please bear with me (sighhh)… I work for an importer and began uncovering our company’s issues (blatant misuse of 9801, 9802, and NAFTA to name a few) when the person I was hired to replace departed approximately 5 months after I was hired.  My number 1 […]

  • REG AUDIT

    Question:CBP is stating that even though the PO, invoice and entry have a 3 way match on the freight deductions declared on the Customs entry, they cannot be taken since the bill of lading freight charges differ ( not by much). Freight deductions claimed were what was actually paid to the supplier. Purchase price of […]