Audit – Controls

Questions and answers about Audit – Controls

  • 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 […]

  • POST ENTRY AUDIT

    Question: We are attempting to validate payment on inter company imports.  Ithas come to our attention that our company uses an aggregate “lumping”of payments to transfer money between legal entities.  This processmakes validating payment of inter company transfers almost impossibleat the entry level.  Have other members had difficulty with this aswell?  If so, what are […]

  • GOVT AUDIT OF TECH DATA

    Question: 1.  Have any of you gone through a government audit on ITAR or EAR and had questions about technical data and how it is protected? I am very interested in those of you are a US company purchased by foreign owner that have been audited (but would apply to all). 2.  What were the […]

  • BROKER KPI’S / AUDIT FORM

    Question: Does anyone have a checklist or document used to ensure compliance of their customs broker. We are looking for something to incorporate in to the Standard Operating Procedure and also add to their KPI’s.