Question:Ready for an interesting one? : How do you check out a customs brokerage? I just ran an entry query in ACE and pulled up a list of entries done in the last 12 weeks. Two dozen entries were done by a brokerage I had never heard of before. When I googled the filer code, […]
We are a medium size import company, bringing in many different types of consumer goods from China. We use many different vendors and they are constantly changing. (no food) Currently we utilize one Freight Broker to coordinate our shipments which are all FOB port in China. Our management would like to work directly with the […]
It is my understanding that the entry process requires the completion of CBP Forms 3461 and 7501 and that our service providers should be providing my company with both. We receive both from the majority of our service providers however, there is one telling us they have only one port that uses the 3461. Have […]
Our customs broker is trying to have us, a resident U.S. importer, sign a letter autorizing issuance of a POA to a Correspondent Customs Broker located in a different Customs district. My concern is the restriction in Sec.141.43(a) CFR19. The broker disagrees referring to a “Broker A – Broker B principal” scenario allowed by C.S.D. […]
Question: This year we would like to begin a Broker Report Card to better manage thebroker. Can anyone offer some suggestions how to best capture the data? Myfirst thought is Access but am open to suggestions.
Add’l answer: Full disclosure: I’m a customs broker. Therefore, I have a bias towardsanswering this question. However, let me try to respond to it using data andrecent trends, rather than just my own opinion, to answer the question. But first, here is my initial response to your issue. If your broker is themajor cause of […]
Question:I’m the compliance manager at a US importer. This is a loaded question and I ask it in all seriousness and mean no disrespect. Are customs brokers on the verge of extinction? Customs brokers have been, in my experience, the single biggest source of errors in my entry process, they add little or nothing of […]
Question: I have a client that wishes us (a forwarder) to become the Broker/Trader fortransactions that are subject to ITAR/USML.What liabilities or consequences does this type of scenario play for us
Question: We are a US based company with multiple facilities including 2 in Canada. Our compliance team is very small and includes one licensed US Customs broker. Associates in one of our Canadian facilities have requested that our LCB assist them with some customs issues (exporting from Canada, importing into US). Our LCB advised that […]
Question: Does anyone have a template for a Request for Pricing (RFP) you use forCustomhouse broker you’d be willing to share? ==================================================== Answer: See attached
Question:I am currently working to develop a Corporate Broker/Forwarder Policy, and am not sure if I should just include these elements into my Global Import Policy since Brokers and Forwarders deal with so much more than just imports. Can the membership share with me their preferences and what you include in your Policy? and if […]
Question: Can anyone share a customs broker audit form used to evaluate brokers oncompliance and service?
