Question: Is there an Informed Compliance Publication (ICP) or other documentation which identifies the differences between water resistant, water repellant and water proof ? I looked in the apparel terminology ICP and only water resistant is defined, thanks. ************ ANSWERS Yes there is. See attached. apparel_coated ************ See HTS Chapter 62, Additional U.S. Notes #2. […]
Question: I am curious. In order to conduct “Customs Business” is a licensed customs broker (LCB) required to have a permit? I do know if the LCB is going to transmit via ABI/ACE, than a permit will be required. However, what if I don’t want to transmit and just give advice ad charge for the […]
Question: I work for a multinational company. In North America, we are split into 4 different business units, with each BU managing its own import/export compliance. I recently proposed to upper management centralizing our import/export compliance department with examples of how gaps could be closed across business units, cross-functionally, etc. Unfortunately I was unable […]
Question: I’m in the process of updating our tour procedure, which is based on the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM). Some time ago a DDTC employee told me that a federally issued ID (FAA, FCC, DOC, DOD etc…) is sufficient to prove U.S. Person. Yes, I know if they won’t put […]
Question: I have accepted a new job, and this job is building a trade compliance program from scratch. This company is ready and willing, but doesn’t know what they don’t know. I need to address both exports and imports. And I want to make sure I’m asking the right questions. (At this […]
Question: I currently ran across an article titled “Made in Taiwan” Now OK for Sales to US Government on www.natlawreview.com/article/made-taiwan-now-ok-sales-to- us-government Could anyone elaborate on what the percentage (if not all) of Taiwanese components are acceptable in U.S. Military goods? The article states that the end product being purchased must be either […]
Question: I wanted to ask the membership if you participate in the department of labor pricing index requests? For those of you who do not participate, do you have a template or letter you are willing to share explaining the reasons?
Question: Should you count GRI5A cases in the reported quantity? For example, if you have a knife set with a knife block—10 knives + 1 block—would you report the quantity as 10 or 11? Where can I find information on this?
QUESTION: My company is adopting Toyota style LEAN. Aside from dieting, I don’t know anything about “lean”, much less how we may apply it to compliance. Does anyone have some best practices or books they can share on this topic? Any concerns I should ask about relating to this and how it may […]
Question: Can someone please advise how to sign up and receive the federal register notices?
Question: I would like to ask the membership if anyone knows if there are any compliance risks associated with having two separate EIN#’s for imports and exports for a company? Say a company wishes to import under one EIN# (XYZ Company) but then export under (XYZ Sales Company). Is that possible without any CBP […]
Question: Would anyone be willing to share their table of contents for both import and export compliance manuals? ============== Answers: The following topics are included in this manual: 1) Introduction and Background 2) Import Process 3) Origin Determination and Marking 4) U. S. Customs Clearance 5) Recordkeeping 6) Classification 7) Quantity 8) Basis of […]
