Would anyone be willing to either share your standard operating procedures for post entry declaration of overages, shortages & damages or give me suggestions on an effective way to setup formal procedures? I would sure appreciate it as we are in the process of formalizing our procedures and I would love advice on the best […]
I was recently asked what would it cost to do all trade compliance functions (compliance (including trade programs), interfaces with brokers/freight forwarders, interface with consultants and the like) right? Does the membership have a range of what that cost might be given the following? * 140,000 entries. (annual) * Automotive parts. * Multiple line invoices. […]
We participate in the U.S. Customs Reconciliation Program. Our process up to this point is very manual and tedious as we do entry by entry reconciliation. Does any of the membership have any templates/software/suggestions on how to make the process easier?
Question: Here are the questions: What approach has your company followed to handle import regulatory compliance where, between R&D, manufacturing, global purchasing, vendor payments, and general product order management, there are multiple computer programs involved that result in an import taking place? How do you capture information and account for key elements (ie, valuation, c/o, […]
Our company has recently signed a joint venture with a manufacturer and sales distribution company in Beijing. From a compliance management standpoint, how do other companies handle end-user checks and other compliance related subjects from the U.S. side? We’ve done all of the background checks on the company that we are doing business with in […]
I am trying to design an “Import/Export Compliance” link on our company web page to include such things as CTAPT Certification, Routing Guides, NAFTA Certificates, HTS classifications for our product etc. However; my Marketing department is asking me for some examples. If anyone has a web page dedicated to compliance can you please contact me […]
May I please have your kind assistance? I am putting together a business case arguing the merits of and necessity for a corporate Customs compliance department. Currently, our billion dollar company is decentralized and each division/subsidiary/etc. is doing their own thing in regards to Customs compliance. This puts our company at risks on several different […]
Can a licensed broker, working as an agency contract employee (Company A), conduct any type of customs business on behalf of Company B for which the licensed broker is not an employee? The 2 companies are not related. Company B utilizes the services of a shared service agreement (Company C) which is related. Company C […]
Question: Looking for advice on how to effectively expand a company’s geographical scope of international trade compliance. My responsibility is expanding from North American compliance to include worldwide operations. The company is multinational, incorporated in Europe, with US headquarters and worldwide operations. Compliance is controlled from the US, which has more stringent requirements than other […]
Question: What challenges have other companies had when going to IRS suffixes for different business units and if they are happy with the decision to use suffixes.
I would like to ask those members who have a CBP National Account Manager how they would characterize their relationship with their account manager? Beyond keeping an eye on your company’s compliance activity, what types of support and services does the account manager provide? Do they provide you any import reports, assist with identifying flagged […]
We are a medium size retail importer and in the process to develop our own Customs Compliance Manual. Question: any member would like to share their experience/suggestion/template/web link on how to develop a importer’s compliance manual? Should it be better to outsource to a 3rd party consultant or self-develop?
