Question: With the new regulations for customs brokers and the elimination of district licenses, will the effect local broker management reviews? Answer 1: There may a small short term uptick in desk reviews for POA documents, but other than that, there is no indication of a change in CBP’s broker management reviews. Answered by: George […]
Question: I have been asked to discern what rating my company has with U.S. Customs. I have never heard of this but our leadership team seems to think that there is a rating that is given to all importers and as long as your company is above a certain threshold, you are less likely to […]
Question: I’m looking into our company procedures related to overages and shortages of US imported units. If we know of an overage prior to 10th-day (before duty is authorized), we have our Customs entry updated to reflect the difference. However, often times we haven’t confirmed until well after 10th-day and usually its a small number […]
OT Fact Sheet: Origin Certification Requirements QUESTION: We are re-evaluating our audit program and trying to set targets for the number and type of transactional audits. We have a high volume of Canada to US imports that are very standard and well-controlled transactions (EDI feed to broker), along with a smaller number of air/ocean imports […]
QUESTION: We’ve been approached by our CEE to provide a virtual tour of sorts of our factories and products to help them understand our product and company better when questions come up on our entries. Our relationship with our CEE (6+ years) is extremely cordial and we have seen the benefits of this partnership so […]
QUESTION: Is CBP holding off of conducting audits during the pandemic or the number of audits decreasing? ——————- ANSWERS: I can tell you firsthand that Customs is not holding off on audits. The pace seems a bit slower and many of the auditors are still working from home. All meetings, such an entrance conference, are […]
QUESTION: Is CBP holding off of conducting audits during the pandemic or the number of audits decreasing? %%%%%%%%%% ANSWERS: I can tell you firsthand that Customs is not holding off on audits. The pace seems a bit slower and many of the auditors are still working from home. All meetings, such an entrance conference, are […]
