Given that protests can be filed up to 180 days after liquidation, what is the definition of “timely filing”? Is the definition of “filed” the date it is physically received, or the date it is time-stamped (in the event the two differ)? Say you have an entry that liquidated on 10/29/06. Protest would be due […]
A shipment arrives in the US without a commercial invoice. The US importer creates a proforma invoice on its letterhead stating the overseas shipper/seller and the sold to/consigned to party. An MID is required on the CBP 7501. . The CBP form 7501 Instructions state in part regarding Block 13 MID : “For the purposes […]
Our database predicts the arrival of the Liquidation Notice. Any reason why we would receive one three months sooner than predicted?
I’m looking to find out if there is an industry standard on import Customs clearance cycle time. Can you all please advise as to what your standard and desired Customs clearance cycle times are from the importer’s perspective? For instance, do you work towards having shipments cleared and delivered within 48 hours?
Do you exclude informal entries when doing your US import audits? Seems like Customs excludes them but I can’t find anything in their FA package that states that. Can anyone show me that information in writing or a publication from CBP?
We were informed by our Customs Broker that a shipment was delivered to our warehouse in January was not cleared through Customs. The broker missed filing the entry and the bonded warehouse released the shipment. Last week the broker filed a non-ABI entry with Customs. Customs confirmed to the broker there would be a penalty. […]
