QUESTION: Are any members self-filing in the EU, specifically UK? Considering Brexit, will you continue to self-file or will you outsource some or all of your declarations? For reference, we currently have approx. 1200 import declarations per year and 600 exports + 3000 EU outbound shipments. ************* Add’l Answer: Our company has many sites in […]
QUESTION: Currently, all of our export transactions that ship from the U.S. have a DCS (destination control statement) on the Commercial Invoice. A portion of our U.S. origin products are sold to a related party and warehoused in Europe for subsequent exports in Europe as well as outside of Europe. Should a DCS be used […]
QUESTION: Does EU Customs have a voluntary disclosure program for correcting imports and exports the way US Customs has one? If so, how do I find the procedures for it? ************* Answers: The short answer is no. It is recommend to inquire on a EU Member State level.
QUESTION: We are a UK based company and selling a product to a company in South Africa, with whom the EU have an FTA. The product is made up of entirely EU origin goods – however, the components were sent to a manufacturing site in China for assembly. During the assembly the sufficient working rules […]
QUESTION: I am looking to build up a EU compliance listing of websites for some of countries we operate in. Specifically I am looking for any Import and/or Export Agency websites that relate to the import and export of goods in these countries and their related country licensing websites for the following countries: Germany, UK, […]
QUESTION: The U.S. government currently requires an anti-diversion DCS (Destination Control Statement) for controlled exports to appear on US export docs. Does the EU have similar a DCS requirement that has to appear on documents for exports from EU countries to non EU countries? =========== Answer: The EU dual use regulation (428/2009) says in respect of […]
QUESTION: We are US based company; mainly exporter with offices in different countries in EU and Asia. When exporting to some Europe countries, the taxable and dutiable value must include freight and insurance. In the past, this has been relatively easy to arrive at since the freight and insurance charges were per shipment and can […]
QUESTION: I need some assistance from the membership on how best to handle VAT taxes in the scenario below Company A USA signed a contract with Company B USA (not related) for a project in Germany. Contract includes Engineering, Material, and Installation/Commissioning Engineering services provided in USA by Company A USA Company A USA bills […]
QUESTION: Is there anyone from the Trade community that can provide any advice in whether or not a United States legal entity that is the NRI (Non Resident Importer) in Europe can apply for AEO? US entity has no permanent establishment in Europe only an office with call center and sales but all import / […]
QUESTION: I’m planning to create a trade compliance team for my company’s EU operations for next year and would like to benchmark with the membership. My company has 18 locations for Europe, most of which are manufacturing, in 13 countries. Total Europe revenue is about $400 million annually. Do you manage Europe trade compliance from […]
Question: As of late, we have had a terrible time dealing with Europe export customs officials over basically the same product we have exported for years. The scrutiny has been over description of goods in relationship to HTS code assigned. We have constantly been bickering over what we call/name the product vs. what EU customs […]
Question: Would any members have a copy of the EU HTS for 2015 in .pdf or excel ? ************ ANSWERS: You may want to try this link. It is a Canadian site but it has some great data related to other country import tariffs. http://www.international.gc.ca/trade-agreements-accords-commerciaux/topics-domaines/goods-produits/ac_link.aspx?lang=eng#p ************ You can download the pdf version with this URL: […]
