QUESTION: We received a PO where the domestic customer (USA billing address) is asking us to ship the product in question to a freight forwarder in Laredo (FCA Laredo). The freight forwarder is then going to export to the customer’s subsidiary in Mexico. I don’t know whether to treat this as a domestic transaction, or […]
QUESTION: We received a PO where the domestic customer (USA billing address) is asking us to ship the product in question to a freight forwarder in Laredo (FCA Laredo). The freight forwarder is then going to export to the customer’s subsidiary in Mexico. I don’t know whether to treat this as a domestic transaction, or […]
QUESTION: I am looking to see if anyone has a blanket acknowledgment form template to send to our customer’s which states their designated U.S. agent will responsible for AES filing and licensing determination? ================= ANSWER: We use a form called “Routed Export Certificate Transaction” which is for the FPPI to acknowledge the U.S. regulations and […]
QUESTION: Can we report zero dollars for export value on commercial invoice? Sales wants to provide free of charge for the product shipped. Product will be used overseas for testing and coming back to US. Given item will be exported and shipped back, can the HTS# be 9801.10.0000? ========== Answers: No, everything has a value […]
QUESTION: I am looking to see if anyone has a blanket acknowledgment form template to send to our customer’s which states their designated U.S. agent will responsible for AES filing and licensing determination? ======================= ANSWERS: We obtain the below statement on our client’s letterhead that states the following for we send many shipment through the […]
QUESTION: Do companies still keep physical records of export documents or is it sufficient to keep electronic copies of export documentation for EAR regulated items? Is there a regulation that requires to keep physical copies of document for exports? ************* Answers: Regulations? There is an import regulation stating you must make the documents available within […]
QUESTION: We sell and export DG items all over the world. Some of our items fall under reference standards HS Code 3822.00.6000. We have been having an extremely difficult time getting these into China. No one has been able to provide a reason why. Do other exporters ship products considered to be DG into China […]
QUESTION: I am putting together a matrix to track export compliance, does anyone in the membership do this. If yes could I get you to share your process or matrix? Thank you for your input. ========== Answer: Having a matrix for controlled items is a good practice. I set one up for my company with […]
QUESTION: I had a call with a US FF and MX customs broker and was advised that for every shipment they receive from us at their Laredo location they must open each box, take a picture, check the item against the invoice and check the label so all information matches (description, PN and actual part). […]
QUESTION: We (US Exporter) would export US product to an EU affiliate company B, who would sell and ship to their EU customer company C, who would incorporate our items into their products to be sold and shipped to their customer in Syria. Our product is EAR99 and can be sold without a license to […]
QUESTION: We are currently looking into our new technology that is coming out soon and have questions on license determination. If we have WIFI or voice controls on our finished goods, could this change our ECCN from EAR99 possibly to 3a001 or other classification? We do not export these as parts but are included in […]
QUESTION: We are going to begin exporting damaged/unusable nozzles to a company in Canada who will refurbish them and return them to the US. We are providing the used nozzle at no charge to the repairing company, who is charging us only for the costs of the repair. What value should be used on the […]
