QUESTION: Is it possible for a freight forwarder, acting on behalf of the FPPI, to amend AES information on an export shipment out of the US, after the shipment has been exported? The original information for several routed export transactions was submitted on AES by the freight forwarder prior to export, based on data I […]
QUESTION: Under routed export transactions the FPPI may give authorization to the USPPI to prepare, file and maintain documentation for the EEI. There are POA/written authorization templates everywhere for the FPPI giving the agent authorization to file the EEI but does anyone have a template or a link to a template that they would be […]
QUESTION: Currently, the Commercial Invoice includes the Destination Control Statement for all our export transactions from the US. However, with the new Destination Control Statement effective on November 15, 2016, I’ve heard that some companies include the statement for their domestic transactions as well. Is it standard practice for companies to include this statement on […]
QUESTION: On July 28th 2016, AES began decrementing the BIS license value and will sometimes return some Informational Messages to the filer. One of those messages states €œthat the allowable shipping tolerance (10% over BIS license value) has been exceeded by the current filing.€ We find it strange that we have never heard of a […]
QUESTION: After multiple review of the regulations, definitions and Global Reach blog discussion on Routed Export Transactions,I still have the following questions and would appreciate your help to clarify: Scenario – If a foreign party (FPPI) is arranging for the movement of goods from the US seller’s (USPPI) U.S. warehouse location but the FPPI is […]
QUESTION: Regarding recordkeeping for imports, I know that Customs would reference a particular entry number when requesting documents from us. What about for exports? What reference would the US government use to request documents from us? We’re trying to determine the best way to store images of our export documents. ========== Answers: […]
QUESTION: Can the membership please comment on how their organizations have structured the task of classifying EAR controlled unpopulated printed circuit boards (PCB) for export? We have seen two methods used but have a difficult time finding definitive guidance. An example would be a finished PCB with an ECCN of 5A991 with the only control […]
QUESTION: U.S. government currently revised DCS (Destination Control Statement) for exports. Does Canada government have similar DCS exporting from Canada and require to put on the export documents? ========== Answers: I am really not sure about Canadian export laws, but I wanted to clarify that if the commodities you are exporting are controlled by the US […]
QUESTION: We had a recent shipment under an export license which was not filed on AES. What’s the best way to fix this- just file the AES as post departure? We need to file AES to decrement the export license. ========== Answers: Unless you are an approved Post-Departure Filer, CBP will not accept your option 4 filing. […]
QUESTION: We have heard that some NLR changes are coming for when filing exports, is this accurate? Is this just for the export declarations? ========== Answers: Your question is vague so I’m not sure what you are referencing. Perhaps it is the elimination of license code C32 from AES? That has been published an is […]
QUESTION: We are working on a new Export Commercial Invoice for our company and wanted to get feedback on the company address information that should appear on the invoice. As the Exporter, should the company’s headquarter address be printed on the Commercial Invoice or the company’s name with the warehouse shipping address from where the shipment […]
QUESTION: Company A needs to ship a computer stick, which has some additional proprietary software installed, to Company B in China to facilitate the uploading of software to an IMD Company B is producing. The ECCN for the computer stick itself is 5A992C (verified by CCATS). Company A Engineer states additional proprietary software only has […]
