Question: I’m curious to know, what the membership’s view is regarding the need to obtain End User Certificates (EUC) prior to the export of their products. Do you obtain EUCs for every export, even EAR 99 or do you obtain EUCs for products classified under certain ECCNs (i.e. those ECCNs that have more than AT […]
Question: Does the FPPI letter from the Foreign Principal Party of Interest require an expiration date according to the regulations ************ ANSWERS: No. Authorization is valid until revoked by FPPI. ************ The letter does not have to contain an expiration date. It can be dictated to whatever parameters the shipper/consignee agree. It can be for […]
Question: Could the membership please provide feedback on their experience with issuing export BOL’s to Canada. To whom do you consign the shipment to? The IOR, final destination/delivery address or the Canadian port of entry? IOR is Company B while delivery address is Company C. Should the consignee listed on the BOL be the IOR […]
Question: We export valves controlled by 2B350 (CB2 & AT1) all around the world. I am familiar with support documentation requirements, but BIS frequently asks us to provide a “Business Cert” with our license apps. This document does not seem to be specifically called out in part 748 of the EAR and I am curious […]
Question: We are a US company that ships weekly consolidations to our divisions in Mexico and Canada. We source parts from all over the world, but final-assemble at our US factory into US origin goods. I know that typically when an item is used in a manufacturing process that changes the article into a “new” […]
Question: US parent sells to related UK subsidiary. UK subsidiary sells to end customer in UK. End customer details are known at the time of US export. US parent arranges freight forwarding services from door to door. Cargo will be delivered straight to end customer. Incoterm between parent and subsidiary is CIP London. Freight forwarder […]
Question: We export US-made product to multiple countries around the globe from the US. Occasionally, product must be returned through no fault of our customer. In some cases (i.e. a customer in Indonesia) our customers do not hold a valid export license and therefore cannot act as the EOR from within their country. The goods […]
Question: We are not in the encryption business and I know very little about it, but we do have a few parts that we buy and re-sell that are 5A002 and ENC eligible per the mfg supplied CCATS. I have no way to figure out whether these things are exempt from the semiannual reports under […]
Question: Will there be any issues with exporting valves and parts from our buyer in the UK to Nigeria? The customer is having issues arranging their own freight. ********* Answers: Not necessarily. Of course you need to check denied parties and classify under the EAR/CCL as your products may require an export license depending on […]
Question: My company currently has one export shipping station set up that is used to prepare documents and shipping labels for exports (including Canada). The shipping department tried to implement international manifesting on all of the station machines without bringing it up to the compliance department. Fortunately we were able to put them hold until […]
Question: The company I work for exports our products to a bonded warehouse in China. At the time we export to the bonded warehouse, we do not know who we will ultimately sell the product to. Our U.S. entity retains title to the goods until they are sold from the bonded warehouse. Eventually, the product […]
Question: My company exports strategic items from Malaysia using a bulk permit and a multiple use permit in accordance with the strategic trade act of 2010. I am still very confused on why an end user statement (EUS) is required for every new ship to address when exporting using a bulk or multiple use permit. […]
