Export

Questions and answers about Export

  • BIS ANNUAL REPORTS

      QUESTION:   We make equipment that we export to China.  Sometimes (depending on the specifications), the equipment requires an export license from BIS.  The license will typically include many conditions/riders (and some of these conditions do not seem to be supported by statute or regulation, but that’s a different discussion for another day).  One […]

  • PREPAYMENTS IN ARGENTINA (addtl)

      Question: We often require our foreign distributers to prepay for goods prior to shipment. We are beginning business with a new distributer in Argentina. The distributor is stating that prepayments are prohibited in Argentina. Does anyone in the membership have any experience with shipping product to Argentina? Can anyone confirm if prepayments in Argentina […]

  • SHIPPING TO KSI

      Question: I have been instructed to look into document and other requirements for shipping merchandise to Saudi Arabia  I queried this on the web site for the U.S. Dept of Commerce and I found a lot of information. But when I spoke to a local DOC representative, I was told that a lot of […]

  • CARICOM INVOICE IN TRINIDAD

      Question: We have a customer that is requiring a Caricom invoice to clear Trinidad customs. Everything that is on the Caricom is on our commercial invoice. This request is being made from the customer’s shipping department, not Trinidad’s customs agency. Is a Caricom invoice required to ship from the U.S. to Trinidad and vice […]

  • CARICOM INVOICE IN TRINIDAD

      Question: We have a customer that is requiring a Caricom invoice to clear Trinidad customs. Everything that is on the Caricom is on our commercial invoice. This request is being made from the customer’s shipping department, not Trinidad’s customs agency. Is a Caricom invoice required to ship from the U.S. to Trinidad and vice […]

  • CARICOM INVOICE IN TRINIDAD

      Question: We have a customer that is requiring a Caricom invoice to clear Trinidad customs. Everything that is on the Caricom is on our commercial invoice. This request is being made from the customer’s shipping department, not Trinidad’s customs agency. Is a Caricom invoice required to ship from the U.S. to Trinidad and vice […]

  • CARICOM INVOICE IN TRINIDAD

      Question: We have a customer that is requiring a Caricom invoice to clear Trinidad customs. Everything that is on the Caricom is on our commercial invoice. This request is being made from the customer’s shipping department, not Trinidad’s customs agency. Is a Caricom invoice required to ship from the U.S. to Trinidad and vice […]

  • LAST YEARS SCHD B #’S

      Question:   Does anyone know if the previous years’ schedule B # are saved anywhere? Would like to go back and look at several years’ worth if possible.

  • SEE THROUGH RULES FOR EXPORT (addtl)

      Question:   One of our affiliates is shipping an entire production line to China.  The product being manufactured in China is housing for a passenger vehicle component.  The  housing will be returned to the US for assembly into the finished product.  The production line is clearly civilian use, and was designed for civilian application.  […]

  • SEE THROUGH RULES FOR EXPORT

      Question:   One of our affiliates is shipping an entire production line to China.  The product being manufactured in China is housing for a passenger vehicle component.  The  housing will be returned to the US for assembly into the finished product.  The production line is clearly civilian use, and was designed for civilian application.  […]

  • U.S. export manifests

      QUESTION:   >From this, can the government tell who are the shippers (companies exporting) product transported on that particular craft?  That is, can the government in any cross reference manifest data to investigate whether any EEI filings should have been filed that weren’t? **************

  • Exports to Libya

      QUESTION:   What are the restrictions or business risk in regards to sales/exports to Libya if the product is EAR99?  For example, there was prior discussion regarding financial restrictions of sales to Myanmar and that you can do business only if it is paid in advance, with the exception of defense products. ****************