Export

Questions and answers about Export

  • EXPORTING TO KUWAIT

    Question:We are located in the USA and have been manufacturing product under ourname in Italy and shipping to a retailer in Kuwait for many years. Productin Italy is built to our specification and invoiced to us in the USA.  Wein turn issue our invoice to our customer in Kuwait.  Recently our customeradvised us Kuwait has […]

  • PROVIDING EEI’S TO CUSTOMERS

    Question: I have a customer who is requesting a hard copy of the EEI document onour company letterhead.  I have never had a customer request this document. Traditionally we put the ITN# on the invoice and the Export Bill ofLading and customs have no problem clearing customs.  The customer, who islocated in Costa Rica is […]

  • EXPORTS OF LEASED PRODUCT

    Question: We are developing an export compliance manual and want to provide someguidance on how to handle exports of leased or outsourced products thatour company does not own.  Does anyone in the community handle thesetypes of products and what guidance can you give with regard toclassification, license requirements, applying for licenses if required(is this our […]

  • EXPORT CARRIER SCREENING

    Question: When screening an export carrier as a party to your export transaction, whataddress do you use?  For example, do you use the corporate headquarters?  Local office address?   It may not be unusual for a carrier to be operatingin multiple countries (including embargoed countries). What is the exporter’s obligation to ensure they are complying withscreening […]

  • UNAUTHORIZED EEI FILINGS

    Question: Recently, several freight forwarders have advised me of their company policyto file an EEI for every shipment regardless of value.  In addition, theyfile without authorization, meaning I have not provided any form of writtenauthorization (SLI, POA).  They’ve advised me that I must expressly tellthem NOT to file an EEI, otherwise they will do it […]

  • APPLICABILITY OF US RE-EXPORT LAWS

    Question:We have the following scenario in the works: ·         Controlled (NS2, NP1, CB2, AT1) items originally imported into the US from our Japanese parent company for local US service and repair stock in our distribution center. (These goods are NOT of US origin but are controlled under Japanese as well as US export controls) ·         […]

  • EXPORTS WITH EXPRESS

    Question:We are trying to establish our export document compliance package around our courier shipments (i.e.EXPRESS COURIERS OF ALL COLORS). We obtain a copy of the AWB from our forwarder shipments but I am trying to figure out if the membership also maintains copies of the couriers labels in their files. This will be representing about […]

  • ROUTED EXPORT TRANSACTIONS

    Question:In a routed export transaction, if the forwarder obtains a POA and Authorization to file EEI from the FPPI, is that sufficient to make it a “routed” transaction?  Is it a requirement for the USPPI to also obtain in writing from the FPPI that they agree to take on the responsibility of the EEI filing?  […]

  • FPPI FORMAT

    Question: Does anyone have a format for the written authorization from the FPPI that they can share with the membership?

  • EXPORT OF REPAIRED PRODUCT

    Question: Title 15 CFR 30.29 indicates:  “The return of goods previously imported forrepair and alteration only and other returns to the foreign shipper oftemporary imported goods (declared as such on importation) shall have aschedule B or HTSUSA classification commodity number 9801.10.0000.  Thevalue reported in the EEI shall include parts and labor.  The value of theoriginal […]

  • EEI # ON EXPORT INVOICES

    Question: I am trying to find the requirements in EAR that state the commercial invoice must contain either the EEI number or the statement “no EEI” required for all exports.  I was aware that this information must be present on the AWB, but I was not aware of the commercial invoice requirements.  Can someone point […]

  • EXPORTS TO EGYPT

    Question:Our customer in Egypt has asked us to remove country of origin marking labels from product that is not made in the USA.  Although we would never considering doing this, we would like to find out why they would make such a request. They have indicated that there is a Customs regulations stating that all […]