Question: We are getting ready to do some imports from the Dominican republic. GN 39 covers the DR-CAFTA. We are bringing 3923.50.0000 GN 39 ( l ) lays out the requirements for making the claims. It is a touch vague. It says I can rely on my knowledge about the procducer’s methods, or I can […]
Question: With most FTA’s, does the product need to move directly between the two participating countries or is the process CO driven so that it applies no matter what countries are involved. Example: Thailand-Singapore FTA. Must cargo move between these two countries or can it ship to the US, then move onto Singapore and […]
Question: Legal advice please: we received this document from a potential client with them believing we could use this agreement document to apply to a working relationship on one of their projects. (I am in a US office, as is this potential customer. Our corporate office is in Australia). This document, to me, seems to […]
Question: My company has been requested to provide a US/Israel Certificate by ourcustomer in Israel. We are not the manufacturer for many items that areexporting. What should my company request from our supplier(s) toensure we can make a valid US/Israel FTA claim? Prior to creatingNAFTA Certificate for an item we do not manufacture, we would […]
Question – Does anyone have a procedure that they are willing to share on how their company substantiates the country of origin claims with suppliers for duty free programs (FTAs, GSP)? ***********************************************************************Answers:Since we’re both an importer/customer and an exporter/seller, I’ll advise hoops we jump through when OUR customer asks us for specific proof (and not […]
Question:Can anyone direct me to a site where I can obtain a soft copy (fillable/not pdf) of the AUSFTA form to declare US made products for export to Austriala? Or maybe someone has created a form that is fillable………… There are many Form on CBP’s website, but not this one that I can find
Question: Is the CARICOM invoice still required when exporting from the US to Jamaica? Will a standard US export, detailed with HTS, COO, etc., be acceptable in lieu of the CARICOM?
Question: Does anyone have a global list of all FTAs? Specifically, I am looking for FTAs with S. Korea and their trading partners.
We have been asked for a Chilean certificate of origin from a Chilean customer for product that we manufactured in 1997. The product was originally sold to a US domestic customer and has obviously been resold to a Chilean customer. Our manufacturing was completed well before the US-Chile Free Trade Agreement was in place. We […]
The complexity of the free trade agreement administration in a company can be overwhelming. Does anyone have suggestions of how you organize the FTA process in your company? I’ve been through a lot of NAFTA training, but can you suggest any template or training that might help organize ourselves in relation to CAFTA, Australia, Chile, […]
Question: Does anyone have a form they use to evaluate eligibility for duty preference under the QIZ program that you’d be willing to share? Also, does yarn sourced from Egypt count towards 35% QIZ eligibility?
Does anyone in the group have any type of Israel Free Trade Act certification form to verify eligibility with Israeli suppliers on an annual basis?
