Free Trade Agreements Q&A 4
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?
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?
How are other large companies managing the various trade agreements? We have many divisions and many ERP systems with no central FTA management. Several divisions are avoiding FTAs due to the time needed to manage and the lack of automated processes. We are in the process of procuring software to manage this across the company […]
US-Singapore Rule versus NAFTA Rule: I was curious about the wording in the US-Singapore FTA when multiple headings are being addressed. For example, it states… “A change to headings 8714 through 8715 from any other heading.” My question is if this related to “any other heading outside this group” or “any other heading including this […]
Does anyone take advantage of the Morocco Free Trade Agreement. I am searching for a template to certify origin
The Andean Free Trade Agreement expires 6/30/07. Product we are currently importing under that free trade agreement also qualifies for GSP. Does anyone know if there any issues of claiming GSP preferential treatment on the Customs entry since the Andrean Free Trade Agreement is expiring?
We received a request for information to provide certification that demonstrates goods qualify in a specific country.. We have run into a few issues that we don’t really know how to handle. 1. Our vendor buys wool and then turns it into yarn. Our vendor then takes that yarn and knits the sweaters. Our vendor […]
Is the Form A still valid support for eligiblity under the Israeli-Free Trade Agreement for duty-free entry into the U.S.?
Although most of our products are non-dutiable worldwide, we can still see significant savings through the use of free trade agreements. My problem is that I cannot find an acceptable standard for verifying country of origin that would withstand an audit. I realize that a consultant will have to be employed eventually but I’d like […]
Does anyone operate an FTZ and take advantage of the EU-Mexico Free Trade Agreement? This would mean that you would be admitting European products in to your FTZ and then submitting an IE CF7512 (or other in bond move) to export the products out to Mexico. The time from the admission in to the zone […]
Our Japan parent company is asking about the duty rates into Mexico under the JP/MX EPA (free trade agreement). Of course they believe everything is now duty free. Where can I find the current rates (scaled down over ten years, right?) Most of the items are HTS 8536.41 and 8536.50. Have not yet found a […]
We are importing an item that is made in Colombia and are wondering which preferential treatement to request when making entry. Is there any benefit in choosing ATPA over GSP? What type of documents would be needed to support either claim? Actually the shipment is on it’s way – any advice in this area would […]
Our Japan parent company is asking about the duty rates into Mexico under the JP/MX EPA (free trade agreement). Of course they believe everything is now duty free. Where can I find the current rates (scaled down over ten years, right?) Most of the items are HTS 8536.41 and 8536.50. Have not yet found a […]