QUESTION: We have goods returned to us periodically that need to be repaired. The items are made in the US and the initial export/import to the foreign country qualify for the appropriate FTA. We repair them in the US and use either US made components (by us or suppliers) as well as components/parts that may […]
QUESTION: Does anyone have any information whether this agreement, in effect since 2010, has any tariff reduction/preferential duty provisions? (I could not find any.) Any specific link/resources would be appreciated. Thank you. ********** Answers: Here is a link to some information: https://commerce.gov.in/trade/ASEAN-India%20Trade%20in%20Goods%20Agreement.pdf We have been successfully claiming benefits for ASEAN-qualified products in India for the […]
QUESTION: Any members actively engaged with customers in Japan in providing certificates of origin under CPTPP? In addition to the certificate of origin requirements set out in Annex 3B, are you also being asked to provide further proof of origin on raw materials “In case customs asks for it”. We provide a blanket COO capturing […]
QUESTION: We understand a NAFTA certificate of origin is not required for items returning to the U.S. after repair (9802). However, is this also true for UKFTA (U.S.-Korea FTA) and other FTA agreements? The language in the agreement and USHTS Section XXII Subchapter II notes (19 CFR 10.1034), and Article 2.6, 6.15 and 6.16 of […]
QUESTION: Our name legally changed in November, 2018. I was not notified by our US headquarters, but found out through other means. I have obtained new POA’s for the freight forwarders and brokers. I have also updated the continuous import bond and filed the 5106 with US Customs. This is a name change only, our […]
QUESTION: I put this out sometime last year and was inundated with “offers of assistance” from vendors. However, we only use NAFTA – and, within the next few years, most of our parts won’t qualify any more under it. That and we don’t want to budget tens of thousands of dollars for implementation plus another […]
QUESTION: Japan company sells to us (US company) on terms of DAP Montreal. B/L shows ship to us (US Company) with consignment to a separate CA company address. We then sell to the Canadian company, DAP Montreal (“drop-ship” ); the CA company is the IOR in Canada. Goods physically move direct Japan to Canada, never […]
QUESTION: Does anyone in the membership have a 1-page matrix which lists FTA, GSP and LDC agreements country-by-country they could share? Thanks! ========== Answers: Have you checked the archive before posting your question? =========== Side-by-Side Comparison of Free Trade Agreements and Selected Preferential Trade Legislation Programs, Non-Textiles Document Posting Date: March 31, 2017 Last modified: […]
QUESTION: Does anyone in the membership have a 1-page matrix which lists FTA, GSP and LDC agreements country-by-country they could share? *************** Answers: It depends on the amount of information you want. Go to this link: https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/assets/documents/2017-Mar/Side-by-Side%2C%2003%2729%2717.pdf George Tuttle III Law Offices of George R. Tuttle, A.P.C. 1100 Larkspur Landing Circle, Suite 385 Larkspur, CA […]
QUESTION: I am calculating qualification for the US Australia Free Trade Agreement. I see that there’s a category for “accumulation” in 5.3. However, despite seeing one example of it on the Australian government’s website, I still don’t understand how it works. Seemingly, one can have sub-assemblies in an assembly that wouldn’t qualify, but, because they’re […]
QUESTION: For the purpose of verifying the item qualify for GSP, if a portion of the material is from non-eligible country but goes through a tariff shift from the material HTS to the final goods HTS, does that qualify the non-eligible country material as eligible cost?And if so, do we still need to list all […]
QUESTION: My question is about ANNEX 3 (Rules of Origin) in the US-Israel FTA. To be eligible for inclusion as domestic content under the Agreement, does the material used to produce a product have to wholly originate in the US, or can the material be made from imported raw materials, converted into a new material […]
