IOR-Importer of Record

IOR-Importer of Record

  • NRI PARTNER ISSUES

    QUESTION: We purchase goods from a non-related foreign party that is acting as a non-resident IOR. The foreign party we purchase from, acting as the non-resident IOR, is not declaring additions to value (tooling that we purchase from them as a separate charge they are not including in their import price).   We have again […]

  • IOR WITH MULTIPLE SUFFIXES

    QUESTION: Our company has one main IOR number with multiple suffixes based on location. I am struggling with internally, each location is treated as a separate company.  Each location used to be separate companies with their own product lines and compliance managers. This is still being maintained this way with personnel and products.  I am […]

  • RIGHT TO MAKE ENTRY

    QUESTION: US company A places a PO to another US company B, who then places a PO on a Foreign Company.   When the foreign company ships to the USA, can EITHER party be the IOR?  I read the CBP right to make entry directive https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/3530-002a_3.pdf, but want to be certain.  It seems like either […]

  • WHO IS THE IOR

    QUESTION: My company issues a purchase order to a USA supplier for a machine.  We eventually pay this USA supplier for the machine. The machine is produced at the USA supplier’s related European factory.  When the machine is shipped, the European factory issues an invoice to the USA supplier.  The bill of lading is consigned […]

  • PARTNERS AS IOR

    QUESTION: Scenario: A company will be entering into a Joint Venture (JV) with 2 other companies on a 40/40/20 split and everything will be procured on the JV documents. The JV owns the material and the JV will make payments to the suppliers, not the individual partners. Questions: Is there a way where the material […]

  • REPORTING IOR ADDRESS CHANGE

    QUESTION: We are changing the address of our corporate headquarters due to the sale of our building.  Can the membership advise what I need to file in order to update customs records? ************** Answers: File a 5106 with CBP. If you have an ACE portal account you can change the address yourself. ************* Reach out […]

  • 3rd PARTY IOR – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION

    Question:     We are being contracted to only handle the International Freight and Domestic delivery on a machine coming from overseas.  The value of the machine (2 related parties buying direct), will be listed on the CI, as “for customs purposes only” and we will report and pay duty on it.  Does anyone know […]

  • BROKER AS IOR

    Question:   Under the Right to Make Entry Directive, a licensed broker can agree to be the IOR for that Import when asked by a domestic or foreign party or Nominal Consignee. My question, is how does the broker protect himself? Who signs the POA to  the broker: domestic party, foreign party, nominal consignee? *************** […]

  • DROP-SHIPMENT IOR

    Question: Two related businesses work together to fulfill a drop shipment to a third party U.S. customer as follows: A  U.S. business receives an order from a U.S. customer/end user and places the order on a related corporate factory that is located in the EU. The E.U. factory, under the same corporate ownership as the […]

  • IOR CORRECTION USING PSC

    Question: Can you make corrections on the IOR using the PSC if the duty has been paid? ************* Answers: The documents accompanying this transmission contain confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose.  The information is private and is protected by law.  If you are not the intended recipient,  you are hereby notified that […]

  • IOR SCENARIO

    Question: Company A (shipper) is a Chinese entity Company B is a Related US entity to Company A Company C is Customer located in USA   Company A ships from China to Company C in USA under DDP terms. Funds transfer exclusively between Company A and C.   However, on the 7501, Company B is […]

  • MERGING IORs

    Question: We have a division of our company with their own IOR that we are looking to close out and absorb their operations under our corporate entity and IOR.  What Customs and compliance implications would we need to consider in doing this. ========== Answer: This is  a reduction in complexity (only one IOR to manage […]