QUESTION: I am the owner of a dry shipper which is used in the pharmaceutical industry to ship perishable drugs at cryogenic temperatures. We rent/lease these shippers to various drug companies for their own use. Some dry shippers are sent overseas and empty shipper returning to the lessee for their use again. The […]
Question: In doing some research on our imports, I have come to realize that we have some Brokers acting as IORs and some shipments where we are the IOR. For companies that have several EINs, what benefit (if any) is there to having one IOR number? If I move from having the Broker be the […]
Question: We had a subsidiary that stopped operations back in 2010. I periodically pull reports from ACE just to make sure that no one is using that old number… the Importer’s bond was cancelled way back in 2010. The trouble I’m running into is that shipments keep popping up. It is a huge pain […]
Question: How can we, without slowing down the shipment, stop carriers from signing off as IOR, or how can I receive all the recordkeeping requirements for each air shipment if the carrier signs as IOR? This pertains to informal as well as formal entries, where I am finding incorrect classifications, NAFTA claims […]
Question: I am aware in the USA that customs statute provides that only an owner or purchaser of imported articles can file entry and serve as an importer of record (sure a broker can be IOR) . However, if I wanted to find out who can act as an importer of record in other […]
We are considering becoming an IOR/EOR in Australia as our business thereexpands. The main benefit is to be better positioned to take advantage ofduty minimization efforts and take more control over our business activitiesthere – rather than relying on our business partners who are not asresponsive as needed – and may change over time as […]
We are considering becoming an IOR/EOR in Australia as our business thereexpands. The main benefit is to be better positioned to take advantage ofduty minimization efforts and take more control over our business activitiesthere – rather than relying on our business partners who are not asresponsive as needed – and may change over time as […]
Question: Our company is going through a possible entity restructuring that would result in a new EIN number. If this does occur, what actions would I need to do with US Customs? What about on the export side?
Question: We are IOR for a limited number of electronics (DVD player, etc) need to develop a process for obtaining Foreign Manufacturers letters for Ozone Depleting Chemicals. After reading the rules, the certification seems to require fairly detailed information. If anyone in the group imports electronics and is familiar with the ODC rules and required […]
Question: We are IOR for a limited number of electronics (DVD player, etc) need to develop a process for obtaining Foreign Manufacturers letters for Ozone Depleting Chemicals. After reading the rules, the certification seems to require fairly detailed information. If anyone in the group imports electronics and is familiar with the ODC rules and required […]
Question: The Boss ( C-suite Boss ) shipped some cases of stuff back from China forhis Uncle who was there on a shopping trip for supplies for his (unrelated)company. He wants my company to be IOR. My company has no ownership in theitem. We are listed as consingnee but otherwise we have no commericialinterest in […]
Question:I represent a mid-size retailer and am tightening up import controls. How does your company handle product returns from international customers as it relates to import compliance? Is your company the Importer of Record? How much effort do you put into retaining any records of the transaction
