Question: Currently our US operation acts as importer of record for goods that we purchase from our manufacturing operations in China. We then sell to our customer base in North America. We have end customers that are seeking Vendor Managed Inventory where the end customer wishes to act as IOR but we will remain […]
Question: Is anyone familiar with the specific requirements or obligations when acting as importer of record for TVs? I’ve been told that both the U.K.and Japan have requirements for recycling and recordkeeping specific to TVs that the importer has to adhere to. Is there anything similar in the U.S. beyond the standard entry process? ========================================================= […]
Question: I have a situation in which we provide replacement parts for warranty items around the globe on our products. The problem is that due to the fact that the items are under warranty the operator of the equipment overseas expects it to be cleared and delivered to him regardless of the destination. I am […]
We issue a purchase order to a U.S. company for items that will be drop shipped to us from their Taiwan contract manufacturer under terms of delivery Ex Works. Who legally is to be the importer of record when entry is made upon importation to the U.S. – us or our domestic supplier?
I’d like to know if any of the larger ICPA companies have had any luck in requesting consolidation of multiple IOR’s toward one Supply Chain Security Specialist. We have multiple companies, each with it’s own SCSS assigned. Initial feedback from the individual SCSS indicates that it won’t be possible. However, standardized global sourcing and logistics […]
