• Outsourcing Trade Compliance

    Question: Do other members of the community find that every so often they need to defend the necessity of the work the Trade Compliance team does?  I have gone up to bat a few times to explain all of the things we do from core Trade Compliance activities (e.g., classification, valuation, RPS, auditing, Recon, Drawback […]

  • Setting up an EU Warehouse

    Question: We are setting up a warehouse in the Netherlands for distribution of aerospace parts to service centers. Although in my former role of consultant, I have helped others set up warehouses in the EU on three different occasions but did not know how much there was to coordinate inside a company like ours. For […]

  • CERTIFIED CUSTOMS SPECIALIST Certification – 20 CREDITS

    Question: Maintaining the Certified Customs Specialist designation requires 20 credits per year. The NBFAA/NEI Logistics EI case studies have always been worth 6 credits per case study.  This year the credits have dropped to only 2 credits. I recently took the Enforce and Protect Act Case Study which was 20 pages of study material and […]

  • Invoicing

    Question: I would like to ask the industry how they manage US export documentation when the actual sold-to entity is intercompany, but the ship-to entity is the intercompany’s foreign customer. For example, a US company sells to their related party entity in Europe but ships to that related party entity’s customer in Kuwait.  Currently, the […]

  • MID Creation, Retention and Verification

    Question: Hello Compliance Community. I am looking to implement a process internally to create/document each of our suppliers MID and retain that MID for use in entry audits.  I am looking for any guidance on how others currently manage MID’s within your organization. Inclusive of how you create and maintain the MID’s. Thank you! Answer […]

  • Providing Federal tax ID# to vendors

    Question: We have been receiving pushback from a few vendors in China telling us that they cannot set up a shipment with an air carrier without our federal tax id number.  We use a broker for clearance and in the past have never been asked to provide this information. These shipments contain chemicals that cannot […]

  • Global Trade and Customs Policies and Standards

    Question: As a global company, what trade and customs compliance policies and standards do you have in place? Answer 1: Good try, CBP/CBSA Answer 2: We have an ICP globally. Answered by: Sandra Auer – sandra.auer@medela.comTitle: Global Trade Compliace and Customs Manager, Company: Medela AG Answer 3: We have a customs compliance program that covers […]

  • TIR Carnet

    Question: Hello All, Is anyone familiar with TIR Carnet and if the U.S. participates?  If so, what/who is a good resource for information and direction. Thank you! Answer 1: Here is a good source of information on ATA Carnets. What is a Carnet? | ATA Carnet

  • Healthcare Trade experts

    Question: Is there a group of Trade Compliance experts within the Healthcare sector? or perhaps an industry associations (such as AAFA for apparel & footwear) Trade Compliance professionals find beneficial to join? Answer 1: There is the Healthcare Industries Committee within AAEI if you’re a member?  Otherwise, please feel free to reach out to me […]

  • CBAM

    Question: Hello, Currently setting up CBAM tracking at our company, I would like to know how do you exactly identity what is a part of CBAM? Once you have CBAM information what are some of the issues your company is currently facing trying to provide the information to customs? Answer 1: The EU regulation about […]

  • Daily aerospace trade email newsletter from Gary Stanley

    Question: Does anyone know if this daily email newsletter stopped being published?  I’ve received it for 10+ years but it stopped coming back in March. Answer 1: Daily Aerospace is on a hiatus at the moment due to a March hospitalization and subsequent death in April of Gary’s (the publisher) daughter from metastasized breast cancer.  […]