OT Fact Sheet: Origin Certification Requirements QUESTION: Prior to commercialization of our business, we send teams of technical folks into the country to conduct tests and trials of our products capabilities in order to prove its effectiveness and efficacy. If the customers are impressed we close the deal. The issue is that in many cases […]
OT Fact Sheet: Origin Certification Requirements QUESTION: Does anyone in the ICPA community have experience shipping product from one Andean Community (Comunidad Andina) country to another – i.e Peru to Colombia or Peru to Ecuador? Is the process for shipping product intra-Andean Community similar to how it works in the EU? By that, I mean, a shipment […]
OT Fact Sheet: Origin Certification Requirements QUESTION: We have situations where our foreign owned company employs citizens from embargoed countries (think Iran) to work in the United States. We have controls around what projects and tech data they are exposed to but interested to hear if the membership has any best practices, they would be […]
OT Fact Sheet: Origin Certification Requirements QUESTION: Are all gloves imported under 4015.19.1010 exempt thru Sept’21, (9903.88.64 85 FR 16987) or just those for COVID relief? Our black gloves fall under that HTS, but they are not for COVID relief. Can we still claim this exclusion? Appreciate any feedback. ========== Answers: Chapter 99 Note 20(qqq)(7) […]
OT Fact Sheet: Origin Certification Requirements QUESTION: Anyone here that is in the procurement dept, what do you send to suppliers as a “due diligence” supplier form and questionnaire? I would like to include security questions that could help us once we work on the CTPAT requirements and also things related to labor, code of […]
OT Fact Sheet: Origin Certification Requirements QUESTION: Company established a part # (SKU) with the same item to be imported as a “set” (although not a set according to CBP – same article – maybe a different color). Two of the same items packaged together. HTS reporting is NO and KG. Seller sells 600 of […]
OT Fact Sheet: Origin Certification Requirements QUESTION: We have situations where our foreign owned company employs citizens from embargoed countries (think Iran) to work in the United States. We have controls around what projects and tech data they are exposed to but interested to hear if the membership has any best practices, they would be […]
OT Fact Sheet: Origin Certification Requirements QUESTION: I was checking with my Restricted Party List screening provider to ensure they have added any “new” lists this year put out by the UK post-Brexit. They’re telling me that there’s really been no change – they already offered (pre-Brexit) a unique UK list “consolidated financial sanctions targets) […]
OT Fact Sheet: Origin Certification Requirements QUESTION: Does anyone have any tips or tricks to shorten the process of presenting documents to countries in the Middle East (namely Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain)? As I understand it: All commercial invoices and packing lists must be stamped and signed with wet ink A certificate of […]
OT Fact Sheet: Origin Certification Requirements QUESTION: I am exporting a humidity and temperature logger to our subsidiaries for them to use during shipments of product that is susceptible to heat, cold, humidity and light. The vendor has told us that they use HS Code 8517.62 – Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or […]
OT Fact Sheet: Origin Certification Requirements QUESTION: I am curious on how USA importers handle ethical sourcing. For example let’s say I import a shirt (100% cotton) made in Korea and apply the Korean USA FTA. CBP issues a CF28 requesting information regarding the origin of the cotton. Well as the importer I would have […]
OT Fact Sheet: Origin Certification Requirements QUESTION: Is anyone in the membership aware of new SASO rules (certification process) that would discourage HS codes on export documents? We use a software program that prints the HS code on the invoice, certificate of origin, and the packing list. If the importer in Saudi is using their own […]
