QUESTION: Our company received a Commercial Invoice from a foreign country, and they title they used is “Tax Invoice”. Is this an acceptable title when importing and presenting this document to CBP for customs clearance? ========== Answers: For Presenting to CBP Supplier Invoice should state as “Commercial Invoice” or Just “Invoice” only. Tax Invoice Suppliers […]
QUESTION: Question to members exporting from Spain. Company A in Spain is shipping to Company B – the Consignee in the US. Shipper and Consignee are third party suppliers to Company C – paying for the freight and the Importer of Record. The Incoterm is EXW. What are Spain’s export requirements, besides having accurate […]
QUESTION: The Scope of ADD/CVD as it pertains to Aluminum Extrusions from China; Shapes, Forms, Assemblies, Sub-Assemblies – any tips/guidance on how to ensure compliance and not circumventing any trade remedies? Aluminum, Steel, Plastics, etc., are not our chief import, we happen to have some product that for all intents and purposes, are classified according […]
QUESTION: Scenario: A US based launch provider launches a US origin spacecraft into low earth orbit. The spacecraft makes several orbits around earth, before re-entering the atmosphere and making a planned landing in international waters off the east coast of the US. A US recovery team retrieves the vehicle and brings it back to the […]
QUESTION: A company I am working with is struggling to determine the correct FDA Intended Use Code for imports into the US of shipments of finished drug and placebo capsules packaged in wallets for use in clinical trials. The company has used “Unknown” as there does not appear to be suitable Intended Use Code for […]
QUESTION: Does anyone in the membership know the best way to change the entity name in CBP’s FIRMs Code database? We purchased a company and subsequent warehouses which we need to update them to reflect our corporate name. %%%%%%%%%% I would write a note to your local Port Director.
QUESTION: Curious if any members utilize EDI transmissions for international commercial invoices. Do you still require a paper copy for Customs purposes? *************** Answers: Paper invoice is not necessary if the transaction is fully transaction and consummated electronically. But, you need to continue to test the system that the electronic transaction can be saved and […]
QUESTION: With the recent crackdown from China on the requirement to have imports from Taiwan include “Taiwan, China” as the origin how are companies complying with this for documents and labeling? Taiwan customs does not allow the word China to follow the word Taiwan when exporting. **************** Answer: There are times when you will need […]
QUESTION: I have a question regarding excise tax on importing firearms from Turkey. The company that I am working with has stated that the price I pay with them includes them paying the excise tax. Could that be true? How do I know if they actually pay the tax and I am not liable for […]
QUESTION: We recently had one of our foreign suppliers inform us that they need us to complete a BIS-647-P form. This is the first time we have had such a request. Is the U.S. International Import Certificate essentially the same as the Delivery Verification (same form BIS-647-P?)? Can anyone in the group please confirm/respond to […]
QUESTION: We filed the ISF on an import shipment which is still on the water, but now we no longer want to import the container. Are we obligated to file entry? What can we do to make sure we can walk away and not be responsible to import the container? I’m having trouble finding the […]
QUESTION: There have been many prior questions and answers on filing AES as a “routed export”. I need some clarification on to best manage the scenarios that happen at my company compliantly, both internally and externally. Some of our international customers choose their own forwarder. We could ship to the customer’s freight forwarder in the […]
