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 […]
QUESTION: Our subsidiary in the UK has placed an order for a 600 series controlled good to ship to their customer in Turkey. The customer in Turkey would then ship on to their customer, Bahrain National Guard. Per the following (Denied Party Screening service and export.gov), I believe the US can’t ship this. “STOP: Restricted […]
Add’l Answer: To that I would say, I think we can have a strategic approach to tactical work. Basically, take all that and raise it up a level into a more value stream level, and update the strategy for a broader scope. I would revise the below to: A controlled documentation program (policies, standards, manuals, […]
QUESTION: With so many list out there, what working lists should a HR service providers be subscribing to in order to support RPS screening requirements? ========== Answer: By RPS do you mean “RESTRICTED PARTY SCREENING”? [ I ask only because it said RPS SCREENING, so just ensuring what the acronym stand for). If you are […]
QUESTION: Could somebody please expand on the programs/criterion to meet the requirement of a protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)? It’s understood that this relates to political/refugee asylum and is captured under the definition of a “U.S. Person” , but the question is focused on if certain programs are captured under this criteria (listed below […]
QUESTION: We are working towards merging legal entities and dissolving legal entities. How does this work with ACE? Are we able to enroll an EIN that never had an ACE account and hasn’t imported in the last few years? %%%%%%%%%% ANSWERS: This is outlined on CBP.gov Managing an ACE Secure Data Portal Account athttps://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated/getting-started/portal-managing . Scroll down and […]
QUESTION: A client asked if they are required to include Prop 65 language on imports into the US. The specific scenario is B2C (i.e. e-commerce transactions) where the consumer buys direct from an overseas merchant. A typical shipment would be 1-5 consumer items. I did a search and did not find anything conclusive. I have […]
