Question: If I receive a NAFTA Cert from a vendor, and I do not agree with their classifications, is it best for me to send them my preferred classifications, and ask them to complete the NAFTA Cert with those HTS #Â’s, or do I keep the Cert as proof of C/O info? They use a […]
Question: I have recently joined a company and am in the process of reviewing all current processes. One of the business units at my company stated they are conducting a NAFTA certification for one part in the “family” of products to qualify all the parts in that “family”. We are talking about end systems part […]
Question: We import a variety of nuts and seeds from around the world. They are sent to our facility for roasting and salting. We are notating country of origin US on the CCI (Canadian Customs Invoice) and NAFTA’s to the Canadian customer have been issued. Do we need to run through a Regional Value Calculation […]
Question: We are a US company with several divisions and facilities. Our corporate office does not actually import or export anything. However, that is where our primary trade compliance team sits. Our facility in Mexico manufactures materials. An employee at the corporate office reviews the bills of material and requirements to determine if the items […]
Question: Can someone in the membership please provide me with a NAFTA RVC spreadsheet that lists all elements of the costs (material, overhead, packaging, shipping etc….) so I can plug in the total cost, the breakout of the originating and non-originating costs and see if the item qualifies? ========== Answer: You want to basically use […]
Question: Imagine I purchase a non-agricultural finished good from a producer in Mexico (assume we agree on the tariff classification). On the NAFTA cert he provides to me, field 9 appropriately contains “NC” for this item. Since I’m only passing along the item to my customers without modification, am I supposed to enter “NC” in […]
Question: Can anyone provide an example where they have applied Preference Criterion F for NAFTA countries? ========== Answer: PREFERENCE CRITERION F: The final criterion pertains to goods listed in Appendix 703.2.B.7 that applies to agricultural goods between Canada and Mexico. It specifically excludes dairy, poultry and eggs. Field 8 (Producer)‐If both the exporter and signatory […]
Question: Is anyone in the membership aware of a NAFTA certificate of origin that isn’t expired? The current NAFTA certificate of origin on cbp.gov expired on 8/31/2014. Our customers are extremely picky, and I’m concerned that while the NAFTA certificate most likely won’t change much (or at all), they will reject it being […]
Question: We have a instance concerning the CHILE free trade agreement as it pertains to the NAFTA (MX, US, CA) We have product manufactured by our entity in Canada. It shipped to the US, cleared customs, and was then we stored in our warehouse; thus entering into US commerce. It should be noted that no […]
Question: My company is based in Canada and the US. Currently we provide repairs for helicopter parts specific to HTS 8411.99.9090 (2.4%). When clearing these repaired parts back to the US, our broker clears them using 9802.00.5060 for the value of the part and 8411.99.9090 for the value of the repairs. I am under the […]
Question: The NAFTA rule of origin states in part – “A change to headings 3901 through 3920 from any other heading, including another heading within that group, provided there is a regional value content of not less than….” It’s clear that I have a change to headings 3901 through 3920 from another heading WITHIN that […]
Question: Is there a NAFTA $ limit that a US company can ship to Mexico?*************** ANSWERS: No. *************** According to my Customs Compliance Manager in Mexico – no limits claiming NAFTA, just ensure eligibility and have proof on file. ==================================================================
