Question: I have a country of origin marking questions. We make a clamp made of all US origin material and it is sent to our Mexico plant. In Mexico they take a seal (Origin US also) insert into the clamp and return to the US. No other transformation is done. Since the […]
Question: We source the same raw material from a us supplier that provides a Nafta. As we use the raw material in high volumes we are required from time to time to source the raw material from a supplier in Brazil. When the shipments arrives it is moved into a large storage tank […]
Question: How does the membership handle vendor’s NAFTA certificates that change the HT# from year to year when they send a NEW blanket annual certificate? These are NOT revised during the year by the vendor, but sneakily sent out each year, with a totally different HT#. Just curious to see how the membership handles […]
Question: Are any of the members using software automation or a web portal to request NAFTA or other FTA certificates of origin? What is your success rate with getting vendors to sign on to the portal and provide the data to the portal rather than in hard copy? ==============
Question: Please note we participate in NAFTA with our exports from USA to Mexico.. We, in the past have been the Exporter & Manufacturer in all cases. We have declared ourselves as the Exporter on the NAFTA certificate 434 and have invoiced directly the dealers there. We recently had a company process […]
Question: Please note we participate in NAFTA with our exports from USA to Mexico.. We, in the past have been the Exporter & Manufacturer in all cases. We have declared ourselves as the Exporter on the NAFTA certificate 434 and have invoiced directly the dealers there. We recently had a company process […]
Question: I recently saw a presentation by a trade compliance person at a semiconductor company that said NAFTA qualification for Ch. 8542 devices is based upon the FAB location for the part instead of the value content. They said that the semiconductor industry carved out a special provision. Can anyone point me to […]
Question: I recently saw a presentation by a trade compliance person at a semiconductor company that said NAFTA qualification for Ch. 8542 devices is based upon the FAB location for the part instead of the value content. They said that the semiconductor industry carved out a special provision. Can anyone point me to […]
Question: I recently saw a presentation by a trade compliance person at a semiconductor company that said NAFTA qualification for Ch. 8542 devices is based upon the FAB location for the part instead of the value content. They said that the semiconductor industry carved out a special provision. Can anyone point me to […]
QUESTION: In December 2010. our Mexico customer received our (US company) 2011 NAFTA for the single item we sell them. Yesterday (March 2012) they asked for the 2011 NAFTA to be amended to “their” HS classification per their MX broker. (It’s a reasonable HS alternate and I note “HS per Importer” on the NAFTA. fyi […]
Question: As far as I can understand, as a manufacturer, I don’t believe there is any real relationship between Free Trade Agreements. For example, if I import parts under the new KORUS (Korea – US) FTA and use those parts (with many other parts sourced in the U.S. and other countries) to manufacture a finished […]
Question: Membership Advice? I have two situations where I would like to ensure I am covered when handling certain aspects of “customs” for another affiliate. 1) An overseas affiliate would like to be an NRI into Canada. As books & records, etc., need to be maintained in the US or CA, I would have to […]
