NAFTA

Question: Are electronic signatures acceptable for NAFTA and/or SED documents? =============

Question: As a metals importer and distributor, we have been receiving mill test > certifications with the following statement: “NAFTA Country of Origin is > country of melt”. Can anyone provide a reference for the statute or > regulation that supports this statement? As always, the assistance of the > group is appreciated.

Question:Please help settle an argument – ‘uh internal discussion. One party says that the producer can complete the NAFTA cert, note themselves in block 3,note the exporter correctly in block 1, the importer in block 4, sign and issue the certificate for the exporter’s use. Another party says the producer issues the NAFTA cert to […]

Question:Scenario #1:  China origin Components [7326.90, articles of steel,other] sent to Mexico to produce Finished Goods [7318.29, unthreadedsteel fastener].  Origin of F.G. is Mexico due to tariff shift [changeto heading 7317 and 7318 from any other heading outside that group].Finished Goods qualify for NAFTA entry.Scenario #2:  China origin components [8302.49, parts for mounting ofsteel] sent […]

Question:Can 520d NAFTA refund claims be inclusive of a HS code revision or must these revisions be accomplished through another means such as PEA’s (if the entry has not liquidated) and/or protests (if the entry was liquidated)? Although this e-mail and any attachments are believed to be free of any virus or other defect which […]

Question: According to the NAFTA Certificate of Origin instructions, the followingapplies for field 8:         For each good described in Field #5, state “YES” if you are theproducer of the good.  If you are not the producer of the good, state “NO”followed by (1), (2), or (3), depending on whether this certificate wasbased upon: (1) […]

Question: The NAFTA certificate instructions state:   “For purposes of obtaining preferential tariff treatment, this document must be completed legibly and in full by the exporter and be in the possession of the importer at the time the declaration is made.  This document may also be completed voluntarily by the producer for use by the exporter.” […]

Question: One of our divisions purchases a finished widget from a Canada supplier.  The Canada supplier purchases the product and has a vendor nafta on file that the widget is produced in the USA. Canada supplier issues a nafta to our division stating the product is of US origin and qualifies for nafta  N3. Our […]

Question: MX importer determines that the HTS on the exporter’s NAFTA certificate from the US is not the correct HTS for MX importation purposes.  The MX importer notifies the US exporter that the item will not be imported with NAFTA treatment because the HTS is incorrect.  However, for US purposes the HTS is correct. The […]

Question: In December of 2008 our supplier provided us with a 2009 NAFTA C/O for a rawmaterial used in the formulas of some of our finished products made andshipped between the U.S. and Canada in 2009. The country of originindicated in field 10 of the NAFTA C/O was U.S. The blanket period of theNAFTA C/O […]

Question:OK, gotta give some facts first before I can ask the question to themembership. 1.  We, “Company A” produce “White Stuff” and export it from the U.S.to “Company B” in Canada – A related company. 2.  Then “Company B” manufactures a “White Thingy” with our “White Stuff”and sells to another Canadian “Company C”. 3.   “Company […]

Question:How would members handle a post-entry NAFTA claim where the blanket certis dated for the calendar year but signed and dated after the date of initialimportation ?