Question: We are a licensed Customs Broker. We use Descartes Editrade software to communicate with USCustoms for IT movement-ISF and customs clearance. We have filed few PSC to date. We have a new client/ior (valid poa etc…) and have cleared and paid duty for 2 shipments using the hts per the client/ior. They provided old […]
QUESTION: Is it possible for an importer of record to self-file a PSC for their entry? As additional detail, it is regarding an entry that was initially submitted by the Customs broker on behalf of the importer of record. The importer of record would like to submit a PSC themselves, rather than have a broker […]
QUESTION: I’m interested in the membership’s recent experience if you have filed PSCs through the CEE vs past experience at ports. We have several PSCs to file across multiple ports and are considering the risk/reward of consolidating them at the CEE vs. not. ========== Answers: A Post Summary Correction (PSC) is an entry. It is […]
QUESTION: A colleague of mine asked me for my opinion in a compliance scenario of whether there is more risk is completing a post summary correction over submitting a voluntary disclosure. Their facts as provided to me: a handful of entries from a couple of months ago were discovered to have the incorrect classification. While […]
QUESTION: We import goods destined to other parties but do not show the ultimate consignee on the BOL to reduce the amount of information available about our clients. The Customs broker used the State of the Consignee on the BOL in block 25 of the 7501 rather than the one on our delivery order where […]
QUESTION: If an error is found on an entry after liquidation is a protest a viable means to make the correction if it means that the additional monies will be owed to Customs? I have been told by a colleague that one should only file a Protest if a refund would be granted upon acceptance. […]
QUESTION: How will a Foreign Importer of record in the U.S. receive a refund following a Post Summary Correction to claim an exclusion? ========== Answers: Typically the refund is sent to the broker who filed the PSC for you, but the check will be in the name of the IOR. You would need to collaborate […]
QUESTION: We have filed several section 301 duty refund requests (via PSC) for entries with product that have product that are covered by granted exclusions. Several of the PSC’s were marked for accelerated disposition. We had previously requested liquidation extension to avoid missing an opportunity for a refund if an exclusion was granted. We are […]
QUESTION: Do you know if a broker that is filing a PSC/protest can correct an entry from another broker in ACE without completely reconstructing the entry in their own system in order to make changes? ========== Answers: A PSC is essentially a new entry summary and will not be processed until it is fully paid.. […]
QUESTION: I have been given conflicting information on whether or not more than one PSC / Protest can be submitted per entry. Would the membership know if more than 1 correction or protest be summitted on an entry? ========== Answers: More than one PSC can be submitted, but not more than one protest. ========== Based […]
QUESTION: We would like to double check with the membership on the PSC filing. We filed a few PSC last year and able to get CBP approval and received the refund from customs already. Since we got the refunds from customs, if we re-export some of these items this year, we will not allow to […]
QUESTION: We filed a PSC over a year ago and have not seen the refund check come through yet. Is there a way to find out of a refund check had been issued on a specific entry ? =========== Answer: You can run a liquidation report in ACE and see if a refund has been […]
