Question: Good Morning, I am working with my company for us to be able to self file our brokerage entries. I am a license holder but I am not an officer of the company. We wanted to get them a corporate license as well but Customs rejected because there is no Officer of the company […]
Question: I am looking for advice on setting up self filing with US Customs. We have several different IORs that I oversee today. I want to make sure that I do not miss anything in the process of setting this up. All advice and comments appreciated. Answer 1: If the IOR numbers differ by more […]
Question: My question has to do with a parent company filing entries on behalf of various business units. Similar inquiries on the topic of customs business vs corporate compliance activity exist in the database, but I may have a slightly different spin on it. If the business units all share the same EIN as the […]
QUESTION: I am aware that there are importers that self-file their own imports. However, what if a holding company/parent company performs the Customs entries for their rated business units. Like Company A (the parent company) performs entries for Company B, Company C, etc. Is the Company considered a customs broker operations performing “customs business” for […]
QUESTION: Our company is a non-resident importer and has an assigned CBP ID number. All entries for most of our US locations are cleared under the non-resident IoR. We would like to become a self-filer (we have a licensed broker on staff). 19CFR 141.18 (a) states there must be a “resident agent”. What is the […]
QUESTION: I do all of my company’s trade compliance related work; record keeping, classification, entry audits, etc. We do about 150 entries per year. What would be the pros and cons of getting my Customs Broker License? Would it even make sense for me to submit documents for our entries? I believe I have read […]
QUESTION: I work for an importer and we self-file our ACE entries to CBP. The company acquired 2 other brands before I started, and they have been using brokers to clear these 2 brands. All 3 brands have separate IOR#s and I am on a payroll under one that I self-file for. I am an […]
QUESTION: Our company is considering self-filing our post summary corrections (PSC). We would like to benchmark with the ICPA community to see what other companies are doing. 1. Is your company self-filing for PSC? 2. If yes to Q1, please answer the below: a. What system(s) is/are used for self-filing? b. How much time in […]
QUESTION: We are planning to self-file and import chemical fertilizers that include nitrogen based, phosphate based, potassium based, and compound. Can the community educate us on what we need to do to comply with PGA requirements? It seems that 3102 and 05 are subject to APHIS, 3104 FDA. ========== Answer: Congratulations on implementing a self-filing […]
Question: We are a self-filer (Importer), clearing most of our goods via ABI ourselves. However, we also receive goods from Canadian vendors which are cleared at the Northern border by our current courier/brokers. Is it possible for us to clear Canadian shipments ourselves going forward under remote filing aspect? Do we need to apply to […]
Question: We are a self-filer (Importer), clearing most of our goods via ABI ourselves. However, we also receive goods from Canadian vendors which are cleared at the Northern border by our current courier/brokers. Is it possible for us to clear Canadian shipments ourselves going forward under remote filing aspect? Do we need to apply to […]
