QUESTION: Hello. Many of our products need to have testing done overseas by independent labs. While we are familiar with assists and list them on the commercial invoice, this truthfully was not done in the past for lab testing and I am just thinking of this now. Do we need to list as an assist independent […]
QUESTION: We buy ExW from our China factory. They include crating charges on the commercial invoices to us which are then included in the customs value of the goods– so we’re paying duty on them. I know that the valuation rules, 19CFR152.103 (b)(1)(i), specify that you must add the packing cost when calculating the dutiable […]
QUESTION: Can we report zero dollars for export value on commercial invoice? Sales wants to provide free of charge for the product shipped. Product will be used overseas for testing and coming back to US. Given item will be exported and shipped back, can the HTS# be 9801.10.0000? ========== Answers: No, everything has a value […]
QUESTION: We import product from our parent company in Japan and it is very normal for them to price items with an “all in one” price. They price multiple items on an invoice under a single line and they are not a kit and should be entered separately under their own HTS, but then we […]
QUESTION: We ship product to customers where they are leasing or renting product from us and returning at the end of the lease term. My question is at what price do we ship for Customs purposes? My thinking is that we should do a pro forma invoice at retail value of the product, regardless of […]
QUESTION: Interested in how other members value mass market software for EEI filing. I know EEI is required when the HTS is over $2500 but do you value only the software or the hardware or media that it’s installed on? ===================== ANSWER: Normally the hardware or end media is classified as a finished product and […]
QUESTION: We are going to begin exporting damaged/unusable nozzles to a company in Canada who will refurbish them and return them to the US. We are providing the used nozzle at no charge to the repairing company, who is charging us only for the costs of the repair. What value should be used on the […]
QUESTION: Software shipped on a CD is typically valued for duty at using the media or CD value only. Is there any guidance or regulation that indicates the same process is permissable when shipping a computer or other unit pre-loaded with software ? ========= Answers: You are correct that software shipped on a CD is […]
QUESTION: Does anyone in the membership have an import questionnaire/checklist to help assist with knowing what costs should be dutiable that they can share? I understand that assists, packaging, etc. are dutiable, but would like some sort of calculation sheet to help figure all costs, if one is available. ========== Are you looking for Transaction […]
QUESTION: We are trying to ship a Disc with documents, partial software codes, test results all classified with ECCN: 3E001 Technology to the EU. What do HTS should be use? HTS for the Disc or the content on the Disc? And what value should we use? The value of the Disc at $1.00 each or […]
QUESTION: What is the best practice for determining the value for export purposes? We export our products to a bonded warehouse in EU then the goods get released on DDP basis when orders placed by our customers. The value reported for US export is our company standard price which may vary from the value the […]
QUESTION: I was recently approached by a company, who provides foreign consolidation services, with an opportunity to deduct foreign inland freight from our FOB/FCA prices to save duty. We import on FOB or FCA terms, and those charges are baked into our purchase price from our vendors. So, actual foreign inland freight is not known […]
