Common mistakes / misunderstandings The 180 day period is counted without regard to Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays. Day 1 is the day after liquidation. If the last day for filing…
A carnet or ATA Carnet is an international customs document issued by 70 countries that participate in the carnet program. It is presented when entering a Carnet country with merchandise…
Wilton Industries Inc., v. United States case caused a great deal of excitement in the import and legal communities. After all, provided that certain criteria are met, utilitarian articles were…
Background In the importing community most everyone knows that failure to provide reimbursement certificate (stating that importer was not reimbursed) may double importer’s antidumping duties upon liquidation. This is the…
It appears that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is changing its long time practice with regards to interpretation of Additional U.S. Note 6 (b) to Chapter 69 HTSUS, which dates…
Since November 7th, 2005 artist canvas from People’s Republic of China is subject to antidumping duties of 264.09 percent, unless separate rate is applicable. International Trade Administration assigned case number…
We classify a lot of products, usually decorative figurines, that a claimed to be made from “polystone” sometimes mixed with “polyresin” binding material. Most of it goes into statistical reporting…
To get rawhide, porkhide, or avian pet products into the United States, you have to deal with FDA, USDA, and CBP regulations. In addition to regular commercial and shipping documents…
In today’s issue of the Customs Bulletin, the dimension guidelines for HTSUS 4901.99.0075 were finally published. “Rack size is approximately 6 3/4 inches – 7 inches by 4 1/8 or…
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection in Savannah, GA use this worksheet to process PEA / SIL. It is interesting to note the $500 border line. If the request for…
