It is business as usual for Pacific Customs Brokers on Independence Day, Monday, July 4, 2011. Our doors remain ALWAYS Open 24/7 regardless of Statutory and Civic Holidays...
Packing slips, commercial invoices, customs invoices. All are documents that can be easily completed. What I mean is… you are simply taking shipping or invoicing data – shipper, consignee, carrier name, description of goods, etc. and plugging it into the respective area on one of these documents. How about the North American Free Trade Agreement ...
In the event of a shutdown of the U. S. government, it is our understanding that while certain personnel may be furloughed, the functions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) would not be affected. It does appear as though most agencies have been taking the necessary steps to assure that the shutdown happens in ...
U. S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) had originally sought to begin enforcing the requirement for manifest and entry of instruments of international traffic (IIT’s) with residue on September 16, 2009. This was based on Headquarters ruling H026715, which modifies an earlier ruling, to no longer allow containers imported with residual chemicals to be entered ...
The dilemma: You are always getting calls from your customs broker asking for further information about your products. When asked “why”, they respond that they need to determine the correct harmonized tariff classification. To the uninformed observer, why care? I mean let”s be honest…all you want to know is… “Do I have to pay customs ...