How to Import into the United States:Introduction SOME ASPECTS OF IMPORTING DON’T APPLY TO EXPORTING, FOR example, the tariff schedule applies only to importing. I have gathered the basics unique to importing in this chapter for easy learning: • Government support • Information sources • Customshouse brokers • Getting through the customs maze •...
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IMPORT INFORMATION SOURCES The Customs Service does provide considerable information related to the importing function in the form of booklets, newsletters, and seminars, that are available through the district offices or the Government Printing Office. Most of this information amounts to extractions and simplification of customs regulations. You must obtain information about how to...
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CUSTOMHOUSE BROKERS The customs broker, the custom service’s liaison person with the importing public, will be needed as long as there are legal requirements and regulations pertaining to the movement of merchandise into the United States. Like the freight forwarder for exporting, the customhouse broker is a private service company, licensed to assist importers...
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GETTING THROUGH THE CUSTOMS MAZE A tariff is a schedule of duties. It is also the duty or tax imposed by a country and the duty or tax within the tariff schedule. As a tax, it is placed on goods as they cross the border between two countries. At one time, tariffs were the...
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The Entry Process When a shipment of goods intended for commercial use reaches the United States, it may not be entered legally until after: (a) it enters the port of entry, (b) the exporter pays the estimated duties and (c) customs authorizes delivery of the merchandise. The process, in its simplest form, has five...
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