INDICE IMPORTANDO HACIA USA

 

CONTENTS 

CHAPTER 

GUIA

U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Mission and Organization  

1. Organization;  CBP Attaches Abroad   

- Suggestions to the Exporter 

Entry of Goods 

2. Entry Process 

3. Right To MakeEntry 

4. Examination of Goods and Entry Documents 

5. Packing of Goods—Commingling 

Informed Compliance 

6. Definition 

7. Reasonable Care Checklists 

8. Compliance Assessment/Compliance Measurement 

9. Notice to Small-Business Importers 

Invoices 

10. Commercial Invoices 

11. Other Invoices 

12. Frequent Errors in Invoicing 

Assessment of Duty 

13. Dutiable Status of Goods 

14. Containers or Holders 

15. Temporary FreeImportations 

16. North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) 

17. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) 

18. Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) and the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA) 

19. Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA)/Andean Trade Promotion and   Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) 

20. U.S.-Israel Free Trade Area Agreement 

21. U.S.- Jordan Free Trade Area Agreement 

22. Compact of Free Association (FAS) 

23. African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) 

24. U.S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBPTA) 

25. U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (US-CFTA) 

26. U.S.– Singapore Free Trade Agreement 

27. Antidumping and Countervailing Duties 

28. Drawback—Refunds of Duties

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Classification and Value 

29. Classification—Liquidation 

30. Conversion of Currency 

31. Transaction Value 

32. Transaction Value—Identical or Similar Merchandise 

33. Other Bases: Deductive and Computed Value 

34. Rules of Origin 

Marking 

35. Country of Origin Marking 

36. Special Marking Requirements 

37. Marking—False Impression 

38. User Fees 

Special Requirements 

39. Prohibitions, Restrictions, and Other Agency Requirements 

40. Alcoholic Beverages 

41. Motor Vehicles and Boats 

42. Import Quotas 

43. Fraud 

Foreign Trade Zones 

44. Foreign Trade Zones 

Appendix 

Invoices; Additional Information; Customs Valuation; 

Other Forms; Other Agencies

2 ENTRY OF GOODS

 

2 ENTRY OF GOODS 

Entry Process 

When a shipment reaches the United States, the importer of record (i.e., the  owner, purchaser, or licensed customs broker designated by the owner, purchaser, or  consignee) will file entry documents for the goods with the port director at the goods'  port of entry. Imported goods are not legally entered until after the shipment has arrived  within the port of entry, delivery of the merchandise has been authorized by CBP, and  estimated duties have been paid. It is the importer of record's responsibility to arrange for  examination and release of the goods. 

Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1484, the importer of record must use reasonable care in  making entry. 

SUGGESTIONS TO THE EXPORTER

 

SUGGESTIONS TO THE EXPORTER 

 

FOR FASTER CLEARANCE OF YOUR MERCHANDISE: 

U.S. CBP OFFICERS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES

 

U.S. CBP OFFICERS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES 

• Bold indicates the presence of a CBP Attaché, Representative, International  Operations Specialist and/or Technical Representative by 1 May, 2006. 

• * Indicates that a CBP Attaché, Representative and/or International Operations  Specialist is currently waiting to deploy. 

Organization Field Operations Offices

 

Organization  

Field Operations Offices 

 

CBP operates through a field-office structure that consists of 20 Field Operations offices around the United States. These field offices provide managerial oversight and  operational assistance to 324 ports of entry around the nation and 14 preclearance offices  in Canada and the Caribbean. 

 

Established according to geographic region, Field Operations offices are the  means by which CBP Headquarters distributes key policies and procedures to CBP  officers and importing staff around the country. Each field office supervises a certain  number of service or area ports, which are larger, full-service ports with staff  subdivisions designated to handle commercial transactions, as well as smaller ports of  entry that handle less traffic.

 

U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION: MISSION AND ORGANIZATION

 

U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION: MISSION AND   ORGANIZATION

1. Organization 

Mission 

 Before September 11, 2001, the major responsibility of the former U.S. Customs  Service was to administer the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. When Customs  subsequently merged with other border enforcement agencies to become U.S. Customs  and Border Protection, CBP’s priority mission became homeland security: detecting,  deterring and preventing terrorists and their weapons from entering the United States. 

 

Importing into the United States 

 

A Guide for Commercial Importers

A Notice To Our Readers