Tag Archives: Reasonable Care

What Do Importers Need to Know About Assists?

Posted on January 8, 2013 by

When we’re talking about assists, we’re not talking about an assist in basketball.  Rather, for importers, assists are important to understand when valuing your merchandise. As we all know, importers are responsible for exercising reasonable care in valuing imported merchandise … Continue reading →

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Are You Being Audited By Customs?

Posted on July 17, 2012 by

As you may know, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has the authority to conduct compliance assessments of an importer’s Customs-related operations.  Generally, the compliance assessment will be conducted by a Customs Audit team, comprised of an auditor, an import specialist … Continue reading →

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Why We Care About “Reasonable Care”

Posted on July 10, 2012 by

Another slow news week with Customs.  So, I thought it might be helpful to talk a bit more about the concept of reasonable care that has been frequently raised.  Under Section 484 of the Tariff Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. Section 1484), the … Continue reading →

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If The Shoe Fits…

Posted on July 3, 2012 by

Just a short and sweet post today…U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published a recently revised Informed Compliance Publication (ICP) entitled, “What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About:  Footwear“.  The ICP’s are published by CBP and … Continue reading →

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Understanding Your Responsibilities Under the Reasonable Care Requirement

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

When the Customs Modernization Act or “Mod Act” was enacted 18 years ago, two new customs concepts were introduced.  These were known as “informed compliance” and “shared responsibility,” both of which are premised on the idea that in order to maximize … Continue reading →

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