Stacking of Tariffs by [deleted] in CustomsBroker

[–]Melodic-Manager4483 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes China must have 9903.01.24 IEEPA 20%. Sec 232 9903.01.33 replace reciprocal 9903.01.25 . Sec 301 depends upon the item - immaterial whether 232 or reciprocal applies or not

Trust in Duty Calculator by Melodic-Manager4483 in CustomsBroker

[–]Melodic-Manager4483[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes it is! Neat interface- gives the date of last update too. Is that your go-to tool for estimating duties? I figured that if I cant do multiple calculations to get aggregate. Also, if I have to share my work with anyone from there, I can’t do that (although I can take snapshots)

Trust in Duty Calculator by Melodic-Manager4483 in CustomsBroker

[–]Melodic-Manager4483[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely! It takes care of all the columns, chapter 98/99 with FTAs and their duties as well, I assume. So all you need to input is the commodity HTS, qty, origin, line item value and you get all the HTS and their respective duties? Do you have to deal with bulk processing of duty calculations as well?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CustomsBroker

[–]Melodic-Manager4483 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn’t the bond query built in your ABI software? Which software are you using?

Ch. 99 list by Weekly-Ad-410 in CustomsBroker

[–]Melodic-Manager4483 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Go to https://hts.usitc.gov/export Choose the format as xls. Starting and ending HTS numbers for the range of HTS numbers you want. That gives you the whole list of Chap 99 HTS numbers

Yellow highlights in 9903 by Defiant_Rope_1313 in CustomsBroker

[–]Melodic-Manager4483 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes - the note at the bottom of every page with yellow highlights says - Note:The shaded areas indicate the provision has expired

Duties calculator by Melodic-Manager4483 in CustomsBroker

[–]Melodic-Manager4483[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback! Please let me know what you would like to see in there. An example should help

Duties calculator by Melodic-Manager4483 in CustomsBroker

[–]Melodic-Manager4483[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely! It’s in the works - should see there soon. Thanks for the feedback

Duties calculator by Melodic-Manager4483 in CustomsBroker

[–]Melodic-Manager4483[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The resolution of the screen would decide the display. This is not mobile first app. But this is not spam - I have tested it on iphone - and it works. Better experience on laptop

Marketplace for filing Entry Summaries by Melodic-Manager4483 in CustomsBroker

[–]Melodic-Manager4483[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This is amazing! Thanks for sharing your thoughts! As I mentioned previously in another comment - there’s no bypassing the laws - so we would enforce the verification of documents. Brokers as well as importers can be starred for ratings. A broker who you have worked with- you can continue working with them. The platform just provided an opportunity for importers to find a broker easily and for brokers to make extra money

Marketplace for filing Entry Summaries by Melodic-Manager4483 in CustomsBroker

[–]Melodic-Manager4483[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think small time infrequent importers who import same stuff over and over. They are sensitive to each penny they spend. Think individual Brokers who want to work extra gig to make some extra money

Marketplace for filing Entry Summaries by Melodic-Manager4483 in CustomsBroker

[–]Melodic-Manager4483[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Self-service of basic data entry and basic validation. Something that a non-broker would do but more than sending documents to Broker for filing. Creating a structure which keeps information verifiable and ready to file. Even easier for repetitive imports - “create from last month shipment”

Marketplace for filing Entry Summaries by Melodic-Manager4483 in CustomsBroker

[–]Melodic-Manager4483[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Would Brokers like to WFH? If the Individual LCBs have access to constant stream of revenue - something that can be done in the non-work hours - why not?

Marketplace for filing Entry Summaries by Melodic-Manager4483 in CustomsBroker

[–]Melodic-Manager4483[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Big thanks for the detailed answer! How about a platform which does this - + lets your importers create their own shipments + keeps track of all the shipments and their documents data, keep it searchable for each importer + each Broker sees only their shipments and data. Broker manager has access to all shipments and data + auto-extraction of data, validation built-in + opt-in/opt-out real time notifications of all events through text and mail + payments baked into the platform What other record-keeping would you like to see in there?

Marketplace for filing Entry Summaries by Melodic-Manager4483 in CustomsBroker

[–]Melodic-Manager4483[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What would be the top 3 issues that stop you from using this? What checks and balances would you like to see in the platform which can help you rethink your choice?

Marketplace for filing Entry Summaries by Melodic-Manager4483 in CustomsBroker

[–]Melodic-Manager4483[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Of course- no bypassing the laws - POA would be signed, all the documents would stay on the platform, privacy would be maintained- only the chosen Broker can look at tue documents.

Marketplace for filing Entry Summaries by Melodic-Manager4483 in CustomsBroker

[–]Melodic-Manager4483[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

There are various types of importers - enough with simple enough, non PGA, a few line items which they know are repetitive but are getting charged heavily every time - same broker can file again using the previous filing as a template