Exam Notice Fees Document

Some exam are $1,000's (look below for examples). 80% of exam fee are $15-$500, but some are:

  1. A-TCET exam (anti terrorism contraband enforcement team) ( LCL shipment) = ($2,059. 90 exam fee)
  2. A-TCET exam (anti terrorism contraband enforcement team) ( LCL shipment) = ($1,843. 60 exam fee)
  3. A-TCET exam (anti terrorism contraband enforcement team) ( LCL shipment) = ($1,137. 00 exam fee)
  4. X-ray of 20 feet reefer container = ($1,763. 50 exam fee):
  5. A-TCET exam (anti terrorism contraband enforcement team) 20 feet of household goods ( HHG ) and personal effects (pe) = ($1554 exam fee)
  6. A-TCET exam (anti terrorism contraband enforcement team) 45 feet = ($1557 exam fee)
  7. X-ray exam fee 45 feet = ($735 exam fee)
  8. Exam was caused by customers unrealistic value of shipment (45 feet container as $6000). Customer was thinking she will be paying duty/tax base on $6000. She underestimated, thinking everyone else is stupid. But at the end, she paid over $6500 for exam, storage, trucking container to exam-site and etc, and 17 days delay. Also, during the unloading, exam site has found 15 torn cartons and 5 crushed cartons. No cargo insurance company will cover damage caused by U.S customs. If cartons was damage before unloading, you maybe able to claim with your supplier / factory / cargo insurance.
  9. Exam was caused by customers unrealistic value of shipment, while U.S customs was examining, they found wood create was not fumigate (must export)

NOTE: Fumigating exam can be $7,205, other LCL exam, other full container exam and if any, cost of processing of IT / 7512 / 3499 = $195

 

 

If you think, it's not cost-effective to pay all the fees (duty/tax, forwarder, trucker, warehouse, ISF filing, customs entry filing, exam and etc. ) you could abandon your shipment. There are three choices, shipment that was refused by U.S customs/agencies. Sample of abandon letter.

  1. Re-exporting back to vendor / exporting to other-country:
  1. To export, your must contact your freight forwarder, company that has done your transportation to us port.
  2. Your current freight forwarder will be helping you with 7512 (ie / immediate exportation) form.
  3. Local U.S customs officer must sign and if any, agencies officer must sign a 7512 (ie / immediate exportation) form.
  4. Local = city, county, state that you are in.
  5. Who is liable: case file: federal court U.S attorney's, importer is responsible for all laws/liable/fees/retroactive.
  1. Abandon your shipment. Please notify your supplier/us forwarder/carrier and warehouse and us by email only.
  1. For abandoning, you may be penalize / fines / demurrage / per-diem / destroy / trash / add-dpl and etc.
  2. Examples of other shipment that was abandon, refused by U.S customs/agencies and was not cost-effective. Sample of FDA hold notice, FDA destroy notice, FDA hold laser detention and FDA release hold.
  1. Destroy / trash email customs officer, warehouse and us by email only.
  1. If shipment is import with-out permit / permission hazard, patent, trademark and etc.
  2. You may be penalize / fines / demurrage / per-diem / destroy / trash / add-dpl and etc.

 

Note: final ruling by U.S customs/agencies for ISF filing (part 1-2) is 6 years and for customs entry filing (part 2-2) is 5 years.

  1. Customs broker = messenger between U.S customs and importer: to transmits importer info/documents, way it was received from you and your-vendors, to U.S customs
  2. Customs broker = is not a messenger between you and your-vendors (factory/ supplier/ forwarder/ warehouse/ shipping-company/ cet-exam-site, us agencies and etc. )
  3. All importer are bound to incoterms (pre-arranged before leaving foreign port, such as: Bill of Lading /bl (sale) / MFG contract agreement / OBL / arrival notice)
  4. To understand why/who importer must pay, before/after/during shipping, you must review incoterms and contact issuer of Bill of Lading (title to shipment)
  5. Please review import process, incoterms and etc import requirements by U.S customs. After viewing, if you required a personal assistant: $250 hr / $2000 day + retainer
  6. Importer is responsible for all fees/us laws/liability/exam/permit(s)retroactive(backdate) document (bl, arrival notice and etc. ) case file: federal court us attorney's.
  7. Your responsibility = your shipment / money / profit / sales / documents / permit, your-vendors (factory/supplier/forwarder and etc. ), your arrangement/negotiation and etc.
  8. Exam notice by freight forwarder: LCL arrival notice, full container arrival notice. For AD/CVD , fumigation, emergency action notifications can be $1,000's.
  9. Fumigating your shipment can be $7,205, vacuum cleaning can be $1,900 and A-TCET exam / intensive exam/stop sign / CET exam can be $1,843. 60 / $2,059. 90.
  10. If exam ( VACIS , nii, x-ray, ibet, met, cet and etc,), your freight forwarder will be notifying with arrival notice and Invoice (pay your freight forwarder) (99% of the time).
  11. If exam ( CET exam , A-TCET exam, intensive exam/stop sign, IPR, tailgate, emergency action notifications and etc,) importer must pay directly to exam site. (100%)
  12. If importer / id=( SSN # or tax-id/EIN/IRS# or CAN#) or any info is off-by-one-digit/letter, U.S customs can/will confiscate/seize your shipment and penalize/fines you.
  13. And U.S. customs/agencies can release with detention(hold)/hold/confiscate/penalize/fines/recall/exam/penalty/re- ISF -filing/issue destroy/re-export/add-dpl and etc.
  14. Please pay all your-vendors directly ( ASAP ), service fees to avoid our $50. If amending/up-dating your entry filing. If entry must be re-file check here)
  15. You /importer/consignee is fully responsible for all actions of payment (be aware of scam hijack emails and other scams).
  16. Before paying us, consignee must verify payment method and amount of payment, and such as our bank account#, western-union account#, check payable to and etc,.
  17. Only valid communication is, if you/importer/consignee/your-vendors is communicating by phone# and email lists from our uscustomsclearing.com/contact-us.
1. Customs Examination Station (CES) Example #1 ($2,059.90 Exam fee) CET Exam (Contraband Enforcement Team) / A-TCET Exam (Anti Terrorism Contraband Enforcement Team) = Intensive exam/Examination Notice (Stop Sign):
2. Customs Examination Station (CES) Example #1 ($1,843.60 Exam fee) CET Exam (Contraband Enforcement Team) / A-TCET Exam (Anti Terrorism Contraband Enforcement Team) = Intensive exam/Examination Notice (Stop Sign):
3. A-TCET Exam (Anti Terrorism Contraband Enforcement Team) (LCL shipment) = ($1,137.00 Exam fee)
4. X-ray of 20 feet REEFER Container = ($1,763.50 Exam fee):
5. A-TCET Exam (Anti Terrorism Contraband Enforcement Team) 20 feet of Household Goods (HHG) & Personal Effects (PE) = ($1554 Exam fee)
6. A-TCET Exam (Anti Terrorism Contraband Enforcement Team) 45 feet = ($1557 Exam fee)
7. X-ray Exam fee 45 feet = ($735 Exam fee)
8 Exam was caused by customers UNREALISTIC value of shipment (45 feet container as $6000). Customer was thinking she will be paying duty/tax base on $6000 . She underestimated, thinking everyone else is stupid. But at the end, she paid over $6500 for Exam, Storage, trucking container to exam-site & etc, and delay 17 days . Also, During the unloading, exam site has found 15 torn cartons and 5 crushed cartons. No cargo insurance company will cover damage caused by US Customs. . IF cartons was damage Before unloading, you maybe able to claim with your supplier / factory / cargo insurance.
9. Exam was caused by customers UNREALISTIC value of shipment, while US Customs was examining, they found wood create was NOT Fumigate (MUST export)