Shipment Customs Examination

Shipment Customs Examination by customs and border protection ( CBP ) and being charged a fee by the centralized examination station (CES), this is from CBP Customs and Border Protection Website. Under 19 USC 1467, CBP has a right to examine any shipment imported into the united states and it is important to know that you, the importer, must bear the cost of such shipment customs examination. Per the CBP regulations, it is the responsibility of the importer to make the goods available for examination-- "the importer shall bear any expense involved in preparing the merchandise for shipment customs examination and in the closing of packages" (19 CFR 151. 6). Household effects are not exempt. No distinction is made between commercial and personal shipments. In the course of normal operations, CBP does not charge for shipment customs examinations. However, there may still be costs involved for the importer. For example, if your shipment is selected for examination, it will generally be moved to a centralized examination station (CES) for the CBP exam to take place. A ces is a privately operated facility, not in the charge of a CBP officer, at which merchandise is made available to CBP officers for physical examination. The CES facility will unload (devan) your shipment from its shipping container and will reload it after the exam. The CES will bill you for their services. There are also costs associated with moving the cargo to and from the exam site and with storage. Rates will vary across the country and a complete devanning may cost several hundred dollars. The CES concept fulfills the needs of both CBP and the importer by providing an efficient means to conduct exams in a timely manner. CES are discussed in part 118 of the code of federal regulations. Importer is fully responsible for all laws/liability/fees.

Note: Most of exam and exam-delays can be linked to missing/incomplete/misleading consignee/manufacturer information, also, missing/incomplete/misleading country of origin, poor item description (materials that is made out of ), unrealistic values, missing fabric/textile (ie: cotton%, woven% and etc. ) detail sheets and etc. Below exam fees are for stander shipment, reefer, hazard, and etc shipment exam could be double/triple or more. Also, late ISF filings. If U.S. customs required your shipment to move to exam site after 10am (pacific time) or PTT is issued after 10am by customs, it will be considered as next day move/delivery to exam site, meaning you will be paying other days of storage fees (if any). Disposition code is a 2‑position alphanumeric code transmitted in AMS in a status notification message indicating the action that has been taken against the bill. (importer frequency of examination (foe)

When if any, exam by U.S. customs/agencies: who will be receiving exam notice, first / who will be notifying exam to you/importer/consignee and your customs broker / who is freight forwarder / who is a customs broker. .

Most of exam are issue 6-7 days before your shipment is in us port, by U.S. customs/agencies to your us freight forwarder. Only then, your forwarder will notify you and your customs broker with exam notice at arrival notice.
Your customs broker can receive exam notice as “manifest hold”, but only after, customs broker has filed customs entry, of your info/documents (arrival notice, Invoice , Packing List , BL and etc) to uscustoms/agencies.
So, beyond this point, for your broker could do, shipment-query every 24-48 hour using ABI, for up-date, but, your forwarder is notify immediately by U.S. customs/agencies, since, your forwarder is moving cargo to destination.
U.S. customs/agencies could notify your us freight forwarder by email/fax/phone/freight-software: (to-continue or stop for exam or move-it-to-exam-site and etc. ) (99% of all exam notices are from your freight forwarder).
Freight forwarder = before shipping, your vendor (supplier/freight-forwarder) pre-arrange with us freight forwarder to unload / warehouse. Shipping terms = Bill of Lading (aka; Bill of Sale ) / manufacturer contract agreement.
If exam ( VACIS , nii, x-ray, ibet, tailgate, met and etc. ) are done, exam-site will forward the Invoice to your forwarder. Exam fee will be add it to your new revise arrival notice from your forwarder. (99% of the time).
If exam ( CET exam , A-TCET exam, intensive exam/stop sign, IPR, tailgate, emergency action notifications and etc,), your exam-site will be notify you and broker, importer must pay directly to exam site. (100% of the time).
We can pay your vendor, but first, you must wire your vendor fee to us + service fees $50 + $47. 50 and 3 wire fee ( + $100): (1) to received wire form you, (2) us to wire your vendor, (3) your vendor to receive from us and delay from bank.
Customs broker is broker between U.S. customs/agencies and importer: to submit importer info/documents/etc, on your behalf, exactly way it was received from importer and your-vendors, to U.S. customs/agencies.
And to communicate with your us vendors (freight forwarder/warehouse/exam-site/U.S. customs/agencies and etc. ) and relay there needs to you. Also, to help you translate shipping terminology / Bill of Lading from your suppliers.
Customs broker is not a broker between you and your vendors (supplier / factory / forwarder / warehouse / shipping-company / cet-exam-site, fumigation-site, us agencies and etc. ). Arrival notice for LCL and full and exam.
Customs broker Invoice s are ( ISF filing and entry filing) entry $150/$199, service $25/$50 duty/tax, hmf/. 001250, mpf/. 003464, Single Entry Bond / continuous bond. If subject-to document processing $85 + messenger $45.
For full container and /or LCL with subject-to ( FDA , USDA and etc,), most of exam notice may coming from customs broker as (exam processing $40 + messenger $45) + + U.S. customs may Invoice you their own processing fee.
For U.S. customs/dhs/agencies to examining cargo/containers is more important than scanning emails. Container could contain, almost anything, such as: ("terrorism's trojan horse attack" and other. )

Vacis exam (vehicle and cargo inspection systems exam) / non intrusive inspection (nii) / x-ray exam: using a gamma ray imaging system to examine the container’s, contents without breaking the seal. VACIS, NII and x-ray exam are usually done either at the pier or at another location in the port complex. VACIS / NII / x-ray exam for LCL and full container, forwarder or broker could look-up the fees on terminal website or by calling the terminal.

Per CBM average cost = $15-$35 and + . + $40 document process fee + $45 messenger submission fee + if any, transporting fee to exam site, storage fee and etc fees. (2-20 working days).
For 20 feet (teu) container average cost = $150 - $350 and + . + $40 document process fee + $45 messenger submission fee + if any, transporting fee to exam site, storage fee and etc fees. (2-20 working days).
For 40/45 feet (feu) container average cost = $200 - $735 and + . + $40 document process fee + $45 messenger submission fee + if any, transporting fee to exam site, storage fee and etc fees. (2-20 working days).
If U.S. customs issues move-order to exam site, immediate transportation (it) must be issued, cost is $195. (other 1-5 working days).
70% of the time, it will lead to other exam.
All fees must be pre-pay by consignee/importer.

Tailgate exam / backdoor exams / integrated border enforcement team (ibet): customs or another government agency opens the back of the container and looks in without handling the cargo. These exams are looking for anything suspicious that may necessitate an intensive exam. Tailgate / backdoor / ibet exam for LCL and full container, forwarder or broker could look-up the fees at terminal website or by calling the terminal and bill the importer or importer could pay directly.

Per CBM average cost = $40-$50 and + . + $40 document process fee + $45 messenger submission fee + if any, transporting fee to exam site, storage fee and etc fees. (2-25 working days).
For 20 feet (teu) container average cost = $200 - $1000 and + . + $40 document process fee + $45 messenger submission fee + if any, transporting fee to exam site, storage fee and etc fees. (2-25 working days).
For 40/45 feet (feu) container average cost = $200 - $1500 and + . + $40 document process fee + $45 messenger submission fee + if any, transporting fee to exam site, storage fee and etc fees. (2-25 working days).
If U.S. customs issues move-order to exam site, immediate transportation (it) must be issued, cost is $195. (other 1-5 working days).
50% of the time, it will lead to other exam.
All fees must be pre-pay by consignee/importer.

Cet exam (contraband enforcement team) / A-TCET exam (anti terrorism contraband enforcement team) = intensive exam/examination notice (stop sign): physical examination of any import entering the territory of the us. Should importer become subject to a CET exam /intensive exam/ A-TCET you can expect that it will be transported to a customs examination station (ces) and undergo an actual hands on physical inspection and x-rays. It may requires complete unloading and staging of the shipment for piece by piece examination of the cargo, CBP is looking for illegal cargo, smuggling, weapons of mass destruction, and other contraband. Many times narcotics dogs and x-ray machines are implemented in searching for items that are not allowed into the us. I. E. , drugs, weapons, other suspicion and etc. Example of exam fees = ($2,059. 90 and $1,843. 60).

Per CBM average cost = $50-$300 and + . + $40 document process fee + $45 messenger submission fee + if any, transporting fee to exam site, storage fee and etc fees. (5-25 working days).
For 20 feet (teu) container average cost = $350 - $2500 and + . + $40 document process fee + $45 messenger submission fee + if any, transporting fee to exam site, storage fee and etc fees. (5-25 working days).
For 40/45 feet (feu) container average cost = $500 - $3500 and + . + $40 document process fee + $45 messenger submission fee + if any, transporting fee to exam site, storage fee and etc fees. (5-25 working days).
If U.S. customs issues move-order to exam site, immediate transportation (it) must be issued, cost is $195. (other 1-5 working days).
50% of the time, it will lead to other exam.
All fees must be pre-pay by consignee/importer.

Met exam (manifest examination team) / (compliance exam) / Invoice / proforma Invoice / commercial Invoice exam: team of U.S. Customs officials that examine Invoice s and packing lists on a random basis, it could led to other exam. Most common problems is under-invoicing true value on the commercial Invoice to submit to customs and by lowing the duty/tax that need to be paid.

Per CBM average cost = $20-$50 and + . + $40 document process fee + $45 messenger submission fee + if any, transporting fee to exam site, storage fee and etc fees. (5-25 working days).
For 20 feet (teu) container average cost = $100 - $300 and + . + $40 document process fee + $45 messenger submission fee + if any, transporting fee to exam site, storage fee and etc fees. (5-25 working days).
For 40/45 feet (feu) container average cost = $150 - $700 and + . + $40 document process fee + $45 messenger submission fee + if any, transporting fee to exam site, storage fee and etc fees. (5-25 working days).
If U.S. customs issues move-order to exam site, immediate transportation (it) must be issued, cost is $195. (other 1-5 working days).
70% of the time, it will lead to other exam.
All fees must be pre-pay by consignee/importer.

Emergency action notifications (EAN): ( FDA , EPA/DOT, USDA , lacey-act, other government agencies exam): fumigating exam.

Per CBM average cost = $300-$1000 + $40 document process fee + $45 messenger submission fee + if any, transporting fee to exam site, storage fee and etc fees. (10-45 working days).
For 20 feet (teu) container average cost = $1500 - 7,205 and + . + $40 document process fee + $45 messenger submission fee + if any, transporting fee to exam site, storage fee and etc fees. (10-45 working days).
For 40/45 feet (feu) container average cost = $1500 - 10,205 and + . And + . + $40 document process fee + $45 messenger submission fee + if any, transporting fee to exam site, storage fee and etc fees. (10-45 working day).
If U.S. customs issues move-order to exam site, immediate transportation (it) must be issued, cost is $195. (other 1-5 working days).
25% of the time, it will lead to other exam.
All fees must be pre-pay by consignee/importer.

USDA is usually looking for insect infestation or improper wood packaging (fumigation-certificate/report and all other documents are importer responsibility, no other). USDA may do either a tailgate exam. And an intensive exam and x-ray and other exams, depending on what they find various products and countries with a history of problems may be repeatedly flagged for USDA exams. (for example, ceramic tiles. . Shipments from Italy, is know to have oulema leaf beetle, xerotricha conspurcata snails and helicellinae snails ). If import can't supply fumigation report to U.S. custom/broker, U.S. customs will issue. Emergency action notifications (ean) and ordered the importers to fumigate the containers (fumigating an container in us port could cost $1,000's and other fees and delaying your shipment being release. From U.S. customs). Could take, over 10-45 working days. Fumigation certificate = 'pest control certificate' ispm 15 rules. Note: fumigation should be done before your shipment could leave from foreign countries, ask for fumigation certificate from your supplier/factory. . Example of other: emergency action notifications (EAN) was issued with vacuum-cleaned/fumigation (Sample during the exams U.S. customs has found seeds in importers container). After vacuum-cleaned/fumigation is done, importer received Invoice ($1900 sample), this customer got luck, i seen other paying over $7,000. + moving the container to vacuum site and moving it back to terminal. USDA and other government agencies will be invoicing to consignee/importer/broker/freight forwarder/carrier. (all fees must be pre-pay by consignee/importer).

Case file on LCL shipment of "taunt hardwood": we filed the ISF only and emailed a customer that shipment must be clear by local broker, list of broker was email in Michigan (subject-to AD / CVD ). Customs officer called-in asking if we are the broker, no, we are in ca and customer is in Michigan. Officer said, shipment is not only subject-to AD/CVD , it's also, subject-to emergency action notifications (EAN). Since we only filed ISF , we don't have arrival notice, only bill-of-lading description of "taun hardwood".

In some cases: Shipment Customs Examination

If FDA / USDA / subject-to government agencies, CBP will release the shipment, but there is still FDA hold on it. You could pick-up your shipment, but cannot be sold or altered until FDA hold is lifted, FDA may visit location of shipment or email/mail/call the consignee send notification when you could use or sell or if the shipment must be returned to your vendor (normally it could take 4 weeks from. FDA/U.S. customs) or FDA may notify that it must be destroyed, this is the sample of FDA notification. If so, fees will applied: customs destruction forms = + $200 + messenger fee = + $50 + FDA fees = + $150 + solid waste fee + $300 + storage (if any) + pickup and delivery of shipment to waste (if any) + lab test (if any) + etc. (all fees must be pre-pay by consignee/importer)

In other case:

FDA released after detention, months later with notice of: these products are released. This notice does not constitute assurance that the product released complies with all provisions of the, food, drug, and cosmetic act, or other related acts, and does not preclude action should the product later be found violative.

Before shipment is release, FDA hold on Ceramic Mug, Spoon & Ash Tray.

In other case of fish and wildlife ( FWS ) / USDA :

Consignee import a woman/hand bags, but consignee/supplier/factory did not disclose all of materials that is made out of, on all doc's, such as fabric/textile, (ie: cotton%, woven% and etc. ) and, some of the bags has a sea-shell, shipment had to segregate from other bags, all shipment was transport it to fish and wildlife ( FWS ) exam site and consignee had to hire someone who has access to, U.S. customs/fish and wildlife ( FWS ) site (cost over $1000) + storage/ demurrage fees. + entry was refile by local broker (consignee paid for two entry filing).

If your shipment value is over $250 and shipment is subject to government agencies like: FDA , EPA/DOT, USDA , each government agencies submission fee $85 + submission messenger fee $45 = $125 per agency.

With exams or with-out exams, some of the fees will apply from U.S. customs bonded warehouse/sea-port/exam-site/forwarder + above fees (your vendors will be invoicing you)

Pier pass traffic mitigate fee (tmf) = 20ft container ($61. 50 - $100) / 40ft container ( $123 -$200 )
Warehouse / terminal demurrage / storage = they will giving this fees after the exam is done.
Diem charges / over usage of container = they will giving this fees after the exam is done.
Moving your shipment to exam-site by U.S. customs bonded trucker = they will giving this fees after the exam is done.
Examination / examining / inspection / inquiry / investigation = they will giving this fees after the exam is done.
Some of known fees ( CBP fee, dad fees, documentation, eqpt surcharge, CFS fuel s/c, ptt filing fee, insurance fee, loading/unloading charges and etc. )
Etc and etc fees = they will giving this fees after the exam is done
All fees will be forward to you/import and all fees must be pre-paid by consignee/importer.

Trade exam / intellectual property rights (IPR): Trademark search / U.S. patent and trademark. Seizure statistics + hazard and other shipment. Sample of detention/detained notice, possible trademark issues / counterfeit and consignee paying over $7,200 for trademark exam fee.

Per CBM average cost $50-$3,000 + $40 document process fee + $45 messenger submission fee + if any, transporting fee to exam site, storage fee and etc fees. (5-25 working days).
For 20 feet (teu) container average cost = $350-$12,500 + $40 document process fee + $45 messenger submission fee + if any, transporting fee to exam site, storage fee and etc fees. (5-25 working days).
For 40/45 feet (feu) container average cost = $500-$13,500 + $40 document process fee + $45 messenger submission fee + if any, transporting fee to exam site, storage fee and etc fees. (5-25 working days).
If U.S. customs issues move-order to exam site, immediate transportation (it) must be issued, cost is $100. (other 1-5 working days).
Do not import any trademark, intellectual property rights (IPR) and etc. , unless you have import/export permit from origin and final location of country/manufacturer. (trademark license agreement sample)
50% of the time, it will lead to other exam. All fees must be pre-pay by consignee/importer.

Telex-released Bill of Lading (BL) exam vs original- Bill of Lading ( OBL ) exam: if intensive examination notice (stop sign), IBET-exam, A-TCET -exam, USDA -exam and /or any other exam is issued and if it's Telex Release d at Bill of Lading (BL) , your shipment/container could be moved to exam site ASAP , but if your shipment/container requires original- Bill of Lading ( OBL ), your freight forwarder/carrier must received OBL with your signature on the OBL , in order to move it to exam site. Until OBL is receive you may be paying storage fees/demurrage fees and other fees. With or with-out exam, your us freight forwarder/carrier must receive OBL to release your shipment to you, OBL is consignee/importer responsibility only, OBL /telex term are negotiate between consignee/importer and your factory/suppliers.

If you are consignee as foreigner / not a us citizen / non-resident or foreign company (not register in us) and if you are importing your personal used items and /or importing commercial goods into us, U.S. customs can take up-to 90 days to clear your shipment(s). After your shipment has been cleared and payment is made in full you will be receiving ( CBP personal 3299 / personal used) and pick up order and bill of lading(delivery order/dad/ do) and if any, file notes listing / ABI report (only if, your shipment is other then long beach/Los Angeles port). For more details (www.CBP.gov)

Exam fee is not including your vendors (it's only for exam), such as if any, other exams fee + customs clearing fee + if any, other us government agencies fees, + if any, your CFS warehouse + if any, your freight forwarder, or any other fee ( + if any, etc. Fees,) + U.S. customs has the discretion to modify/amended duty/tax at any point.

If U.S. customs and /or any other us government agencies finds any violation/misleading information of importation, U.S. customs may hold / confiscate / seize / penalize / the us importer/exporter and. . . . . . . . .

Importers are getting more used to the frequency of exams, but it’s still often a mystery as to why a particular shipment may be chosen. It is a fact that U.S. customs does not disclose its examination selection process to the trade community. To do so would be a national security risk.

There are four major factors to an import transaction that tend to play a predominant role in determining the need for an exam – the shipper, the importer, the country of origin/export, and the tariff number. Although an exam could be completely random, these four factors are of prime interest to U.S. customs. It’s worth noting that if you are a new importer, you should plan for your first few shipments to be examined until you have an established track record with U.S. customs. Likewise, if you have a history of compliance violations, such as country of origin marking issues, your cargo is much more likely to be examined.

Note: Manifest hold may later be overridden to an other exam. For those importers that are C-TPAT certified or validated, their containers get preferential treatment by being advanced to the front of the queue when they reach the site. All fees (demurrage/storage/exam/storage and etc) must be pay before you could pick-up/transport.

If your shipment is LCL (less container load/not a full cargo): it may not be, U.S. customs are trying to examine your shipment, but since you are sharing a container spaces with others, 99% of the time, U.S. customs will x- ray/ VACIS /tailgate/cet/ A-TCET exam the whole container and bill the whole container, and all the consignee / owner-of-shipment will be paying for the % of spaces that was exam. If you shipment is FCL (full container load), you will be bill for full amount.

Above exam processing fees are our service arrangement to exam site!!!

Check here to avoid our reimbursement service fees. We are not payment center for all your vendors, we are here to clear you shipment with U.S. customs.

If your shipment is full container and if it's under exam, your forwarder / carrier will receive exam notice from U.S. customs, during the exam and once exam is done:

Your forwarder / carrier will be emailing revise arrival notice (ie; Invoice )
Once exam is done, your forwarder will receive notice to remove from exam site to port by U.S. customs
You must communicate with your forwarder / carrier, your contact information is on your first arrival notice you received from your forwarder / carrier.
Forwarder / carrier owns or lease the container, so forwarder is responsible to shipment and notification of any exams to consignee
If shipment needs to be move to exam site, before U.S. customs has release, broker need to issue it# to warehouse / terminal to move it with bonded trucking
Once exam is done, your forwarder will be emailing revise arrival notice adding the exam fee
During the exam you will need to communicate with your forwarder (info on arrival notice)
Many time we are the last to know if your shipment is in exam, because U.S. customs had to notify your forwarder then your forwarder will notify us

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.
Even if you received customs release (7501, 3461 or 3299, do/ dad and if any, abi report) on your shipment.
Importer is responsible for all laws/liability/fees/permit(s)/documents ( Invoice , Packing List , bl, arrival notice and etc. ) case file from federal court us attorney's.
Your shipment = your responsibility, your money, your profit/sells, your vendors (supplier/forwarder and etc. ), your documents, your arrangement,/negotiation and etc.
Exam notice by freight forwarder = LCL arrival notice / full container arrival notice. Add/ CVD with emergency action notifications and some of exam are in $1,000's 7512 (it) is filed = $195, if shipment is moving to exam site / to clear in other port, before U.S. customs has release the shipment. If 3461 and 7501 was issued by U.S. customs, most of exam site will ask for 3461 only (will not need 7512). Also, most of ISF 5 must use 7512 form. (for more details)

Here are some of other US Government Agencies who may be examining your shipments

If U.S. customs decided to penalizes you/importer, for late ISF filing, U.S. customs will notify you by mail/letter within 3-9 month (normally) also, U.S. customs may contact us to relay the letter to you. If so, you must pay U.S. customs ASAP . Otherwise U.S. customs / other us government agencies will/may add interest, other-fines, black-list you and etc.
Pay your duty/tax and etc. , on-time ( ASAP ), if not, U.S. customs issues penalty/fines.
Example of change duty/tax free to 6% within month: consignee import same product month ago at duty/tax free, then consignee import same items think there will be. No duty/tax again, but when we submitted customs entry, us custom notify us, now duty/tax are 6% (before you import, please check with www.cbp.gov for all details).
After bond has been issued, but "insufficient": bond marked by CBP as " insufficient ", and here is the sample letter from U.S. customs if payment are late or nsf for duty/tax.
If U.S. customs and /or any other us government agencies finds any violation/misleading information of importation and etc, U.S. customs may confiscate/seize/penalize/fines/examine the us importer/exporter. Shipment(s) and recall the us importer/exporter, anytime, up-to 5 years. Please disclose detailed descriptions of shipment on all documents ( Invoice , Packing List , Bill of Lading and etc. ) with HTC / HTS code,. Material that is made out of and etc.
Country-of-origin: each item/product must be label with country-of-origin, otherwise U.S. customs will/may confiscate/seize/penalize/fines/examine the us importer/exporter shipments or U.S. customs. May tell you to label each items with country-of-origin and send samples with country-of-origin and/or U.S. customs may visit your warehouse without announcement, to check if you have done each label. For each items/products. Also, in some case they will not release the shipment until label are on each items, if so, you will need to hire someone who has access to U.S. customs and label each items, can cost $1,000s. Example for notice from U.S. customs.

Bond requirement for ISF filing with U.S. customs:

Calling us or emailing us and confirming a single ISF bond, which could done within 30 mins, check here to view cost of single ISF bond.
Single ISF bond could be used only once.
Continuous bond application, But for U.S. customs to issue continuous bond (to you), it takes 5-8 working days to be approved by us/U.S. customs.

Bond requirement for entry filing with U.S. customs:

Calling us or emailing us and confirming it, Single entry bond, could done within 30 mins. Check here to view cost of Single Entry Bond fees.
If your shipment value is less than $2,500 or if it's your personal used items, Single Entry Bond is not required, but with some restrictions.
If shipment is your personal used items, please email your pass-port and visa with foreign address and how long you had lived in that address.
If your shipment is over $2500, you must have your own Single Entry Bond or continuous bond to complete the entry filing with U.S. customs.
But, if shipment is subject to FDA , USDA , lacey-act, FWS , any U.S. government agencies, AD / CVD and etc, Single Entry Bond cost is triple the normal bond fee.
But, if your Invoice value is over $5,001 and if shipment is subject to FDA , USDA , lacey-act, FWS , any U.S. government agencies, AD / CVD and etc, you must have your own continuous bond. For U.S. customs to issue continuous bond (to you), it takes 5-8 working days (2 weeks) to be approved by us/U.S. customs. Continuous bond eliminates all single bonds for next 365 days.

Examination Fees

Here are some of the exam fees we known, but they could create new term and fees anytime/anywhere. (reference only). To search other disposition code is a 2‑position alphanumeric code transmitted in AMS in a status notification message indicating the action that has been taken against the bill. Importer frequency of examination (foe)

Los Angeles, CA Rates
$220.00 = Shipside Exam
$220.00 = IBET Exam
$220.00 = X-Ray Exam
$220.00 = CTG Exam

Mobile, AL Rates
$373.05 = Out of Gage Fee
$79.94 = Vacis Shipside Exam
$159.87 = Vacis Staged Exam

Jacksonville, FL Rates
$79.54 = Vacis Shipside Exam
$132.57 = Vacis Staged Exam
$83.83 = USDA Exam
$371.2 = Container Rework

Portsmouth, VA Rates
$160.70 = US Coast Guard Exam
$160.70 = FDA Payment
$160.70 = USDA Fee
$142.85 = Vacis Shipside Exam
$285.70 = Vacis Staged Exam

Houston, TX Rates
$85.57 = USDA Fee
$51.55 = Vacis Shipside Exam
$92.37 = Vacis Staged Exam
$113.42= Dray to CBP
$163.00= OOG Swing
$59.77 = RTG Weighing

Elizabeth, NJ Rates Port
$214.90 = Seal Checks (Grounded)
$449.10 = On Terminal Exam (Dry)
$512.35 = On Terminal Exam (Reefers)
$449.10 = Tailgate Fee
$449.10 = US Coast Guard Exam (Dry)
$512.35 = US Coast Guard Exam (Reefer)
$449.10 = Pop and Tap Tailgate Fee (Dry Grounded)
$512.35 = USCG Exam Reefer (Grounded)
$115.00= Segregation Handling Fee

Miami, FL Rates
$85.00 = Vacis Shipside Exam
$175.00 = Vacis Staged Exam
$125.00 = USDA Exam
$125.00 = US Coast Guard Exam
$125.00 = LQV (Limited Quantity Verification) Exam
$132.21 = Dray Charges

Importing close-out items issues:

Do to under invoicing occurs with some of the importer and exporter, you need clarified that your shipment is close-out.

Importer need to provided all the email communications between your supplier/factory and you, that is close-out
Importer need to provided how it was paid to supplier, if wired, please email copy.
Signed affidavit that you are not relate (no relationship) it to your supplier/factory.
Your supplier/factory need to stated why, when and how it became close-out with signed affidavit.
All info that may help us/U.S. customs to understand.
U.S. customs can classifies as AD/CVD

CUSTOMS CLEARING