US Customs Requirements In The USA

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US Customs requires a commercial invoice and a asking list for a
commercial invoices when

shipping
to Israel

and other overseas destinations

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US Customs may require a packing list for individual shipment if
subject to inspection

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US Customs has the right to stop, and inspect any shipment

shipping
to India

or other countries as they desire

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US Customs will view the paper work on the shipment and accordingly
decide if shipment will be inspected

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If ordered for inspection, the customer may be responsible to pay
for the inspection fees

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Even if the inspection was initiated by the US Customs, the client
will always pay for the inspection fees (if any)

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Around 5% of our shipments are randomly stopped by US Customs for
inspection

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First they are subject to review

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Then they may conduct an X-ray exam

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Then, they may ask for more inspection, depending on the shipment
that is

shipping
to Germany

or any international destinations.

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A tail gate exam is common for containers, if the suspected
anything not up to standards

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Other smaller shipments like boxes, luggage or even pallets

shipping
to Australia

and other countries may be subject to penning and inspection
(only on rare occasions)

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If they still do not like what they see, they may ask for an
intensive exam

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US Custom contracts a third party company to do all the logistics
from moving the container to unloading to loading when and
other

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The problem is the customer has to pay all the inspection exams to
the third party company

6- What Documents do I need?

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Commercial Invoice:

A Commercial Invoice is used when you ship
anything that is not a document. For example a pencil that is
worth $0.01 is not a document and still needs an invoice when you
ship it international. Shipments that are non-documents are
called dutiable (or subject to Customs Duty).

The invoice should have the
following:

For companies:

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Complete on the shipper's company stationery
in the English language

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Must contain the shipper's company complete
address, telephone number and fax, and be signed by the shipper or
its agent.

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An accurate and complete description of goods is necessary for
Customs purposes.

For individual:

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Create your invoice on a blank white paper
and include the following;

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Shipper's name, address, telephone number
and email address in the English language

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Receiver's name, address, telephone number
and email address in the English language

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Brief Description of the goods
shipped

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The value of the goods, preferably broken
down piece by piece

For additional information, visit

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at 14930 S. Figueroa Street Gardena, Ca
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