A Basic Guide To Importing

Author: U.S. Customs Service
Paperback: 94 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Copyright: 1996
ISBN: 0844234036
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Who Will Find This Book Essential?

Individuals and business looking to import products into the USA.

Individual wanting to know their legal responsibilties importing products into the USA.

The book will not provide specific information on Essential Oil importation.

What's Inside

Compiled by the United States Customs Service, this book is an essential source of information for anyone importing goods--commercial or personal property--into the United States. Topics covered in depth include:

How the customs service works at ports of entry
The entry process--and how to guarantee that your goals will pass entry examination
How to prepare error-free invoices
How to calculate duty payable and qualify for refunds of duty
How transaction values are assessed and how currency conversion works
Regulations on marking imported goods
Understanding prohibitions, import restrictions, and quotas
Laws governing civil and criminal fraud

In addition, an extensive appendix provides sample customs forms, certificates, and invoices, along with relevant excerpts from statutes governing importing into the United States. Complete, up-to-date, and easy to use, this book provides all the information needed to import efficiently and profitably into the United States.

Table of Contents

Customs Organization

Entry of Goods

Invoices

Assessment of Duty

Classification and Value

Marking

Special Requirements

Fraud

Foreign-Trade Zones

Appendix

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