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USA Customs Brokerage:
Customs Clearance & Operational Procedures

This page will give guidance to common custom clearance and the proper operation procedures to follow. 

Customs Clearances and SOP's

General Imports

Custom Bonds

Customs Clearance of Live Animals

US Goods Returned PPT

US Goods Returned QUIZ

ISF Processes 

Section 321 

Steel Licenses 

Customs Entry Summary Processing

Entry Processes

Customs Value 

Country of Origin for US Imports  

Harmonized Tariff Codes

Agricultural Actual Use Provisions

Communication

Group Emails

Customs Clearances and SOP's

General Imports

What You Will Learn in this Section:

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Checklist for Imports into the USA

Importing a Vehicle into the USA

Importing a Vehicle into the USA – Quiz

Custom Bonds

What You Will Learn in this Section:

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An Overview of Customs Bonds

Overview of Customs Bonds – Quiz  

Custom Clearance of Live Animals

What You Will Learn in this Section:

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ISF Processes

What You Will Learn in this Section:

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Filling an ISF

Workflow: ISF

Processing STB and ISF Bonds in Web Merlin

Processing STB’s & ISF Bonds in Web Merlin – Quiz

How to Enter an ISF into Cargowise

Section 321 

What You Will Learn in this Section:

  • How Section 321 shipments are filed
  • Conditions of filing Section 321 shipments
  • Which low value shipments do not qualify for
    Section 321
  • How Partner Government Agency (PGA)
    reporting work with Section 321 shipments
  • Entry Type 86
  • Are duties and taxes owed on Section 321
    shipments
  • CBP Authority over Section 321 shipments
  • Generating an ACE Manifest in Borderconnect

Section 321 Processing 

Section 321 Processing – Quiz

Steel Licenses

What You Will Learn in this Section:

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How to Apply for a Steel License

How to Apply for a Steel License – Quiz

Customs Entry Summary Processing

Entry Process

What You Will Learn in this Section:

A Brief Introduction to the Entry Process

Customs Value

What You Will Learn in this Section:

Customs Value

Country of Origin for US Imports  

What You Will Learn in this Section:

Marking of Country of Origin on US Imports

Harmonized Tariff Codes

Visit our page on Harmonized Tariff Classification

Communication

Group Emails

Group Email Tips

Group Email Tips – Quiz

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