Complying with import laws, regulations, and procedures is a
technical, complex, and often costly legal problem. Michael Horton,
a former customs officer himself and an attorney now specializing
in customs law, draws on his practical experience to provide
understandable explanations of what the laws are, how they work,
and how import operations can be organized to conform to them and
still be cost-effective. Comprehensive and easily accessed,
Horton's handbook is also a study of the Customs Service's history,
evolution, and current operations, providing corporate executives
and particularly compliance officers with the understanding they
need to communicate effectively with Customs officials, and in this
way to sidestep potentially costly mistakes.
Horton begins with background on the Service and a review of how
imported goods are classified and appraised. He gives help on
complying with recordkeeping and product marking requirements, on
how to troubleshoot import transactions, and cites the importer's
three most important legal obligations. Covered in equal detail are
such matters as reportable costs, methods for reducing duties,
requesting duty refunds, and delaying duty payment by the use of
bonded warehouses and foreign trade zones. Horton then itemizes
specific methods for reporting costs to Customs and requesting duty
refunds. Of special interest to anyone vexed and confused by the
ways in which governmental agencies work, Horton gives clear,
useful advice on how Customs deals with legal violations and on how
to solicit and obtain binding administrative rulings on current and
proposed import transactions. With emphasis on procedures as well
as policies, Horton's explanations and guidance will be of special
benefit to corporate sales and marketing executives, to buyers and
purchasing agents, corporate and hired counsel, and to management
at all levels in businesses and industries involved in
international trade.
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