<div dir="ltr">Dirk makes an interesting, but quite true, observation.<div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">"The main problems DEFINITELY lies with insufficient data being entered</span><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">into the electronic declaration forms of postal carriers (e.g. FedEx,</span><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">UPS, etc.), or incomplete or missing shipping docs."</span><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">- in the case of the shipment we sent (and was returned), our UM shipping document (and our shipping label) both clearly noted that the material was a loan.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">- BUT, there is no direct way to specify a "loan" on the US Postal Service Customs form! </span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"> - the standard categories on the 2976-A are: Gift, Documents, Merchandise, Returned Goods, Commercial Sample, Humanitarian Donation, Dangerous Goods, Other.</span></div><div><br></div><div>Rich Rabeler, MICH</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 10:20 AM, Dirk Neumann <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dirk.neumann@zsm.mwn.de" target="_blank">dirk.neumann@zsm.mwn.de</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi all,<br>
(Andy, please share with NATSCA; my email is rejected)<br>
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with regard to customs law, the following applies (globally, not only<br>
for imports to the EU):<br>
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Basic assumption 1: commodities are imported for resale<br>
Basic assumption 2: commodities are imported for private purpose.<br>
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Both are basically dutiable.<br>
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The main problems DEFINITELY lies with insufficient data being entered<br>
into the electronic declaration forms of postal carriers (e.g. FedEx,<br>
UPS, etc.), or incomplete or missing shipping docs.<br>
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Shipping docs should clearly state that materials sent is on LOAN<br>
(include a copy of the loan form -> evidence that ownership is not<br>
transferred). You may add "not commercial, not for resale".<br>
Use the proper Customs tariff code (HS-Code 9705.00) which helps customs<br>
to identify the commodity.<br>
<br>
Specific problems for imports to Spain might be eased by sending loans<br>
to European colleagues outside Spain that are willing to forward them to<br>
repsective colleagues in Spain (there are no border checks and thus<br>
customs checks for intra-European shipments).<br>
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Hope this gives some guidedance,<br>
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all the best<br>
Dirk<br>
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