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A Basic Guide To Importing [Paperback]

U.S. Customs Service (Author)
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Book Description

November 11, 1996
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.

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Product Details

  • Paperback: 94 pages
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 3 edition (November 11, 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0844234036
  • ISBN-13: 978-0844234038
  • Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #593,683 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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38 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Just got to customs website, January 8, 2005
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All of the information in this book is available through the US customs website. Don't waste your money.

Not at all written in a user friedly manner either, just lists all sorts of rules.
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A little vague, but it's a MUST HAVE, July 7, 2002
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It is not a user-friendly book, but it supplies a lot of guidelines fot the beginning importer. I recommend you to buy it, but supplement it with specific info on the article(s) you intend to import (food, clothing, machinery, etc.).
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35 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars a basic guide to importing, May 16, 2000
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i found this book to be very helpful, because my husband and i are starting our own import and export business to his home country of morocco. i would recommend this book to anyone who is planning or already in the importing and exporting business
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The major responsibility of the U.S. Customs Service is to administer the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
merchandise being appraised, total fiber weight, deductive value, dutiable status, greatest aggregate quantity, transaction value cannot, identical merchandise, eligible article, imported merchandise, textile fiber product, estimated duties, similar merchandise, beneficiary countries, beneficiary country, other percent, packing costs, nonresident individual, commercial invoice, informal entries, port director, quota period, forma invoice, foreign shipper, customs territory, entry summary
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Department of Agriculture, Harmonized Tariff Schedule, American Embassy, Department of Commerce, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Federal Trade Commission, Commissioner of Customs, Cosmetic Act, Federal Food, Office of Trade Operations, Certificate of Origin Form, Department of Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fur Products Labeling Act, Port Arthur, Automated Broker Interface, Bureau of Alcohol, Coast Guard, Cosmetics Act, Customs Headquarters, Department of Transportation, Federal Register, Mexico Tel
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