GISTnet Tips: 2004-02-11

General:
Are you fully aware of your liability when using smaller-sized trucking
companies or owner-operators for pick-ups and deliveries?  See the
GISTnet library at http://www.gistnet.com/sub/text/2:q139.html.

Customs Brokers and Importers:
When is it acceptable to state that goods have "no commercial value"?
Find out at http://www.gistnet.com/sub/glossary/no_commercial_value.html.

Freight Forwarders and Exporters:
The US Chile Free Trade Agreement has taken effect January 1, 2004.
A direct link to a printable certificate of origin form is
http://www.gistnet.com/library/2/exhibits/US-Chile_FTA_CO.pdf.  Please see
our country guide for Chile at http://www.gistnet.com/library/2/cidb/cl.html
for more information.