GISTnet GISTnet Tips: 13 Jul 2005
GISTnet Tips: 13 Jul 2005

Customs Brokers and Importers:
Are you familiar with Customs Reconciliation Entry procedures?
http://www.gistnet.com/sub/glossary/customs_reconciliation_entry.html
If you or your client have assembly abroad operations where actual costs
are not available at time of entry, or NAFTA situations where
eligibility is not clearly established at time of entry, reconciliation
may be a good way to go.  Recordkeeping requirements are heavy so it is
important to weigh out whether the savings in duty will be worth the
additional administration cost.

Freight Forwarders and Exporters:
It is critical for freight forwarders and exporters to be able to
recognize shipments which are, or may be, controlled.  See the GISTnet
Library at http://www.gistnet.com/sub/text/56:1059.html for information
about this important topic.

All users:
Spam and malicious email have become a huge problem.  As you probably
already know, email messages may contain viruses which can harm your
computer.  They can also send out copies of themselves with the From:
field forged to be various email addresses found on your computer.  You
may receive a virus that purports to come from Alice even though it was
actually sent by Bob's computer and Alice had nothing to do with it.

At GISTnet we see a lot of this spam and malicious email, some of which
masquerades as having been sent by our subscribers.  You have probably
received similar emails, perhaps some masquerading as having been sent
by GISTnet.

Email generated by the GISTnet system will never contain an attachment,
nor anything else that can harm your computer.  If you receive an email
purporting to be from GISTnet with an attachment, the email was not sent
by us and should be deleted or reported to your email administrator.

Before opening any attachments you think may be legitimate, but are not
sure about, contact your email administrator or IT department for guidance.