GISTnet GISTnet Tips: 24 Aug 2005
GISTnet Tips: 24 Aug 2005

Customs Brokers and Importers:
If a discount on a commercial invoice for an import shipment is shown as
a charge back, to be billed back to the supplier at a later date rather
than deducted off the top, can you take that discount when arriving at
entered value? Find out at http://www.gistnet.com/sub/glossary/discount.html

Freight Forwarders and Exporters:
SWPM, NMWP, ISPM; if this looks like alphabet soup to you... read up on
wood packing material and regulations pertaining to it in the GISTnet
glossary at http://www.gistnet.com/sub/glossary/swpm.html. Enforcement
by APHIS and CBP of ISPM-15 wood treatment standards on the importation
of unprocessed wood packing materials into the U.S. will be enforced
starting September 16, 2005.

All users:
The end of summer brings a back-to-school feeling to many people. Fall
is a great time to expand your knowledge or business skills. Check out
the GISTnet course catalog at http://www.gistnet.com/courses/index.html.