The number of items imported into the United States is growing every year. This huge number of imports makes it difficult—if not impossible—for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to check to see if every shipment complies with import regulations. That’s why Congress transferred legal responsibility—and liability—from Customs to importers.
As an importer, it is your company’s responsibility to properly classify all imported goods, declare their correct value, pay the appropriate duties, and comply with all other import requirements. To ensure compliance, CBP conducts audits of importers to ensure that you’ve been meeting these responsibilities and that you have procedures in place to continue compliance in the future.
If your company successfully completes the CPB audit, you’ll likely be exposed to minimal inspections in the future. If you fail the audit, however, you may face financial penalties and restrictions barring you from future imports, you’ll be forced to develop and implement an import compliance plan, and you’ll probably face frequent CBP audits in the future.
Don’t wait until you get a call from CBP before you evaluate your import procedures. International Business Training’s experienced consultants will analyze your current import procedures, grade your company on how well it complies with current import regulations, and present you and your colleagues with a plan for addressing any shortcomings.
Import Compliance AuditWant a more in-depth review of your import program that examines your company’s procedures and performance using the same type of measures as the CBP? With our Import Compliance Audit one of our trained and experienced auditors will spend four days at your company diving into the details of your import compliance program and examining a sample of your completed imports.
Register for the Import Compliance Audit and you’ll receive:
- A review of at least 30 previous import transactions and all associated documentation by one of our experienced import auditors.
- A four-day onsite review of your company’s import department, import procedures and written import plan including interviews, additional document reviews, and observations of your processes.
- A live, onsite presentation outlining specific aspects of your company’s import procedures that are working, areas that need to be improved, and a written plan for improving them.
Want More Information? Call IBT at 1-800-641-0929
