Are you in need of discovering your product’s Schedule B number (a 10-digit number used for exports)? Export.gov has a good brief explanation of the Harmonization Tariff Schedule and the need for Schedule B numbers. More importantly, the site has a link to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Schedule B Search Engine and an instructional video discussing tariff classification.
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The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) sets out Nine Principles for an Effective Compliance Program. Compliance with these principles may mitigate penalties levied against you as a small business exporter. Check out the the BIS web site that contains a publication entitled Don’t Let This Happen to You, which includes the nine principles (page 6) and a number of illustrations of non-compliance. There is also a short presentation concerning similar subject matter with a checklist tool that the BIS utilizes.
If you are looking to discover news and information about the new governmental agenda to reform export administration rules and regulations take a look at the National Export Initiative’s website. http://www.export.gov/nei/index.asp
The site features a fact sheet that concisely explains the key areas of the reform initiative and how such reforms could impact small business.
You might also want to check out the Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009, which is currently pending in the Senate. A summary of the bill is viewable at the following link. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN02862:@@@D&summ2=m&
Take a look at the Bureau of Industry and Security’s (BIS) guidance on identifying red flags concerning your overseas customers.
http://www.bis.doc.gov/complianceandenforcement/knowyourcustomerguidance.htm
The site indicates the importance of ensuring small business compliance with the BIS regulations.
One site you might want to take a look at before exporting your goods from the US to a foreign nation is http://www.export.gov/
Explore the site and its information pertaining to Sales and Marketing, Logistics, and Trade Leads.
The site may prove useful in giving a small business owner a basic overview of the process of exporting goods abroad.
Also consider utilizing the U.S. Commercial Service to your company’s advantage. http://trade.gov/cs/
