Category: Compliance, Audits & Penalties

  • Importing & Exporting with Turkey: Customs, Duties & Compliance Guide

    Turkey represents a critical gateway for North American trade into Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia. However, successfully importing into or exporting from Turkey requires mastering a complex web of customs procedures, duty calculations, VAT treatment, and special levies. This comprehensive guide covers the essential mechanics of Turkish customs operations, helping importers and exporters…

  • Importing into Norway: Customs Duties, VAT & Compliance Guide

    Importing into Norway: Customs Duties, VAT & Compliance Guide Norway’s customs system operates through Tolletaten (Norwegian Customs) with a modern electronic declaration system (TVINN). Importers face industrial tariffs near zero for EEA goods, significant agricultural tariffs with quota systems, 25% standard VAT on imports, and compliance documentation requirements including rules of origin certification. Overview of…

  • Importing into Switzerland: VAT, Duties & Compliance Essentials

    Peacock Tariff Consulting Answer Capsule Importing goods into Switzerland requires careful navigation of VAT (standard rate 8.1%, with reduced rates of 2.6% and 3.8%), customs duties, and comprehensive compliance documentation. The Swiss customs clearance process demands proper commercial invoices, packing lists, certificates of origin, and transport documents, with duties calculated based on product classification, weight,…

  • Customs Compliance Audit Pillar Guide

    Customs compliance audit pillar. CBP focused assessments, CBSA TCV, internal compliance programs, audit response.

  • CBP Focused Assessment Process Walkthrough

    Step-by-step CBP focused assessment process. Notification, scoping, documentation, fieldwork, findings, settlement.

  • CBP Form 28 Response Guide

    How to respond to CBP Form 28 (CF28) information requests. Timing, content, common requests, escalation risk.

  • CBP Form 29 Response Guide

    How to respond to CBP Form 29 (CF29) Notice of Action. Rate changes, importer response, protest rights.

  • CBP Penalty Mitigation Strategies

    CBP penalty mitigation strategies. Section 1592, voluntary tender, prior disclosure, penalty reduction factors.

  • Section 1592 Customs Penalties

    Section 1592 customs penalty structure. Three culpability levels – negligence, gross negligence, fraud. Penalty calculation and exposure.

  • Section 1593a Customs Fraud Penalties

    Section 1593a customs fraud penalties. Aiding fraud, broker liability, criminal exposure, mitigation.