Introduction: You Are an Importer, Whether You Realize It or Not If you sell products on Amazon that are manufactured overseas, you are an importer. It does not matter whether you think of yourself as an importer, whether you have ever heard the term importer of record, or whether your freight forwarder handles everything from…
The Most Important Name on the Customs Entry Every customs entry must identify an importer of record (IOR): the entity legally responsible for ensuring accuracy, paying duties, and meeting all regulatory requirements. Being the IOR is the assumption of significant legal and financial obligations. What the IOR Is Responsible For Accuracy of entry data, paying…