Tag: Prior Disclosure

  • CBSA Audit Consultant: Trade Compliance Verification Response

    CBSA Trade Compliance Verification (TCV) audit response. Classification, valuation, origin, and tariff treatment audits for Canadian importers.

  • Tariff Audit Preparation Services: How to Face a CBP Audit with Confidence

    Introduction: It Is Not If, But When If you import goods into the United States with any regularity, a CBP audit is not a theoretical risk. It is a statistical probability. CBP operates several audit programs, including the Focused Assessment program, which systematically evaluates importers’ compliance systems and transaction practices. The selection criteria are based…

  • Customs Penalty Avoidance Consulting: How to Protect Your Business from CBP Enforcement Actions

    Introduction: Penalties Are Not Reserved for Bad Actors There is a common misconception that customs penalties are only imposed on businesses that are deliberately trying to cheat the system. In reality, the vast majority of penalty cases involve honest mistakes: classification errors, valuation oversights, documentation gaps, and procedural failures committed by businesses that simply did…

  • Import Compliance Audit Services: How a Proactive Audit Protects Your Business

    The Case for Auditing Your Own Import Program A voluntary compliance audit identifies errors before the government does, giving you the opportunity to correct them through voluntary disclosure, which dramatically reduces penalty exposure. It also identifies overpayments that can be recovered through refund claims. What a Compliance Audit Covers Classification accuracy, valuation practices, country of…

  • CBSA Verification Preparation – Self-Audit Before CBSA Verifies

    Pre-verification self-audit for Canadian importers. Identify gaps before CBSA does. Common findings, documentation, remediation timeline.

  • Tariff Engineering and CBP Scrutiny

    CBP scrutiny patterns for tariff engineering claims. Risk targeting, audit triggers, defense strategies, settlement options.

  • CBP Focused Assessment Process Walkthrough

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

  • 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.