Consignee Questionnaire

Tax and Duty Exoneration

1. Under which government agency is your organization registered as a not-for-profit organization?

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   What is your registration number?

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2. Please describe your efforts to obtain a letter of tax and duty exoneration including:
   1. How far in advance do you begin the tax exoneration process?

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   2. What government agencies (and documents) are involved and in what order to you approach them?
      

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      What government agency grants your final exoneration from duties and taxes?
      
      

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   3. Can you obtain tax and duty exoneration before the Bill of Lading arrives in your country? ____________

   4. Do you need importation documents (invoice, donation letter, etc) from us before the shipment is shipped in order to get tax/duty exoneration? ____________

   5. Must you re-apply for tax and duty exoneration each year? ____________

Customs Clearance

1. How many days/weeks did it take to complete the duty/tax free customs clearance for shipments youve received from us in the past 2 years?

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Did you have any special issues that caused a delay in your customs clearance process?

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2. Do you have an ongoing relationship with a customs house broker or clearing agent who facilitates your importation process? ____________

   Please provide his complete contact information for our records: ____________

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   Does this customs house broker arrange for the trucking to your warehouse? If not, then who? (Please give complete contact info):

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3. Can you take custody of the cargo before the completion of customs clearance?
   Can you store the cargo in your warehouse under bond pending customs clearance?

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4. What did the entire customs clearance process cost? (Please refer to Page 3)
   

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Shipping Information:

1. What is your preferred port of entry?
   

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2. What is the city of final customs clearance?

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3. What special shipping alerts do we need to be aware of?
   

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4. What is your complete Consignee information?
   Organization Name (Should be the organization registered as non-profit):
   

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   Organization Address: _____________________________________________________
   Organization City, State, Country, Zip: _____________________________________________
   Contact Name: _________________________________________________________
   Contact Office Phone(s): ____________________________________________________
   Contact Cell Phone(s): _____________________________________________________
   Contact Home Phone(s): ____________________________________________________
   Contact Fax(s): _________________________________________________________
   Contact Email(s): ________________________________________________________
   

5. Is it imperative that you have any of the following?
   1. Purchased containers: _______________________________________________
   2. Documents authenticated with your American Embassy: _____________________________
   3. Pre-shipment inspection: ______________________________________________
   4. Fumigation Certificate: _______________________________________________
   5. Other: ________________________________________________________

    

    

   Description of Expense	US Dollars Spent
   Carrier Release charges including:
   1. Local Port charges (wharfage or administration fees):
   CSC Container Service Charge
   DTHC Destination Terminal Handling Charge
   DDC Destination and Delivery Charge
   2. Inland Wharfage
   3. Freeout port charges (unloading)
   4. Demurrage (per diem)
   5. Storage (quay hire)
   6. Bonds (guarantees)
   7. Other
   TOTAL:
   Customs Release charges including:
   1. Import permits, licenses, & local customs forms
   2. Taxes, VAT, bonds
   3. Customs Inspection or seizure charges including:
   Drayage (for inspection, etc)
   Devanning (for inspection, etc)
   Cargo Handling (for inspection, etc)
   Storage (for inspection, etc)
   4. Customs Penalties
   5. Other
   TOTAL:
   Delivery to Door charges including:
   1. Loading/Unloading container onto chassis
   2. Drayage to/from warehouse (door)
   3. Unloading containers into warehouse
   4. Deposit or Bond on containers
   5. Cleaning and/or damage charge
   6. Security Escort
   7. Other
   TOTAL:
   Customs House Broker charges including:
   1. Agency fees including:
   Transfer fees
   Collection fees
   Notification fees
   Processing fees
   2. Other
   TOTAL:
   GRAND TOTAL: