Is there a relationship between you (the importer) and the exporter, either by ownership interest (capital investment) or blood?
Yes
No
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Is a buying commission paid to a foreign or domestic buying agent?
Yes
No
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Are any payments made or incurred by you (the importer) in the U.S. or abroad, for engineering, molds, tools, designs, research and development, raw materials, or components utilized in the manufacture of the imported merchandise?
Yes
No
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Does the imported merchandise bear a copyright, trademark or trade name, whether owned by you, the importer or others?
Yes
No
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Are any royalty payments made in the U.S. or abroad in connection with trademarks, trade names, or patents related to the imported merchandise?
Yes
No
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Are any post-import installation charges included in the invoice price?
Yes
No
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Are there any other payments or discounts, other than those specified above, related to the imported merchandise, that are not included in the invoice presented to Customs?
Yes
No
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Is merchandise purchased on any basis other than ex-factory prices?
Yes
No
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Are there financing arrangements relating to the merchandise other than payment by letter of credit?
Yes
No
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Do you pay financing charges to the exporter in connection with the shipment?
Yes
No
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Is more than one country involved in the production of the imported merchandise?
Yes
No
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Is the marking of the country of origin on the imported merchandise obscure, confusing or temporary?
Yes
No
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Are you importing goods that could be entitled to entry under the Generalized System of Preferences, Israeli Trade Agreement, Caribbean Basin Initiative, or African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)?
Yes
No
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Are imported products received that are found to be defective or not up to specifications?
Yes
No
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Is the price of merchandise ever reduced after importation with the rebate credited against the price of future shipments?
Yes
No
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Does the exporter receive any portion of the post-importation sales proceeds?
Yes
No
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Have you applied for or obtained any binding classification rulings from the US Customs Service?
Yes
No
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Are imported products exported, either in the same condition or after incorporated into other articles?
Yes
No
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Are domestically manufactured items shipped abroad and subsequently re-imported into the US as a part of the imported product?
Yes
No
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Do you consider the quantity, value, or exporter's name to be confidential?
Yes
No
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Are there any countervailing or anti-dumping duty investigations underway that may affect any of the imported products or suppliers?
Yes
No
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Are your suppliers currently participants in the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program?
Yes
No
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Are you aware of and ready to comply with the Importer Security Filing rule that became effective on January 26, 2009.
Yes
No
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If you need a Customs bond for single entry, continuous, or ISF purposes, do any of the following conditions apply?
• Currently on sanction?
• Filed bankruptcy?
• Pending bond claims?
• Prior fraud or negligence?
• Paid bond claims?
Yes
No
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