The good news is that, apart from a couple of restrictions, you are able to bring your Household Goods and Personal Effects into the US Duty Free!  As long as you follow the rules and submit correctly completed forms, the only thing you will have to worry with is getting over your jet lag.

These are the documents you will need to submit to US Customs:

• CBP Form 3299: DECLARATION FOR FREE ENTRY OF UNACCOMPANIED ARTICLES
• CBP Form 3299 Supplemental Declaration
• Copy of your arriving airline boarding pass (recommended)
• Copy of your passport (required)
• Copy of your residency permit (if you need one)
• Copy of the Cargo BL (Ocean Bill of Lading) or AWB (Airway Bill)
• Copy of Packing List (with descriptions, values and country of origin)

Also, don’t forget the ISF (Importer Security Filing) for all ocean freight shipments.

Remember, ACM Logistics & Consulting Inc specializes in helping new importers make sense of all this.  Give us a call or send us an email and we’ll be happy to assist.

Oh, and welcome to the USA!  Or for all you Ex Pats, welcome home!

The good news is that there are so many new importers that the US Government has dedicated an entire section of a website just to you!  The part of the US Government in charge of imports is CBP (Customs and Border Protection), part of DHS, (Department of Homeland Security).

Here is the site. . . . .   Happy reading! 

This page may seem a bit overwhelming.   The page is set up so you can find every bit of detail from this one launch page.  What I recommend is that you start with the article Importing into the United States.   It’s 211 pages and it goes over all of the basic stuff:

• Who can import
• What you need to import
• Duty rates of your commodity
• How to determine entered value
• What is a Customs Broker
• and a host of other basic import regulations

Remember, ACM Logistics & Consulting Inc specializes in helping new importers make sense of all this.  Give us a call or send us an email and we’ll be happy to assist.

Oh, and good luck with your new venture!