Customs Brokerage and Related Services

Marisol files import entries at every port in the United States. A National Broker Permit (and Remote Location Certification) allows us to provide Customhouse Brokerage nationwide.

Our licensed Customs Brokers have decades of combined experience. Few companies have a product line outside the scope of our expertise. Modern I.T. resources and streamlined procedures ensure that your Customs entries are processed with the optimum combination of speed, accuracy, and compliance.

Compliance is not an afterthought at Marisol. We promise to handle your Customs business, accurately, timely, and efficiently. Our process of “continually audited performance” will reduce delays, errors, and downstream Customs issues.

C-TPAT, C.S.I. and A.C.E. compliant. With Marisol as your Customs Broker your company takes advantage of the latest U.S. importer provisions.

Customs Brokerage and NVOCC expertise gives your company a seamless, integrated import program. While your company and its valuable resources focus on core business, Marisol will focus on running your logistics program in a way that energizes your supply chain.

Marisol Customs Brokerage Services Feature

  • Remote Location Filing

  • National Broker Permit

  • Nationwide Port of Entry Access

  • Expedited Entry Processing

  • Tariff/Duty Consultation

  • Importer Security Filing

  • Single Entry & Continuous Bonds

  • Cargo Insurance & Claim Filing

  • ACH Payment Processing

  • ACE Customs Participant

  • C-TPAT Certified Broker

  • C-TPAT Consultation

  • Customs Binding Ruling Letters

  • Exam Coordination

  • Pro Forma Invoice Preparation

  • Special Program Research

  • CY Management Services

  • Records Maintenance

  • Regular Compliance Updates

  • Other Government Agency Coordination

    • FDA (Food & Drug Administration)

    • USDA (Department of Agriculture)

    • CPSC (Consumer Product Safety)

    • DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency)

    • DOT (Department of Transportation)

    • FWS (Fish & Wildlife Service)

    • FCC (Federal Communication Commission)

Customs Bonds

A Customs import bond, or a *surety bond essentially is an insurance policy to the United States government. It is a guarantee from a surety company that the importer of record will abide by the laws and regulations governing the importation of merchandise into the United States.

With few exceptions, U.S. Customs & Border Protection regulations require that a Customs bond be posted for each commercial import entry submitted. The bond does not offer protection for the importer and does not relieve the importer of any related obligations.

Importers are required to post bonds for the majority of merchandise coming into the United States. In the event goods are delivered and Customs subsequently determines the original entry is incorrect (for any reason) a demand for redelivery of the goods to Customs supervision, request for additional information, or reassessment of duty may be made. Failure or refusal by the importer to comply will result in a demand for payment against the bond which will be made by the surety company.

*A surety is a third party who, for compensation, assumes obligation for loss or damages.

Marisol Single Entry Bond Services

  • For Infrequent Importers

  • Bond Based on Commercial Value

  • Minimum Bond Amount $1K Cost $25 minimum + $5 per Thousand

  • Covers Only One Entry

  • Typically Lower One-Time Cost

  • No Pre-Authorization Needed

  • No Activation Waiting Period

  • More Expensive Than Continuous Bonds for High Value Shipments

  • May Slow Release Timeframe

Marisol Continuous Bond Services

  • For Frequent Importers

  • Bond Based on 10% of Previous Year’s Duties

  • Covers All Entries for A Year

  • Valid with Any Broker Office

  • Requires Annual Renewal

  • Minimum Bond Amount $50K

  • Requires Customs Approval

  • Three-Week Activation Period

  • Generally More Convenient

  • Allows for Paperless Release

Drawback

Drawback allows companies to recover up to 99% of duties paid on qualifying U.S. imports. These duties include normal customs duty, internal revenue taxes and marking duties. The merchandise processing fee, or MPF, is now available for recovery under certain drawback provisions, though harbor maintenance fees, other commodity-specific fees, etc. are not recoverable.

Three Types of Drawbacks

Manufacturing drawback is a refund of duties paid on imported merchandise used in the manufacture of articles that are either exported or destroyed. The imported merchandise must be used in manufacture and exported within five years from the date of importation of the merchandise. An approved drawback ruling (formerly called a drawback contract) must be on file with Customs before any manufacturing drawback claims are filed.

Unused merchandise drawback is a refund of duties paid on imported merchandise that is exported or destroyed without undergoing manufacture, and is never used in the United States. The imported merchandise must be exported within three years from the date of importation of the merchandise.

Rejected merchandise drawback is refund of duties on imported merchandise that is exported because it did not conform to sample or specifications, or was shipped without the consent of the consignee. Merchandise must be returned to Customs custody within three years of the date of its importation in order to qualify for this type of drawback. Rejected merchandise must be exported and cannot be destroyed in lieu of such exportation.

Marisol Drawback Services

Drawback is a complex topic. Please contact your local Marisol International representative or e-mail to with any questions about Marisol’s Drawback Services. You can find additional information at the CBP.gov website Drawback resource pages.

Reconciliation

In the interests of paperwork reduction, CBP introduced a prototype program in 1998 called Reconciliation. This program is advantageous to importers who have knowledge that certain information regarding their transactions will not be available until after entry, as it allows them to consolidate the reporting of post-entry information by compiling the necessary changes of up to 9,999 entries into a single submission for processing.

Traditionally, importers have made corrections to their entries on a case by case basis. The most common means to achieve this is by filing a SIL/PEA with the port at which the entry was filed, for every entry that needs adjusting. Each adjustment would have to be processed by CBP separately, and for those importers that habitually require changes, this can be an extensive amount of clerical work for both the importer and CBP.

It is still necessary to use traditional post-entry methods in the cases where Reconciliation can not be used. The most common example: Reconciliation cannot be used to fix mistakes made at time of entry. Those importers that are not using Reconciliation and consistently have large quantities of SIL/PEA’s could be perceived as having careless reporting habits. However, in cases where full information is not yet available, eliminating the necessity of filing SIL/PEA’s can serve to drastically reduce the total number of post-entry claims filed by an importer. In short, Reconciliation is an invaluable compliance tool for compliance-conscious importers.

Marisol Reconciliation Services

For more information on Reconciliation and how it can benefit your company, please contact Marisol International’s Reconciliation team at (405) 949-5457, or via email to .