RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS
Records to be maintained by must include all documentation to support any of the information contained in an invoice. Records must be retained for five years. Such documentation will include, but is not limited to:
1. Receipt of duty and tax payment;
2. Certificate, permit, license or other documents from the government agency certifying its approval with relation to importation or exportation, or copies of such documents;
3. Business Registration Certification;
4. All kinds of accounting documents, general ledgers, and financial reports;
5. Bills of lading or airway bills;
6. Delivery orders or consignment notes;
7. Quotations, invoices or pro forma invoices;
8. Purchase orders, purchase order confirmation; sale contracts; royalty or license agreements and warranty agreement;
9. Stock-taking records, inventory records and balance;
10. Sales reports;
11. Cost of goods sold lists;
12. Letters of credit, applications for letter of credit, bills of exchange, and/or documents related to payments or receipt of payments for sales of the goods, as well as details of sales where payments were not made by cash;
13. Receipts of payments for sales of the goods; and
14. Other documents related to importation and/or exportation.
Other than the above, the following documents are required where appropriate:
15. Domestic transportation orders or other orders for undertakings with relation to the goods;
16. Freight charge payment records, insurance fee payment records;
17. Details of expenses in importation and/or exportation, e.g., commission fees, freight charges, other fees or liabilities;
18. Product specifications;
19. Buying commission agreements;
20. Correspondences between importer and/or exporter and other persons involved in the transactions; and
21. Production reports.
CHAPTER 10
CUSTOMS RULINGS
POLICY
It is F-M's policy to obtain a ruling as necessary when there are changes to an import transaction, new products, or new value considerations. The Import / Export Coordinator will obtain rulings when needed. Upon receipt of the ruling, the Import / Export Coordinator will provide a copy of the ruling to the Global Trade Compliance Manager who will enter the information into the product database. A copy of the ruling will be retained in F-M’s import files and will be referenced, as appropriate, in entry transactions. Also, F-M will alert its foreign vendors to the ruling to ensure that classification and value are properly reported.