CARM: What all importers need to know about CARM

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Terminology

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PAPS, Pre-Arrival Processing System

A US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) system that allows shipment release information to be transmitted and processed by US Customs before the goods arrive in the United States. Information can be transmitted to US Customs up to 30 days prior to shipment arrival.

Quick Tip #57
When Incoterms are incomplete

The shipping term FOB (Free on Board) is incomplete when the port of shipment and country are omitted. Moreover, you could end up paying extra if an incorrect assumption (guess) is made about your port of shipment (many countries have multiple ports of shipment).

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