Import Compliance Services

Import Compliance

The number of items imported into the United States is increasing every year. This enormous number of imports makes it difficult - if not impossible - for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to ensure every shipment complies with import regulations. That's why Congress transferred legal responsibility - and - liability from Customs to importers. Regardless of whether you are a large corporation or a small company, an experienced importer or new to the process, the responsibility for import compliance is squarely on your shoulders.

As an importer, it is your company's responsibility to properly classify all imported goods, declare their correct value, pay the appropriate duties, and comply with all other import requirements. Understanding those requirements is more important than ever and you could face loss of your goods and significant fines and other penalties for failure to comply. To ensure compliance, CBP can conduct audits to validate that you've been meeting these responsibilities and that you have procedures in place to continue compliance in the future. If your company successfully completes the CBP audit, you are likely to be exposed to minimal inspections in the future. If you fail the audit, however, you may face financial penalties and restrictions barring you from future imports, you'll be forced to develop and implement an import compliance plan, and you'll probably face frequent CBP audits in the future.

Don't wait until you get a call from CBP before you evaluate your import procedures. Our experienced consultants will analyze your current import procedures, grade your company on how well it complies with current import regulations, and present you and your colleagues with a plan for addressing any shortcomings. We can develop import policies to enable you to establish your import compliance program utilizing reasonable care. Once formal policies are established, we create operational procedures based on your company business model, operations, philosophies and strategies. LCS will provide recommendations for improvements to your current operations and develop an import training program that you can utilize with your internal and external customers.

LCS offers a wide array of Import Compliance and consulting services, including:

Importing Services

C-TPAT Certification/Validation


Import Compliance Manual