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• Have you taken measures to ensure that the merchandise complies with other agency requirements prior to or upon entry (e.g., FDA, EPA/DOT, CPSC, FTC, Agriculture, etc.) and obtained licenses or permits, if required from them?
   
• Is the merchandise subject to an antidumping or countervailing duty order, and if so, have you complied with Customs reporting requirements upon entry?
   
• Have you taken measures to verify the country of origin of the imported merchandise?  If you are claiming a conditionally free or special tariff classification or provision for your merchandise (GSP, HTS Item 9802, NAFTA), have you reported the required value information and obtained the documentation necessary to support the claim?
   
• Have you taken measures to ensure that the merchandise is properly marked upon entry with the correct country of origin (if required) in accordance with 19 U.S.C. 1304 and any other applicable special marking requirement (watches, gold, textile labeling, etc)?
   
• Is the merchandise subject to quota/visa requirements, and if so, have you provided a correct visa for the goods upon entry?
   
• For textile articles, have you prepared a proper country declaration for each entry (i.e. a single country declaration, if wholly obtained / produced,  or a multi-country declaration, if raw materials from one country were transformed into goods in a second country)?
   
• Have you determined whether your merchandise or its packaging uses any trademarks or copyrighted material or are patented?  If so, can you establish that you have a legal right to import those items into and / or use them in the United States?  If you are importing goods or packaging bearing a trademark registered in the United States, have you established that it is genuine and not restricted from importation under the "gray-market" or parallel-import requirements of United States law (see 198 CFR 133.21), or that you have permission from the trademark holder to import the merchandise?  If you are importing goods or packaging that contain registered copyrighted material, have you established that this material is authorized and genuine?  If you are importing sound recordings of live performances, were the recordings authorized?
   
• Is your merchandise subject to an International Trade Commission or court-ordered exclusion order?
   
• Have you filed the correct type of Customs entry (e.g. TIB, T&E, Consumption Entry, FTZ Entry, Mail Entry)?