For Personal Shipments (Personal Effects)
BEFORE DEPARTURE to the United States
An ISF filing is required for all ocean shipments into the US. It must be filed at least 24 hours prior to departure to the US. Late filings can result in a penalty of up to $10,000. An ISF is not required for air shipments. We can submit the ISF with the following documents.
The Customs Power of Attorney grants us permission to act on your behalf with customs. For importers relocating to the United States mainland, your US mainland address should be reported on your Customs Power of Attorney. (Provided by Heizwerthy.)
When completing the Customs Entry Form, the foreign address (even if relocating from the US Virgin Islands) is the address you are relocating from. The US Address is the address you are moving to. (Provided by Heizwerthy.)
A legible copy of a valid government photo ID is required. (Provided by the importer. Submit with completed documents to customerservice@heizwerthy.com)
At minimum, we will need the master bill and/or the house bill (if applicable). (Provided by the carrier to the importer. Submit with completed documents to customerservice@heizwerthy.com)
In order to file the ISF, we must have complete details. If all of the above information has been provided, this will be sufficient to file the ISF. We cannot file the ISF without complete details.
Items Required to file the ISF for Personal Shipments:
- Heizwerthy Power of Attorney
- Heizwerthy Customs Entry Form
- Valid Government Issued Photo ID
- Booking Confirmation (with master bill and house bill) or bill of lading copy.
We will need a copy of the original invoice and bill of lading showing where the shipment exported from the United States.
If this is not available, the importer must complete the declaration for US returning goods and provide a commercial invoice.
BEFORE ARRIVAL into the United States
We will need a complete list of all personal items being imported with a the value of each. You may use the Packing List in the Customs Entry Packet to provide your items or your carrier’s SLI (Shipper’s Letter of Instruction).
We will need a copy of the final bill of lading provided to you by the ocean carrier when the vessel ships to the United States.
24-72 hours prior to the vessel arriving in the United States, the ocean carrier will provide an arrival notice. We will need this notice to process your customs clearance. You may also list Heizwerthy as the notify party on your documentation. This way, the carrier will send the arrival notice directly to us once it is issued. Our notify contact information is as follows:
HEIZWERTHY
209 Swanton Way
Suite 203B
Decatur, GA 30030
Phone: +1 404.937.6546
Email: customerservice@heizwerthy.com
