• Welcome to Express Customs Clearance USA, Inc.


    Thank you for choosing Express Customs Clearance USA, Inc. (ECC) as your U.S. Customs Broker.

    To begin clearing your shipments, U.S. Customs requires a signed Power of Attorney (POA) authorizing ECC to act on your behalf.

    This page explains who is legally eligible to sign the POA and how to complete the form correctly.

    🚨If you are not eligible to sign the POA, STOP and forward this form to an authorized signor. Submitting a POA signed by an unauthorized person will delay your entry and may be rejected by CBP.

    Corporation
    If the importer is a corporation, the POA must be signed by an Officer of the corporation

    Examples of officers CBP recognizes:

    ✔ President
    ✔ Vice President
    ✔ Corporate Secretary
    ✔ Director
    ✔ CEO / CFO / COO / CIO
    ✔ Treasurer

    LLC (Limited Liability Company)

    ✔ Managing Member
    ✔ Member authorized to bind the LLC
    ✔ Officer of the LLC (if structured with officers)

    Partnership

    ✔ General Partner
    ✔ Partner authorized to bind the partnership

    Sole Proprietorship

    ✔ The sole proprietor (owner) must sign.

    Individual Importer

    ✔Individual

    Once completed, please submit your POA will be reviewed and validated. If anything is missing or incorrect, our team will contact you right away.

  • IMPORT CUSTOMS POWER OF ATTORNEY

    IMPORT CUSTOMS POWER OF ATTORNEY

  • Hereby constitutes and appoints Express Customs Clearance USA, Inc. (218-14 Northern Blvd #103, Bayside NY 11361) (Grantee) through any of its licensed officers, duly empowered employees and/or specifically authorized agents to act for such corporation by Power of Attorney, as a true and lawful agent and attorney of the Grantor named above for and in the name, place, and stead of said Grantor from this date and in all Customs districts, and in no other name, to make, endorse, sign, declare, or swear to any entry, withdrawal, declaration, certificate, bill of lading, carnet, or other document required by law or regulation in connection with the importation, transportation, or exportation of any merchandise shipped or consigned by or to said Grantor to perform any act or condition which may be required by law or regulation in connection with such merchandise to receive any merchandise deliverable to said Grantor;

    To make endorsements on bills of lading conferring authority to transfer title, make entry or collect drawback, and to make, sign, declare, or swear to any statement, supplemental statement, schedule, supplemental schedule, certificate of delivery, certificate of manufacture, certificate of manufacture and delivery, abstract of manufacturing records, declaration of proprietor on drawback entry, declaration of exporter on drawback entry, or any other affidavit or document which may be required by law or regulation for drawback purposes, regardless of whether such bill of lading, sworn statement, schedule, certificate, abstract declaration, or other affidavit or document is intended for filing with Customs;

    To sign, seal, and deliver for and as the act of said Grantor any bond required by law or regulation in connection with the entry of withdrawal of imported merchandise exported with or without benefit of drawback, or in connection with the entry, clearance, lading, unlading, or navigation of any vessel or other means of conveyance owned or operated by said Grantor, and any and all bonds which may be voluntarily given and accepted under applicable laws and regulations, consignees’ and owners’ declarations provided for in section 485 Tariff Act of 1930 as amended, or affidavits in connection with the entry of merchandise; to sign and swear to any document and to perform any act that may be necessary or required by law or regulation in connection with the entering, clearing, lading, unlading, or operation of any vessel or other means of conveyance owned or operated by said Grantor;

    To authorize other Customs brokers to act as Grantor's agent; to receive; endorse and collect checks issued for Customs duty refunds in Grantor's name drawn on the Treasurer of the United States; if the Grantor is a nonresident of the United States, to accept service of process on behalf of the Grantor; and generally to transact at the customhouses in any district any and all Custom business, including making, signing, and filing of protests under section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930, in which said Grantor is or may be concerned or interested and which may properly be transacted or performed by an agent and attorney, giving to said agent and attorney full power and authority to do anything whatever ratifying and confirming that the said agent and attorney shall lawfully do by virtue of these presents; until notice of revocation in writing is duly given to and received by a District Director of Customs. If the donor of this power of attorney is a partnership the said power shall in no case have any force or effect after the expiration of two years from the date of its execution. If the Grantor is a limited liability company, the signatory certifies that he/she has full authority to execute this power on behalf of the Grantor.

    To invoice Grantor for charges and fees incurred as a result of the services performed by an appointed broker. This grant of billing power operates as a waiver of the broker invoice submission requirements set forth under 19 CFR 111.36(c2i No part of any agreement between Grantee and any appointed broker forbids or prevents direct communication between Grantor or other party in interest and the appointed broker.

    19 CFR 111.29 (b1) - If you are the importer of record, payment to the broker will not relieve you of liability for Customs charges (duties, taxes, or other debts owed Customs) in the event the charges are not paid by the broker. Therefore, if you pay by check, Customs charges may be paid with a separate check payable to "U.S. Customs and Border Protection" which shall be delivered to Customs by the broker.

    THIRD PARTY WAIVER. Grantor hereby waives receipt of the customs entry and invoices from the Grantee and directs that copies of your bills for services and copies of customs entries be transmitted to Express Customs Clearance USA Inc.

    Express Customs Clearance USA Inc. will be the bill to party for above referenced account.

  • SIGNATURES AND CERTIFICATIONS

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  • CBP FORM 5106 Importer Identity Form

  • Continuous Bond (Optional)

    A customs bond is a type of financial guarantee required by U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) for most import shipments. The importer is responsible for purchasing the bond.

    Continuous Customs Bond (Annual Bond)

    • Covers all import entries made within a 12-month period.
    • A cost-effective option for businesses or individuals who import regularly or expect multiple shipments per year.
    • Eliminates the need to purchase a separate Single Entry Bond for each shipment, simplifying the import process.
  • Application for Continuous Bond

  • I certify that the factual information contained in this application is true and accurate and any information provided which is fixed upon estimates and information available at the time of this application.

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