KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That, [313] (“grantor”) doing business as a [310] under the laws of the State of [314] residing or having a principal place of business at [315], and / or the U.S. Principal Party in Interest, hereby constitutes and appoints WESTERN OVERSEAS CORPORATION, its officers, employees and/or specifically authorized agents (“grantee”), to act for and on its behalf as true and lawful agent and attorney of the grantor named for and in the name, place, and stead of said grantor from this date, in the United States (the “territory”), either in writing, electronically, or by other authorized means, to: Make, endorse, sign, declare, or swear to any customs entry, withdrawal, declaration, certificate, bill of lading, carnet or any other documents required by law or regulation in connection with the importation, exportation or transportation, of any merchandise in or through the customs territory, shipped or consigned by or to said grantor, and perform any act or condition, which may be required by law or regulation in connection with such merchandise deliverable to said grantor; to receive merchandise;
Make endorsements on bills of lading conferring authority to transfer title, make entry or collect drawback, and to make, sign, declare, or to swear to any statement or certificate required by law or regulation for drawback purposes, regardless of whether such document is intended for filing with U.S. Customs & Border Protection (“CBP”);
Sign, seal and deliver for and as the act of said grantor any bond required by law or regulation in connection with the entry or withdrawal of imported merchandise or merchandise exported with or without benefit of drawback, or in connection with any 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, consignee’s and owner’s declarations provided for in Section 485, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the “Act”),or affidavits or statements in connection with the entry of merchandise;
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;
Authorize other Customs Brokers duly licensed within the territory 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; and if the grantor is a nonresident of the United States, to accept service of process on behalf of the grantor;
Generally to transact Customs business, including filing of claims or protests under Section 514 of the Act, or pursuant to other laws of the territory, in which said grantor is or may be concerned or interested and which may properly be transacted and performed by an agent andattorney, Giving to said agent and attorney full power and authority to do anything whatever requisite and necessary to be done in the premises as fully as said grantor could do if present and acting, hereby ratifying and confirming all that the said agent and attorney shall lawfully do by virtue of these presents.
This power of attorney to remain in full force and effect until notice of revocation in writing is duly given to and received by grantee. If the donor of this power of attorney is a partnership, the said power of attorney shall in no case have any force or effect in the United States after the expiration of two (2) years from the date of its execution.
Appointment of Forwarding Agent for Export: Grantor hereby appoints and authorizes the above grantee to act as lawful agent and sign or endorse export documents and transmit manually or electronically export information (i.e. commercial invoices, bill(s) of lading, insurance certificates, certificates of origin, and any other export-related document) necessary for the completion of an export transaction on grantor’s behalf as may be required under law or regulation relating to export or export controls in the territory and to appoint forwarding agents on grantor’s behalf. Grantor authorizes grantee as its agent to file Electronic Export Information in the Automated Export System on grantor’s behalf, and to transmit that information in a manifest or similar method to CBP. The grantor certifies that all necessary and proper documentation to accurately transmit all required export information to the U.S. government will be provided to the grantee. Grantor further understands that civil and criminal penalties may be imposed by applicable government agencies for making false or fraudulent statements in export documents.
Grantor acknowledges receipt of WESTERN OVERSEAS CORPORATION Terms and Conditions of Service governing all transactions between the Parties. The signatory below certifies that he/she has full authority to execute this power on behalf of the grantor. Grantor waives the confidentiality requirements of 19 CFR 111.24 and the requirements in section 19 CFR 111.36 that the grantee transmit a copy of its bill for service directly to the importer and authorizes the grantee to transmit its bill for services and copies of the Customs entry documents and related documents through grantor’s
forwarder. No part of this agreement or any other agreement forbids or prevents direct communication between the importer or other party in interest and the grantee.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said [313] Caused these presents to be sealed and signed:
