What Documents are Required for a CEC?
The requirements of the Chartered Engineer Certificate vary between different customs departments but generally follow the same rules.
The documents required usually include:
- Manufacturer
- Model Type/Number
- Serial Number
- Detailed Description
- Country of Origin
Depending on the country your goods are being exported to, other requirements will also be necessary to prepare for your Chartered Engineer Certificate…
- Date of Manufacture
- Original Cost
- Valuation of each component of the unit
- Other specifics on weight, quantities, etc.
To speed the process, many customs departments now accept Chartered Engineer Certificates in PDF format, rather than hard copy. This allows us to issue the Chartered Engineer Certificate even quicker. Of course, the hard copy is always available from the Chartered Engineer.
Tom Hennig Company has the ability to issue Chartered Engineer Certificates quicker than anyone else. Contact us today to get started.
What is a Chartered Engineer Certificate?
A Chartered Engineer Certificate (or, CEC) is the document that establishes the value of used equipment for foreign country customs purposes. The document is only used for USED equipment. Since new equipment has an original invoice, its value has already been established.
If foreign country customs require a Chartered Engineer Certificate, the equipment will not be released into the country without it.
The options include putting the equipment in a bonded warehouse until the requirement is fulfilled or returning the equipment to the sender.
The Chartered Engineer Certificate is used by Customs to calculate a duty, if applicable, or if the equipment is on loan, it is the document that follows the equipment during its stay in the foreign land. The document must be presented upon arrival at the port both in entering and exiting.
The Chartered Engineer Certificate must be completed by a Chartered Engineer Valuer (Appraiser). The name “Chartered Engineer” originated in Great Britain and, therefore, the term is used in the United Kingdom and throughout the former commonwealth countries.
The Chartered Engineer Certificate is completed by the Chartered Engineer based on the foreign country customs guidelines, which vary from country to country, and contains the signature and embossed seal of the Chartered Engineer.
Tom Hennig Company has years of experience issuing Chartered Engineer Certificates to numerous countries. Our seal was one of the first to be internationally recognized and accepted. We utilize these years of experience in diverse industries to guide our clients through the process.
Let’s get started. Contact Tom Hennig Company today. We specialize in making the process quick and hassle-free.
Chartered Engineer Experience By Industry
Tom Hennig Company is and industrial auction and appraisal firm that has been doing business since 1962. Personnel at Tom Hennig Company have experience in many industries, including:
- Construction Companies
- Manufacturing Companies
- Food Processing and Beverage Companies
- Quarries and Mines
- Marine Construction and Shipping Companies
- Logging Companies
- Trucking Companies
- Waste Disposal and Land Reclamation Companies
- Metal Fabrication Companies
- Marine Fisheries Processing Plants
- Electronic Companies
- Aircraft Maintenance Companies
- Bio Medical Companies
- Machine Tool Companies
- Automotive Manufacturing Companies
- Plastic Vacuum and Injecting Molding Companies
Tom Hennig Company has been providing Chartered Engineer services since 1971. Since there are few Chartered Engineers in the United States, Tom Hennig Company has been supplying Chartered Engineer services direct to exporters of used equipment and to re-sellers in the inspection and freight forwarding businesses.
Since there are few pieces of equipment our people have not been exposed to, we are able to perform an inspection on a piece of equipment without physically inspecting the equipment.
If the customer supplies us with a complete description and all the particular details we require plus readable pictures of the important aspects of the equipment being shipped we may be able to complete the certificate without a physical inspection.
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