Customs is sitting on my Note! Help me with this form.

maxh

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My Note was supposed to be delivered this morning before 10:30am, but I noticed the tracking page showed a clearance delay, saying "Description provided is insufficient to classify commodity."

A FedEx woman called and said the FCC form is incomplete. They sent me one to fill out since Handtec is gone for the day and I'm clueless on some of the items on it. How should I answer? Below is the info the form requests. What I don't know:

Does the Note have an FCC ID? I'm assuming I'm the consignee; does that make Handtec the importer? What's the harmonized tariff number? How should I answer part II?

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Date of Entry:
Port of Entry:
Harmonized Tariff Number:
Quantity of Item:
Device Model/Type Name or #:
Trade Name:
FCC ID:
Description of Equipment:
Manufacturer's Name and Address:
Consignee's Name and Address:
Importer's Name and Address:
name and signature of consignee or importer

Then part II says With Regard to the Importation of the Described Radio Frequency Device(s), I DECLARE THAT: (check only one)

1. The FCC has issued a grant of equipment authorization for the FCC ID listed above.
2. An FCC grant of equipment authorization and an FCC ID are not required, but the equipment complies with FCC technical requirements.
3. The described equipment is being imported in limited quantities for testing and evaluation for compliance with technical requirements or marketing suitability. The equipment will not be offered for sale or otherwise marketed.
4. The described equipment is being imported in limited quantities for demonstration at industry trade shows and will not be offered for sale or otherwise marketed.
5. The described equipment is being imported solely for export. It will not be offered for sale or otherwise marketed in the US.
5(a). The described equipment is a non-US standard cellular phone that can only function outside of the US.
6. The described equipment is being imported solely for use by the US government.
7. Three or fewer radios, receivers, or other unintentional radiators as defined in part 15 of the FCC rules are being imported for an individual's personal use and are not intended for sale.
8. The described equipment is being imported for repair and will not be offered for sale or otherwise marketed.
 

kunalparwani

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This looks pretty complicated. If I were you, I would contact Handtec. It's better to wait an extra day, rather than taking a chance and messing up the form, potentially leading to further delay or extra duty(Handtec might be calling it a 'electronic item' instead of a cellphone to avoid high duty maybe, that's what they do when they export to India).
 

straxusii

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Just put this : "For gods sake this is the latest and greatest toy and I need it now! It is inhuman to separate man from his latest gadget!!!"
 

mha1021

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My Gnote was also held in customs but different reason. I checked my tracking # and it said Clearance Delay, "Description provided is insufficient to classify commodity." I called FedEx and they asked me what is in the package, value and etc.. I gave all the info and the forward it to the Customs and hours later I got an email that it was released and will be delivered the next day. The problem was Handed put Electronic item for the description of the package, and that's why they wanted to know what is in the package. Finally got it this morning and was suppose to receive it yesterday. Good Luck.
 

maxh

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There are people in xda who have got this in the past.
Here is one such link.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13468047&postcount=491
If that does not help, search this forum.. there are many who has taken the same path
Thanks! The link helped a lot. I got the form filled out, signed, scanned, and sent back to the customs broker just before she left for the day. She sent me confirmation that she received and processed it, so now my fingers are crossed that I'll be woken up to the beautiful sound of our dogs barking at the FedEx guy at the front door!
 

maxh

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It arrived and it's awesome! Thanks again for the help with the form! Here's how mine looked with my personal info removed (I didn't bother with a PDF markup program and just hand wrote it since I was going to have to sign it by hand anyways.) The broker said that I was both the consignee and the importer, so my name/address went there.

 
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Thanks! The link helped a lot. I got the form filled out, signed, scanned, and sent back to the customs broker just before she left for the day. She sent me confirmation that she received and processed it, so now my fingers are crossed that I'll be woken up to the beautiful sound of our dogs barking at the FedEx guy at the front door!
What'd you put for the harmonized tariff number and FCC ID?
 

maxh

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I just edited my post and attached the filled out form. Harmonized tariff number I got from that post drgopoos linked to, and it's 8517.12.0080 and the FCC ID I looked up online and put AL3GTI9220. At the time I wasn't 100% certain that was the correct number for the version I was being sent, but I've looked under the battery now that I have it and it is the correct number.
 
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