Power of Attorney

CUSTOMS POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That, ___________________________________ (Full Name of person, partnership, corporation, or sole proprietorship (identify)) a corporation doing business under the laws of the State of___________________ or a __________________doing business as _______________________________________________________ residing at ___________________________________________________________, having an office and place of business at _________________________________________________________ hereby constitutes and appoints each of the following persons (give full name of each agent designated) _________________________________________________________ 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 ports, 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 in any customs port; 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 or withdrawal of imported merchandise or 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, consignee's and owner's 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 port any and all customs 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 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; the foregoing power of attorney to remain in full force and effect until the ______ day of ____________, 19 ___, or until notice of revocation in writing is duly given to and received by a Port Director of Customs. 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 after the expiration of 2 years from the date of its execution.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said _____________________________has caused these presents to be sealed and signed: (Signature) ____________________________ (Capacity) ____________________________ (Date) ______________

WITNESS: _________________________________________________________

(Corporate Seal)

INDIVIDUAL OR PARTNERSHIP CERTIFICATION

CITY __________________________

COUNTY __________________________

STATE __________________________

On this ______ day of ____________, 19 ____, personally appeared before me __________________________________ residing at __________________________, personally known or sufficiently identified to me, who certifies that ________________ (is) (are) the individual(s) who executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledge it to be ____________________ free act and deed.

_____________________________________ (Notary Public)

CORPORATE CERTIFICATION

(To be made by an officer other than the one who executes the power of attorney)

I, ____________________________, certify that I am the ______________________ of _________________________, organized under the laws of the State of ______________________ that ____________________________, who signed this power of attorney on behalf of the donor, is the ____________________ of said corporation; and that said power of attorney was duly signed, and attested for and in behalf of said corporation by authority of its governing body as the same appears in a resolution of the Board of Directors passed at a regular meeting held on the ______ day of _____________, now in my possession or custody. I further certify that the resolution is in accordance with the articles of incorporation and bylaws of said corporation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said corporation, at the City of _________________________ this ______ day of ________________, 19 ____.

(Signature)_______________________________ (Date)_____________________

If the corporation has no corporate seal, the fact shall be stated, in which case a scroll or adhesive shall appear in the appropriate, designated place.

Customs powers of attorney of residents (including resident corporations) shall be without power of substitution except for the purpose of executing shipper's export declarations. However, a power of attorney executed in favor of a licensed customs broker may specify that the power of attorney is granted to the customs broker to act through any of its licensed officers or any employee specifically authorized to act for such customs broker by power of attorney. 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 the "U.S. Customs Service" which shall be delivered to customs by the broker. Importers who wish to utilize this procedure must contact our office in advance to arrange timely receipt of duty checks.

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