Moving Inventory to a U.S. Warehouse for Temu: Importer of Record, Duty Costs, State Taxes and Company Setup
A Chinese factory shipping bulk inventory to a U.S. warehouse for Temu semi-managed or local selling should set up the U.S. entity first, then register as importer and post a customs bond, capitalize duties and freight into inventory, check state taxes where the warehouse is, and file BE-13 within 45 days and Form 5472 every year.
Read article