Ocean carriers on the Transpacific trade are adding more cost to the pain they are already seeming to inflict on importers this summer. They have announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) for August 1 at: 20’- $480 40’ - $600 40’HC - $ 675 While this kind of announcement has been made with regularity in…
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U.S. exporters can be held criminally responsible for export control violations stemming from routed export transactions, according to U.S. government officials at a recent export enforcement panel in Washington D.C. When a foreign entity controls the transportation of U.S. exported goods, the U.S. government considers the shipment to be a routed export transaction. Exporters engaging…
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If my product is made in U.S., doesn't it automatically qualify for NAFTA/other free trade agreements? It is not a given that your product will meet one of the rules of origin that would allow it to qualify under a free trade agreement (FTA). Each FTA is designed to offer importer benefits for products that…
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Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently announced a mutual recognition agreement has been enacted between Israel and the United States as of June 27th, 2014. A mutual recognition agreement between the United States’ C-TPAT program and another country—in this case Israel’s Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program—certifies that the foreign customs program’s requirements and regulations are…
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Negotiations for a new labor contract are on a scheduled break today and tomorrow, according to a joint statement issued by the Pacific Maritime Association and International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU). The break allows the ILWU to hold its Longshore Division Caucus in San Francisco. Negotiations will start back up on Wednesday, 7/23. The contract…
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A brief update of the situation on the U.S. West Coast. Truckers with the Teamsters Union went back to work over the weekend after a 5-day strike at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Meanwhile, labor negotiations continue to progress between the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association…
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Since its implementation in 2001, C-TPAT has historically been open to U.S importers. Customs & Border Protection has now released exporter eligibility requirements, meaning that U.S. exporters will have the opportunity to become C-TPAT certified. In order to become C-TPAT certified and start receiving C-TPAT benefits, exporters must do the following: Actively export out of…
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Operations at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are back to normal following a brief work stoppage by longshoremen on Tuesday. Yesterday marked day two of the Teamsters Union strike at the ports, which lead many longshoremen to walk off the job as a way of honoring the other union’s picket line. However,…
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On July 7, ILWU members may not be clocking in to work at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach--and the reason may surprise you. According to the Journal of Commerce, organizers with the Teamster's Union are planning a week-long protest there, beginning July 7, against three drayage companies that they've been attempting to…
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Holidays present logistics companies, manufacturers, and facilities with a difficult challenge: the closing of facilities for holiday vacations leave them highly vulnerable to theft. When facilities are shut down during this time, the risk of thieves accessing and stealing cargo increases greatly since facilities are left unattended. In order to prevent cargo loss and theft,…
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