After a relatively quiet week, your CFO calls you into his office to discuss a $280,000 bill received from U.S. Customs for antidumping duty on entries made seven years ago. You were not with the company at that time, you don’t have the money, and all of the profit made on this particular imported product…
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Trans-Pacific carriers will be implementing a General Rate Increase (GRI) on August 1, 2016. This GRI will affect all Canadian and USA destinations. The following amounts are all in USD and apply to all freight originating in Asia and the Indian subcontinent. General Rate Increase Applies to all U.S. and Canadian ports Effective August 1…
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Shipment visibility is a feature in the GlobalLink Domestic Transportation Management System (TMS) that allows you to easily visualize your shipping data in one place. The data is displayed in a vibrant and interactive dashboard that organizes shipments by Net charges Open loads by consignee Open loads by mode Open loads by carrier Open loads…
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Carriers that service the Trans-Pacific lanes have announced the peak season surcharge (PSS), originally effective for June 15, is now effective July 15, 2016. The following amounts are all in USD and apply to all freight originating in Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Peak Season Surcharge Applies to all U.S and Canadian ports Effective July 15…
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For years, U.S. buyers have found it difficult to return imported articles when products come in damaged or erroneously shipped. In the case of a return, importers have been required to pay additional duties and Merchandise Processing Fees (MPF) upon re-importation. With that being said, there is good news for importers. Recent changes to U.S.…
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U.S importers must be aware that as of June 30, 2016, deadlines for Importer Security Filing (ISF) submissions on new and current shipments will be enforced. Customs and Border Protection will now be cracking down on this requirement, eliminating the “three strikes” approach. Furthermore, it is imperative that importers are diligent in ensuring overseas suppliers…
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The new SOLAS VGM weight requirement is rapidly approaching its July 1 effective date. Mohawk has introduced a submission form that can be used in any country to report VGM. The form can be found on our website and is designed to be submitted via email, fax or as a hardcopy to Mohawk. The data from…
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Mohawk's Kenton Grimes will be answering Customs classification questions live during his 'Ask the Broker' segment at the logistics and compliance seminar taking place this month in Mentor, Ohio. Kenton joins speakers from the Census Bureau and the Port of Cleveland, among others, for the full day seminar taking place on June 22. Featured topics…
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MGTA's Robert Stein was recently interviewed by American Shipper about the trade's trials and tribulations with ACE, excerpted below. "In general, the ACE roll out is making progress. But we struggle day to day because there’s still so many ghosts in the machine that we’re constantly on the phone with Customs and the PGAs,” Mohawk’s…
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Hats off to Kari Aiduk, Import CHB Supervisor; Kelsey Polanski, Import Transportation Supervisor; and Alexa Blasi, Customs & Trade Compliance Assistant, for achieving one of highest credentials in the logistics industry—licensed U.S. Customs broker. We've written about the magnitude of this achievement before, in this article. One would be hard pressed to find another professional…
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