Possible Canadian National Rail Strike
Please be advised that the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference has issued a strike mandate of 98%. See here for more information.
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Food Importers: Are You Ready for May 30?
The requirements for the FDA’s Foreign Supplier Verification Program go into effect May 30. Under this program, U.S. importers of certain food products are required to verify that the food they import complies with the FDA’s new rules on produce safety and hazard analysis and risk based prevention controls. The FDA has issued guidance as…
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U.S. Customs Offers Guidance: What to Do When There is No Equivalent Tariff Change Rule
According to this CSMS message from U.S. Customs, there are a limited amount of tariff items in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) that do not have equivalent free trade agreement (FTA) tariff change rules (TCRs). The reason for this is that the tariff items were negotiated using a Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS)…
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Three Months in Germany: A Mohawk Adventure
Image courtesy of Brianne Victor. At the end of April, Brianne Victor, Export Coordinator in our Buffalo, NY office, flew to Bremen, Germany to begin her three month excursion through our employee foreign exchange program. What is this program? The exchange program provides an opportunity for our employees to immerse themselves in a foreign country,…
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June 10 General Rate Increase from Indian Subcontinent & Middle East
Carriers have announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) effective June 10, 2017. This GRI will affect all Canadian and USA destinations. The following amounts are in USD and apply to all freight originating from the Indian Subcontinent and Middle East. General Rate Increase Applies to all U.S. and Canadian ports Effective June 10 Equip. USD…
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Starting a New Chapter at Mohawk
Two more of our own are starting new chapters here at Mohawk. We are excited to congratulate them on their achievements and new beginnings this season. Congratulations Jenna Cammuso has been promoted to Senior Human Resources Specialist. Jenna has been with us over three years and is located in our Syracuse, NY office. Chris Beehner…
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6/1 Trans-Pacific General Rate Increase
Trans-Pacific carriers have announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) effective June 1, 2017. This GRI will affect all Canadian and USA destinations. The following amounts are in USD and apply to all freight originating in Asia. General Rate Increase Applies to all U.S. and Canadian ports Effective June 1 Equip. USD LCL per CBM $16…
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Customs Entry Tools, Shipment Notes, and More Added to GlobalLink
GlobalLink, our tracking and reporting site, has several new tools now available to international clients. Click each screenshot to enlarge. New Features for Brokerage Clients We've deployed a suite of new data views for our Customs brokerage clients. The new Brokerage section of GlobalLink gives users the power of visibility to more Customs entry details…
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Don’t be Caught in the Dark with Antidumping and Countervailing Duties
There’s never been a better time to be aware of antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duties for your products. A recent Executive Order signed by President Trump has put these particular duties in the spotlight. Now more than ever, importers need to be cognizant of possible AD/CV orders for their existing and new products, as the…
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Calculate What You Could be Saving with Duty Drawback
Each year, there are about $2.5 billion in unclaimed duty drawback refunds. Wouldn’t you want to know if your company could recover some of that $2.5 billion? Take this case study for example, where we were able to help a client recover over $50,000 in duties annually. How much could you save? Try our drawback calculator and…
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