5/15 Trans-Pacific Carriers Announce GRI

5/15 Trans-Pacific Carriers Announce GRI

Trans-Pacific carriers have announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) effective May 15, 2023. This GRI will affect all Canadian and USA destinations. The following amounts are in USD and apply to all freight originating in Asia and the Indian Sub-Continent. General Rate Increase Applies to all U.S. and Canadian ports Effective May 15, 2023 Equip.USD20…

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FDA Unique Facility Identifier Required

FDA Unique Facility Identifier Required

The policy of enforcement discretion that allowed registrants to enter “pending unique facility identifier (UFI) Option” has now been terminated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on March 10, 2023. The agency resolved that there has been enough time for facilities to obtain a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number since October 2020. “The…

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4/15 Trans-Pacific Carriers Announce GRI

4/15 Trans-Pacific Carriers Announce GRI

Trans-Pacific carriers have announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) effective April 15, 2023. This GRI will affect all Canadian and USA destinations. The following amounts are in USD and apply to all freight originating in Asia and the Indian Sub-Continent. General Rate Increase Applies to all U.S. and Canadian ports Effective April 15, 2023 Equip.USD20…

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5/1 Trans-Pacific Carriers Announce GRI

5/1 Trans-Pacific Carriers Announce GRI

Trans-Pacific carriers have announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) effective May 1, 2023. This GRI will affect all Canadian and USA destinations. The following amounts are in USD and apply to all freight originating in Asia and the Indian Sub-Continent. General Rate Increase Applies to all U.S. and Canadian ports Effective May 1, 2023 Equip.USD20…

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UPDATED: Phase VII of Lacey Act Enforcement

UPDATED: Phase VII of Lacey Act Enforcement

UPDATE: 12/15/2023—Recently the APHIS team announced that while they hoped to issue a list of the tariff schedule codes that will require Lacey Act declarations under phase VII, they are now planning to release this notice in early 2024. Erin Otto, part of the APHIS team mentioned the items covered in phase VII are wicker…

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New Reporting for Imports of Aluminum Products

New Reporting for Imports of Aluminum Products

New Aluminum Smelt and Cast import declaration reporting are scheduled to go into effect on May 10, 2023. Proclamation 10522 issued by the President states that any imports of aluminum or aluminum derivative articles from Russia—effective March 10, 2023—or where any amount of primary aluminum used in the manufacture of the aluminum articles is smelted…

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Tri‐Seal Compliance Note

Tri‐Seal Compliance Note

In the Tri-Seal Compliance Note U.S. enforcement agencies stress the aim to squash third‐party intermediaries used to evade Russia‐related sanctions and export controls. This is said to be one of the most common tactics Russia is using to help “disguise their involvement” the agencies said. The note—from the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Treasury’s…

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