The Consumer Product Safety Act of 2008 requires manufacturers and importers of products intended for use by children 12 and under to place permanent distinguishing marks, also known as tracking labels, on these products. Tracking labels enhance recall effectiveness and product traceability in the event of a safety recall. They also help consumers identify whether…
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From hub airports like Atlanta in the U.S. and Brussels, Frankfort, and London in Europe, severe snowstorms are bringing air freight to a grinding halt. Even before the storms, high demand combined with a shortage of aircraft had airfreight rates soaring. The snowy conditions are responsible for thousands of flights being cancelled, starting this past…
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Import clients will see an increase in U.S. Customs user fees, effective January 1, 2018. These fees will be adjusted to reflect inflation. Below are three examples of the current fees and what the adjusted fees will be. Current Effective Jan 1 Minimum Merchandise Processing Fee $25.00 $25.67 Maximum Merchandise Processing Fee $485.00 $497.99…
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Updated: Customs will be undertaking an ACE deployment on January 6. To avoid the possibility of late payments, Mohawk will authorize two days’ worth of duty payments, ahead of time, for as many shipments as possible. Doing this will help avoid any service disruptions due to failures resulting from this update. We are actively working…
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The Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate—which requires motor carriers to install devices that automatically record driving time—is steadily approaching and many truckers still haven’t complied. As of October, nearly one million truck drivers haven’t purchased ELDs and many are still strongly against e-logs altogether. You can read tweets of displeased truckers under the hashtag #ELDORME.…
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February 16, 2018 ushers in the Year of the Dog, according to the Chinese zodiac cycle. Celebrated in many parts of Asia, this marks the start of the Chinese New Year. In China, more than other countries, the festival lasts for seven days. During this time, factories close down and many workers leave the cities…
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The following is from Rich Roche, Vice President, International Transportation for Mohawk Global Logistics. Rich serves as NVOCC Sub-Committee Chair of National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA). The agenda at yesterday’s open meeting of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)—held at their office in Washington, DC—included Petition No. P2-15 authored by the National Customs…
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Many shippers are aware that the truckload market has taken a nose dive this fall. We have gradually seen a capacity crunch with the uptick in the economy. To make matters worse, add in a couple of hurricanes and this has created an enormous truck deficit in almost all markets. In September, the cost of…
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If you import certain products from India, Turkey, Thailand, or any of the 120 countries designated as beneficiaries under the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), you may soon be paying a lot more in duties. That's because GSP, the program that allows over 3,500 products from economically developing countries to enter the U.S. duty…
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To encourage compliance for wood packing materials (WPM)—which include crates, pallets, skids, blocking and bracing, etc. used for packing cargo—Customs will change the way it issues penalties on WPM violations, beginning November 1, 2017. In a recent CSMS message, Customs explains this change, “responsible parties with a documented WPM violation may be issued a penalty…
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