Since wrapping up negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) earlier this month, the Obama Administration has made very little information about the trade agreement available to the American public. With Congress not likely to put it to a vote until next year—an election year—the Administration has offered us a taste of what’s to come. In…
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In response to heavy push back from the trade, participating government agencies, and software providers, U.S. Customs & Border (CBP) recently announced that it will delay the start of mandatory ACE entry filing from November 1 of this year to February 28, 2016. November 1 will instead mark the beginning of what Customs is calling…
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As a follow-up to last month’s article, Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) was tagged onto the Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act and signed into law on June 29. Before TPA was enacted, supporting and opposing parties agreed on one thing: it would assist in locking down the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Also known as “fast-track,” TPA…
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On June 29 President Obama signed H.R. 1295, which retroactively renewed the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). Long awaited by many U.S. importers, GSP’s renewal allows nearly 5,000 products from 122 designated beneficiary countries and territories to once again be eligible for duty-free entry into the U.S. However, the good news doesn’t stop there. GSP’s…
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Thousands have been evacuated throughout southern China following landfall of Typhoon Linfa earlier this week and in anticipation of incoming Typhoon Chan-hom. Typhoon Linfa hit the southern coast of China on Thursday, prompting the closure of Hong Kong International Airport that afternoon. Chan-hom is expected to touch down on Saturday in Fujian or Zhejiang province.…
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If your company competed against unfairly subsidized imports shipped between October 1, 2000 and October 1, 2007, you may be eligible for some extra cash. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), antidumping or countervailing duties (AD/CV) collected during this seven year period will be distributed to certain U.S. domestic companies, as the Federal…
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), an international trade agreement being negotiated behind closed doors, continues to spark controversy among U.S exporters and the world. Originally, in 2005, TPP was a four party agreement between New Zealand, Chile, Singapore, and Brunei. Since then, the trade agreement expanded its membership to include the U.S, Australia, Canada, Japan, Malaysia,…
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If the ins and outs of Importer Security Filings (ISF) still seem fuzzy to you─you're not alone. Apparently many members of the trade community (not just importers) are confused about the ISF enforcement, as evident by a recent question and answer round-up released by U.S. Customs & Border Protection. Several of the questions in the…
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Truck drivers from four companies are on strike this morning at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. According to a spokeswoman for the union, many drivers are complaining of “persistent wage theft” from employers because they are considered “independent contractors” rather than full-time employees. About 200 truckers are reported to be on the…
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U.S. East Coast ports are buckling under the weight of record cargo volumes, causing many truckers to begin charging for hours lost due to terminal congestion. East Coast ports are struggling to get out from under an overload of containers, a situation created by the backlog at West Coast ports, a spat of winter storms,…
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