There are many reasons a NAFTA certificate of origin can be deemed defective or invalid according to U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP). Is your company guilty of any of these? Preference Criterion (7) is blank or incorrect. This field shouldn't be blank nor should it be completed by someone guessing at the correct answer.…
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As a follow-up to our last client alert, we are pleased to announce that many carriers have since rescinded or postponed their port congestion surcharges after Mohawk and many other industry groups questioned the legality of how they were filed with the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC). In response to the many inquiries it received, the…
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Prompted by recent labor slowdowns at U.S. West Coast ports, which have forced many inbound container vessels to anchor while waiting to berth at the pier for unloading, several ocean carriers have announced a port congestion surcharge for cargo arriving at West Coast ports on or after November 17, 2014. Port Congestion Surcharge Amounts Equip.…
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Long lines, equipment shortages, and recent labor disputes have ensnarled Southern California ports, severely limiting terminal productivity and compounding this summer’s congestion that has yet to be cleared. Gate turns can take from 2 to 9 hours to pick up a single container. The chassis supply is very tight because empties are not returned in…
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Announcing the winner of our October 2014 trivia contest. Congratulations Cindi K. of Getzville, NY, who won a copy of the Dictionary of International Trade (10th Edition)─a $75.00 value. Cindi correctly answered our trivia question: Name the security program that Customs & Border Protection released exporter eligibility requirements for this summer. Answer: C-TPAT …
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If you look in any transportation trade journal, you may have seen articles about driver shortages, equipment investments, and the rising costs of regulations, taxes, tolls and other carrier expenses. These factors are what many carriers speak about when talking rate increase with shippers. Some experts are predicting rates to increase in the next year…
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The FDA's Food Safety & Modernization Act (FMSA) requires domestic and foreign food facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or hold food for human or animal consumption in the U.S. to register with the FDA. Registration must be renewed every other year during the period of October 1 to December 31. As of 1/1/2015, food importers…
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Terminals at the Port of Los Angeles resumed normal operations last night, after being closed due to a fire that broke out on Monday night. According to an ABC News wire, the port’s spokesman “estimated a few thousand employees, mostly longshore workers, were sent home Tuesday.” With that many longshore workers missing a shift, cargo…
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Some terminals at the Port of Los Angeles are closed today due to a fire that broke out last night. According to the LA Times, about 850 terminal employees were evacuated on Monday as a precaution. Firefighters are still battling the blaze, which has been contained as of Monday night. Today’s terminal closures will only…
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Do you list the Ultimate Consignee Type as Other/Unknown on your Shipper's Letter of Instructions (SLI) to your forwarder or in your AES EEI filing? If you do, then you may want to take a second look at why you're making that choice. If it's because you simply haven't taken the time to seek out…
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