Children's products are required to meet special safety standards before they can be imported or sold in the U.S. Importers and manufacturers of these products must also comply with additional labeling requirements. For example, children's products with small parts, small balls, marbles, or latex balloons must be labeled as a choking hazard. Tracking labels are…
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Through the year there have been many announcements and articles in the maritime journals about the G6 or P3 carrier groups. What does this mean for future trade? We used to refer to vessel sharing agreements (VSA’s) by the names they were formed under. The Grand Alliance was organized by NYK Line, Hapag-Lloyd and Orient…
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If you’ve ever doubted how seriously U.S. law enforcement agencies pursue export-related crime, a new report by the Justice Department is likely to change your mind. The report covers the last six years and includes only a selection of the cases handled by the Justice Department during that time. It’s 89 pages long and details…
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Beginning April 5, 2014, exporters will need to comply with new AES reporting requirements. Some of these new requirements include: reporting temporary exports valued over $2,500 per Schedule B reporting license value and the type of ultimate consignee (direct consumer, government entity, reseller, or other/unknown) reporting of used self-propelled vehicles regardless of value or country…
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You spoke up and we listened. Last month we released a new version of our Shipper's Letter of Instructions (SLI) form. It included several new fields to meet the requirements of recent export control reforms. However, as many of our export clients pointed out, there was one thing missing from our new SLI—an Incoterms® field.…
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Certain goods that enter the U.S. under a free trade agreement or trade preference program may also be exempt from paying the Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF). Check the table to see if your goods qualify. In order to qualify for the MPF exemption, the good must: meet the appropriate rule of origin meet all other…
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Client Alert Remember when Apple’s iPhone caused air rates to soar near the end of last year? It’s happening again. Apple and Microsoft have reportedly saturated most available air cargo space in China. With cargo space now a rare commodity, air rates in China have soared. Due to these market conditions, which are expected to…
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It has been four years since President Obama ordered a review of the export control system, and U.S. companies are finally getting a taste of Washington’s long promised reforms. If you want to continue exporting from the United States, it’s crucial to understand how recent and upcoming changes to the law will affect your business.…
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Be forewarned‒what follows may chill you to the core, fill you with dread, and leave you clutching the nearest harmonized tariff schedule for comfort. These are the tales of the darkest of dreams, the most wretched of realities. These are truly terrifying trade compliance nightmares‒and remember‒they could happen to you. Follow the links to find…
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To stay in touch with export control reforms, we've have updated our Shipper's Letter of Instructions (SLI) form. What's New 2) Ultimate Consignee Type. This information from this field will need to be entered in AES beginning in April 2014. Mohawk is releasing its SLI form early to begin educating clients on this new requirement…
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