Much has been written recently about the phenomenon of reshoring, the practice of bringing offshored manufacturing and sourcing work back to the U.S from abroad. In fact, an entirely new and often confusing vocabulary has developed around this subject. Terms such as outsourcing, offshoring, reshoring, nearshoring, and even resourcing are freely tossed about in articles…
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Client Alert Trans-Pacific ocean carriers have announced a Peak Season Surcharge, effective June 10, for containers moving from East Asia to all U.S. and Canada destinations. We've listed the increases below. All amounts are in USD. To all U.S. and Canada destinations $480 per 20ft $600 per 40ft $675 per 40ft HC $760 per 45ft…
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Client Alert The General Rate Increase for May 1 has been postponed. Mohawk will continue to monitor the situation and advise of any changes. If you have questions about this alert, please contact your Mohawk customer representative.
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It's official: U.S. Customs plans to open C-TPAT to exporters. At a recent trade conference in Newport, RI, a C-TPAT official revealed that Customs is planning on creating an export component to accompany the import based security program. (Source) Though still in its early stages, Customs is working towards the goal of establishing mutual recognition for…
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If your goods are subject to antidumping duties, you’re going to want to check out a new guide on Customs and Border Protection’s website. This must-read publication explains how to submit a non-reimbursement certificate on time so you don’t pay antidumping duties twice. Importers can submit this certificate on paper or electronically via the Automated…
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Repairing bridges, filling pot holes, paving highways. These are the activities that typically come to mind when we think about national transportation spending. There's a new spending bill making its way through congress that may toss another element into the mix: moving freight. The bill, known as MAP-21, introduces the concept of a national freight…
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Now that the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement has gone into effect, companies across the U.S. want to know if their goods qualify for reduced duty rates. Under the agreement, duty reductions are assigned through "staging” categories. Commodities are split into categories A-K, with category A items being immediately free duty free and B-K items being…
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Client Alert Trans-Pacific ocean carriers have announced a General Rate Increase (GRI), effective April 15, for containers moving from East Asia to all U.S. and Canada destinations. We've listed the increases below. All amounts are in USD. To all U.S. and Canada destinations $320 per 20ft $400 per 40ft $450 per 40ft HC $506 per…
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Client Alert Trans-Pacific ocean carriers have announced a fuel increase, effective April 1, for Asia to U.S. and Canada trade lanes. We've listed the increases below. All amounts are in USD. West Coast $23 per 20ft $28 per 40ft $32 per HC $36 per 45ft $1 per cbm of LCL East Coast $24 per 20ft…
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Like a bodybuilder preparing for competition, the U.S. trucking industry is getting stronger by the day, with companies making bold moves to meet growing demand. Trucking companies are citing a drop in cancellations and an uptick in trailer backlogs as signs of growth in demand for their services. Motor carriers are planning to buy more…
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