If U.S. Customs issues you a corrective action, what should do? Should you a) make the correction as quickly as possible or b) do nothing? The answer: A. You should ALWAYS make the correction as quickly as possible. On June 15, in U.S. v. Trek Leather Inc. and Harish Shadadpuri, the Court of International Trade…
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Two things you’ll learn from the Department of Commerce’s free Trade Finance Guide: For exporters, any sale is a gift until payment is received. For importers, any payment is a donation until the goods are received. Written for the benefit of U.S. exporters (though just as helpful to importers), the Trade Finance Guide uses a…
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If you're a U.S. exporter looking to enhance your company's trade prospects and overseas market development, make sure you check out export.gov. Managed by the International Trade Administration, export.gov is an online clearinghouse of information and online resources for export assistance programs and services. Don't let the fact that the government designed this site keep…
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Many shippers don't know about the vast array of transportation surcharges that their goods may incur while traversing the globe. Avoid sticker shock when open your next invoice by expanding your knowledge of these surcharges. accessorial charge Charged by a transportation carrier for providing services other than basic transportation (forklift, heavy lift, etc.). Also known…
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President Obama and Mexican President Calderon recently announced a joint program to breathe life back into the once terminated U.S.-Mexico cross-border trucking program. The agreement between the two countries will allow Mexican trucking companies to legally operate in the United States, while eliminating the retaliatory tariffs imposed by Mexico when President Obama announced the termination…
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For those of you looking to expand your mastery of international logistics, your next lesson may come from an unlikely source: YouTube. Believe it or not, the video-sharing website hosts a massive archive of educational clips on supply chain management and international trade compliance. Here are just a few of that we found. What is…
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Mike Frail, Rochester Export Manager AES (Automated Export System) filings are critical in that they not only convey to the government what has been exported from the country but who exported the goods, where they were exported, the value of those goods, and to who received the goods overseas. All of these details are critical…
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The web is chock full of blogs on every topic imaginable. The next time you think about picking up that trade magazine, consider browsing through any of these global trade blogs instead. A tip is a tip, whether you gleaned it from a magazine or from a blog post. All Roads Lead to China If…
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Many U.S. importers and exporters consider who and where they buy their goods from to be sensitive information. Understandably, they want to keep these details confidential. Yet most would be shocked to learn that U.S. law allows their ocean shipment details to be released to the public without their consent. U.S. Customs has the authority…
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Mobile devices are changing the way we work and play. Check out these 8 amazing apps for iPhone/iPad, Android, and Blackberry devices that are sure to help simplify your life as a global business professional. For iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch: Delivery Status touch, a package tracker (iPhone/iPad, $4.99 Buy/more info) Delivery Status touch helps…
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