As the new year begins to peek up over the horizon, many domestic shippers are struggling to come to terms with current trucking rates. According to industry experts, rates could go up by about 10 percent next year (Source: Journal of Commerce). So what’s going on here? What’s driving rates up and up, year after…
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There’s a new Lacey Act Declaration form for imported plants and plant products; and APHIS, the Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, is doing its best to make sure importers are completing the form correctly. Since the new form (referred to as PPQ 505) is in a slightly different format than the previous version, APHIS…
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In March, we posted about a pending agreement between the Obama administration and the Mexican government to breathe new life into the cross-border trucking program that was cancelled in 2009. As of July 6, the U.S. and Mexican governments officially signed off on the agreement, establishing a new pilot program for authorized Mexican truckers to…
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Most foreign exporters don’t bat an eye when tasked with completing a commercial invoice. Some will tell you that they know their invoices well enough to fill them out in their sleep. Yet, an inaccurate or incomplete commercial invoice is one of the most common errors found during a U.S. Customs audit. In order to…
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Whether you're listening to it while at the gym, in the car, or lounging by the pool, an ipod or mp3 player can be a wonderful little device to have on hand. Sure you can use it to listen to your favorite songs but what about podcasts? Podcasts are audio "episodes" or programs that you…
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Bob is a U.S. widget manufacturer looking to expand into new international markets. He sees great potential for selling his product in Peru. Being a savvy global business professional, Bob knows that the U.S. has a free trade agreement with Peru, which could eliminate some or all of his duty fees if his product qualifies.…
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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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