Come listen to one of MGTA's best speakers, Robert Stein, Vice President, as he presents at the upcoming Exporting and Foreign Trade Zone Toolbox seminar, hosted by by the Northeast Ohio Trade & Economic Consortium (NEOTEC) and U.S. Commercial Service. Mr. Stein will be speaking from 2-3pm at the May 12 event in North Canton,…
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Adrienne Graddy, local Customs broker, leads MGTA’s Midwest development ITASCA, Ill., April 25, 2016 (PR NEWSWIRE)–Mohawk Global Trade Advisors (MGTA), an international trade consulting firm, announces the addition of Adrienne Graddy to its team. Following MGTA’s enormous success in the Northeast—requiring it to more than double its staff in the last two years—the firm has…
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Regardless of industry, most business decisions can be boiled down to a few essential considerations. Is it worth it? What do we have to gain? Likewise, these questions should be some of the first to ponder when a company is looking into operating in a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ). Many companies become interested in pursuing…
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The U.S. government remains concerned about efforts by front companies and other intermediaries, who are not the true final end users, to transship or reexport U.S.-origin items to the Russian Federation in violation of current export controls. To prevent unauthorized reexports to Russia, especially for transactions involving nationally security-controlled items or items listed in Supplement…
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If you think U.S. Customs & Border Protection will never implement the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), think again. It appears Customs is charging ahead with its plan to fully launch ACE, according to an interim rule included in the Treasury Department's spring regulatory agenda. The rule requires all entry/entry summary information to be filed electronically…
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U.S. exporters can request 12 months of AES filing records from the Census Bureau for free every year. Submitting the request is easy and recommended for companies that rely on a freight forwarder to file their Electronic Export Information (EEI) in AES. By obtaining these records directly from Census, exporters have the advantage of seeing…
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The California Attorney General has released a new resource guide that aims to help companies comply with the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act. Enacted in 2010, the Act requires large retailers and manufacturers doing business in California to disclose on their websites their efforts to stop human trafficking and slavery within their supply chains.…
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U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) recently released a draft guide for container seal best practices, outlining recommended procedures for different links and activities within the supply chain. The guide includes procedures for U.S. importers exporters manufacturers consolidators cross border highway carriers domestic highway carriers (in the U.S. and abroad) Despite the fact that CBP…
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The Export Administration Regulations (EAR) require companies to report any boycott requests they receive on a quarterly basis. Not sure what's considered a "boycott request"? Here are five example questions you could include in your process to check for any such requests. Do I know of agreements to refuse or actual refusals to do business…
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Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently announced the signing of a mutual recognition agreement and a Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (CMAA) between Singapore and the United States, effective as of December 1, 2014. A mutual recognition agreement between the United States’ C-TPAT program and another country’s customs program—in this case Singapore’s Secure Trade Partnership (STC)—certifies…
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