Advancing at Mohawk
At Mohawk, we’re always excited to announce our people’s achievements. Congratulations Deb, Drew, Alisa, and Katie on your recent promotions! Debbie Schryver has been promoted to Senior Import Coordinator. Debbie…
Surety Bond Coverage Changes
…imports, at 25-percent and 10-percent respectively, was the beginning of these hefty duties that impacted importers. Section 301: The President then invoked Section 301 and placed duties of 25-percent on…
OffPeak Program—PierPASS 2.0—Taking Effect 11/19/2018
…Mitigation Fee (TMF) charged on daytime moves. (Source: www.pierpass.org/) Highlighted changes included in PierPass 2.0 are as follows: Appointments Required for All Import Container Pickups Beginning November 19th, all marine…
Importers & Forced Labor Risk: The Onus Is on You to Know the Labor That Your Suppliers Use
…conduct and other best practices? Does the U.S. importer conduct periodic compliance audits using in-house personnel or external audit professionals? Does the U.S. importer’s internal control process cover every level…
Recent Achievements at Mohawk
…to Import Supervisor. Brigida has been with us for over a year and is located in our Newark, NJ office. Ed Kroll has been promoted to Senior Export Coordinator. Ed…
Country of Origin: What Every Importer Should Know
…importers, making it the importer’s responsibility to provide CBP with accurate information regarding not only country of origin, but also admissibility, tariff classification, and value of the imported goods. To…
How Important is it to Screen Your Suppliers? Ask ZTE.
…U.S. export regulations and process updates. They also advised that internal audits would be conducted, and most importantly, top executives directly involved in the sales to North Korean and Iran…
Announcing New Promotions
This May we’re proud to announce three new promotions. Congratulations James, Pam, and Wayne! James Harvey has been promoted to Import Team Lead. James has been with us over six…
Importer Security Filing Importer Definition Expanded
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a final rule, effective May 14, that will expand the definition of an Importer Security Filing (ISF) importer—the party responsible for filing an…
PierPass Introducing Appointment System and Flat Fees for Cargo Pickups
…The following cargo is exempt: Empty containers or empty chassis Import cargo or export cargo that transits the Alameda corridor in a container and is subject to a fee imposed…