Defective NAFTA Certificates Are No Joke
There are many reasons a NAFTA certificate of origin can be deemed defective or invalid according to U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP). Is your company guilty of any of…
Truck Carriers Push Rate Increases
…to be understaffed and over-committed. What can you do to avoid getting caught in the snares of an industry undergoing volatile change? This is where Mohawk Global Logistics can help….
All About ACE
U.S. Customs recently released their ACEopedia to educate importers, exporters, and the trade community on current and upcoming capabilities of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). Those new or just getting…
Post-Entry Claims No Longer Allowed for Certain FTAs and Preference Programs
…for claiming preferential duty treatment. Citing several court decisions─Xerox Corp. v. U.S. (2005) and Corrpro Companies, Inc. v. U.S. (2006)─and preference program regulations, post-importation claims may only be used in…
What Do You Mean That’s Not How You NAFTA?
…origin rule. You must also be able to provide this qualifying information to Customs in the event of an FTA verification. Failure to do so may result in denial of…
How Do You Prove Transaction Value?
…help guide importers, CBP has published the Informed Compliance Publication, Proper Deductions of Freight and Other Costs from Customs Value. Keep in mind that Customs doesn’t consider amounts shown on…
The Benefits of Going Global (Video)
…and contacts within in the Capitol District that can help you: Cathy Gibbons from the Department of Commerce, Gerry Shaye, local resources like international freight forwarders (like myself) or bankers…
How Canadian e-Manifest Rules Could Affect Your Bottom Line
Highway carriers moving goods across the border into Canada will soon have to comply with Canada’s e-manifest rules, which require carriers to electronically submit cargo and conveyance information to the…
HighTech, BioChem, and University R&D Vulnerable to Deemed Export Violations
…license. Companies in these sectors should carefully review who could come into contact with information about their controlled technology through the normal course of the workday. This will help to…
Winter Weather Delays Now an Even More Costly Problem
…from ocean carriers over the past two years is now beginning to have a major consequences. Software changes at ocean terminals, labor slowdowns, and frequent spikes in cargo volume from…