Tariff Tool Takes Edge Off Searching Through FTA Docs
…his product’s tariff number. Bob’s heavy sigh is no doubt echoed throughout the offices of thousands of U.S. import and export companies as they try (often in vain) to wrap…
Case Study: Better Transportation Management & Customs Compliance
…Foreign Trade Zone implementation. Transportation Management – Import Ocean Freight MGTA found that the importer was paying above market for import ocean freight service into Los Angeles and Dallas. In…
Import Compliance and Customs Assists: What’s the Real Cost?
…products. Tools, dies, molds, and similar items used in producing the imported merchandise. Materials, components, parts, and similar items incorporated into the product. Merchandise consumed in producing the imported merchandise….
U.S.-Mexico Cross-Border Trucking Rises From the Dead. Again.
…speak English, pass drug tests, etc.), installing electronic on-board recorders, and passing several months of safety inspections. The final draft of the agreement is still in process as the two…
Logistics Company Launches Trade Consulting Division
…The new division will be based out of the company’s headquarters in Syracuse, NY and will offer international trade compliance and supply chain management consulting services to import and export…
Protect Your Sources with a Vessel Manifest Confidentiality Request
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…
9 Essential Links for Compliance-Focused Importers and Exporters
…importers and exporters. General NAFTA (Full text) Hazmat Regulations (49 CFR Parts 100-185) Import Compliance 19 CFR: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 19, Customs Duties Scroll down to #19, Customs…
Why Your Broker Needs You to Sign a Paper Lacey Act Declaration
…most important update is a new question that addresses the responsibilities of Importers of Record and Customs brokers for paper Lacey Act declarations. The FAQ states that the Importer of…
Got Marine Cargo Insurance?
…importance of having marine cargo insurance. Remember–if you have marine insurance, your underwriter pays general average charges on your behalf. Should you not have it, you will be sent a…
Lacey Act Declaration Workaround for Articles with Composite, Recycled, Reused Materials
If you import certain products listed under Chapter 44 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, “Wood and Articles of Wood”, and those products are made of composite, recycled, or reused material,…