What Do You Mean That’s Not How You NAFTA?
…for this event is open until 8/5. Click here to learn more and register. Discounts available for groups of 2 or more. By Jim Trubits Jim Trubits is Vice President…
CBP Announces U.S.-Israel Mutual Recognition Agreement
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently announced a mutual recognition agreement has been enacted between Israel and the United States as of June 27th, 2014. A mutual recognition agreement between…
U.S. Customs Announces C-TPAT Exporter Eligibility Requirements
Since its implementation in 2001, C-TPAT has historically been open to U.S importers. Customs & Border Protection has now released exporter eligibility requirements, meaning that U.S. exporters will have the…
July 7 Strike Planned at Ports of LA, Long Beach
…1, unionized workers are no longer bound to such ‘return-to-work’ rulings. Should they choose not to cross the teamster’s picket lines, port operations will come to a stand still. The…
West Coast Contract Talks AND Cargo ‘Will Continue to Move Forward’
Negotiations for a new labor contract for West Coast ports “will continue to move forward” and “normal operations will continue at the ports until an agreement can be reached,” according…
BIN: A C-TPAT Best Practice at the Port of Antwerp
…various companies’ information as a means to arrange the import of narcotics under a legitimate company’s name. Since the initiation of BIN, the number of cases such as these has…
How Do You Prove Transaction Value?
…service provider showing the actual freight/insurance charges. CBP may allow other types of substantiation as well. Finally, it’s important for importers to be able to produce the required Customs entry…
C-TPAT Employee Screening Requirements
…Read Customs & Border Protection’s bulletin regarding this requirement here: http://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/bullentin_feb14.pdf This system compares completed Form I-9s with data from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security…
Labor Update: ILWU Contract Set to Expire July 1, 2014
The ILWU contract governing longshore labor at U.S. West Coast ports is expiring on July 1, 2014. Contract negotiations are set to begin in May. The goal of these talks…
Not Sure Where Your Product Originates? Then Your Certificate of Origin Could Be Invalid.
…materials: HTSUS General Note 32(b)(iii) or Peru TPA Article 4.1(1)(c) This methodology should be used for all tariff-shift free trade agreements (which are listed below) unless the agreement, regulations, or…