Personalize This Export Compliance Poster
Promote a pro-compliance culture at your company with this free poster, courtesy of the Bureau of Industry & Security. The poster reminds staff of the need to be vigilant when…
Defective NAFTA Certificates Are No Joke
…exporter that they qualified the originating goods under the correct criterion and have the substantive documentation to back it up. Authorized Signature (11a) is typed or stamped, rather than handwritten….
CBP Announces US-Mexico Mutual Recognition Agreement
…the U.S. C-TPAT program and another country—in this case Mexico’s Tax Administration Service (SAT)—certifies that the foreign customs program’s requirements and regulations are similar to those of C-TPAT, and produces…
Canceled: Robert Stein to Speak in Watertown, NY on Nov 19
…half-day seminar. This workshop will cover: The role of classification and valuation How to spot the most common invoice errors Must-haves for any free trade agreement claims The ins-and-outs of…
Duty Savings Achieved with TIB
…are a great way to avoid paying thousands of dollars in duty. Here’s how it works: Under certain conditions, goods are imported into the U.S.—for a limited time—duty free. Instead…
A Quick Reminder for Food Importers
The FDA’s Food Safety & Modernization Act (FMSA) requires domestic and foreign food facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or hold food for human or animal consumption in the U.S. to…
Solve Your Shipping Disputes
Have a shipping dispute that you want resolved without lengthy and expensive litigation? Then consider taking advantage of one of the FMC’s free mediation services offered to the shipping public…
Three Financing Programs for Small Business Exporters
…position. Use of Proceeds: To acquire, construct, renovate, modernize, improve, or expand facilities in the U.S. to produce goods or services involved in international trade. Proceeds may also be used…
Sanctions Against Russia Put Squeeze on U.S. Exporters
…Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) then followed suit by sanctioning additional entities. With all these sanctions coming out the woodwork, U.S. exporters were no doubt becoming all the more wary of…
Ew, Bugs! Preventing Pests When Importing Goods
Due to a recent increase in the number of sea carriers found transporting wood packing material (WPM) that violates WPM standards—primarily while crossing the Mediterranean Sea—Customs & Border Protection has…