Mike Frail, Senior Advisor, has recently been recognized as a Certified ITAR Professional by the International Import-Export Institute. This rigorous program of study is the highest level of professional certification for International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Participants must complete a demanding 36-week course on all aspects of ITAR, including documentation, compliance ethics, ITAR exemptions, auditing,…
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Mohawk is proud to announce the names of five employees who recently earned the distinction of Certified Customs Specialist. The Certified Customs Specialist Program is offered by the National Customs Broker and Forwarders Association of America. The program is designed to help import professionals become experts in import regulations. Program participants must pass a final…
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Mike Frail, Rochester Operations Manager, has recently been recognized as a Certified ITAR Professional by the International Import-Export Institute. This rigorous program of study is the highest level of professional certification for International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Participants must complete a demanding 36-week course on all aspects of ITAR, including documentation, compliance ethics, ITAR…
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Is your small business interested in moving production back to the U.S.? Need help with financing? Then you may want to take advantage of a program offered by the Small Business Administration (SBA). Designed to encourage businesses to bring jobs back to the U.S. and promote export growth, the SBA’s International Trade Loan program provides…
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Beginning next July, truck drivers will be driving less and resting more per new federal safety regulations. In an effort to improve driver safety, the U.S. Department of Transportation has made changes to hours of service regulations for truckers. Effective July 1, 2013, all U.S. commercial truck drivers and companies must comply with the new…
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Client Alert Most businesses in mainland China and Hong Kong will be closed from January 22-28 in observance of the Chinese New Year. In anticipation of the holiday, we urge all clients who ship freight to and from China to book upcoming shipments as soon as possible to avoid delays in the weeks surrounding the…
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Are you looking to grow your export business in 2012? Believe it or not, you can find valuable market research, trade leads, and duty calculations all on one website, export.gov. The U.S. Commercial Service has a 60-minute video tutorial on how to access every information rich resource on export.gov. Highlights include: A market research library…
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As the new year begins to peek up over the horizon, many domestic shippers are struggling to come to terms with current trucking rates. According to industry experts, rates could go up by about 10 percent next year (Source: Journal of Commerce). So what’s going on here? What’s driving rates up and up, year after…
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More and more U.S. companies are using Foreign Trade Zones (FTZ) to better manage their global supply chain costs. Here are seven advantages that showcase FTZ as a competitive alternative to a domestic distribution center. 1. Duty Deferral. Duties are only paid when imported merchandise enters U.S. Customs territory. Goods may be held in an FTZ indefinitely and…
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There’s a new Lacey Act Declaration form for imported plants and plant products; and APHIS, the Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, is doing its best to make sure importers are completing the form correctly. Since the new form (referred to as PPQ 505) is in a slightly different format than the previous version, APHIS…
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