The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has announced the third round of Section 301 tariff exclusions for list 3. The exclusions will apply as of the September 24, 2018, effective date of the $200 billion action, to August 7, 2020. The list includes 83 specially prepared product descriptions, which cover 95 separate exclusion requests. If…
Read More »
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) will open an exclusion request portal—at noon on October 31, 2019—where requests can be made for products on Section 301 list 4A. Requests can be filed between October 31, 2019 and January 31, 2020. Any exclusion will be effective for one year, starting from the September…
Read More »
Newark, N.J.– Mohawk Global Logistics, a leading freight forwarder and Customs broker in the Northeast and Midwest, announces the move of its Newark-based office. “Expanding our office space is necessary to keep pace with the tremendous business growth we are experiencing. In particular, we are seeing substantial growth in our e-commerce business sector. Over the…
Read More »
The impending Section 301 tariff increase from 25% to 30%—which was set to go into effect October 15—has now been postponed. The U.S. agreed to this postponement after the recent trade talks in Washington, DC. President Trump stated that he may sign a deal at the United Nations summit in Chile this December. There is…
Read More »
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has published a list of European Union (E.U.) products that will be subject to additional Section 301 tariffs of 10% or 25%, effective October 18, 2019. The Section 301 proclamation comes as a result of U.S. concerns over the European subsidies to Airbus Industries, an aircraft manufacturer…
Read More »
Trans-Pacific carriers have announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) effective November 1, 2019. This GRI will affect all Canadian and USA destinations. The following amounts are in USD and apply to all freight originating in Asia and the Indian Sub-Continent. General Rate Increase Applies to all U.S. and Canadian ports Effective November 1 Equip. USD…
Read More »
Trans-Pacific carriers have announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) effective October 15, 2019. This GRI will affect all Canadian and USA destinations. The following amounts are in USD and apply to all freight originating in Asia and the Indian Sub-Continent. General Rate Increase Applies to all U.S. and Canadian ports Effective October 15 Equip. USD…
Read More »
Great news for importers. The office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has announced the eighth round of Section 301 tariff exclusions for list one and third round for list 2. The exclusions for list one will be retroactive as of July 6, 2018 and for list two are retroactive as of August, 23, 2018.…
Read More »
More good news for importers. The office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced product exclusions for List 1, List 2 and List 3 of Section 301 tariffs on goods from China. This round represents the seventh set of exclusions for List 1, and the second set of exclusions for Lists 2 and 3 respectively. These exclusions…
Read More »
Carriers have started announcing blank sailings in an effort to manage capacity. What are blank sailings? A blank sailing is a sailing that has been canceled by the carrier. Why? When demand for space is low carriers will cancel sailings in order to ensure that vessels are full. The following are three reasons for the…
Read More »
© 2025 Mohawk Global OTI No. 003952NF Terms of Use Privacy Policy