The Department of Commerce and Department of State have increased the civil monetary penalties for export violations to account for inflation, effective January 15. It is important to recognize that these new amounts are retroactive and can be charged against each violation, regardless of when the violation occurred. Here is a summary of the penalty increases:…
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While importers of medical devices may not see the benefit of each entry line being scored through the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Predictive Risk-based Evaluation for Dynamic Import Compliance Targeting (PREDICT) system, this process has the potential to help speed up entry screening of their medical devices. What is PREDICT? PREDICT—the FDA’s electronic…
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You might have heard about Foreign Trade Zones (FTZ) and that your company could save a substantial amount of money by operating within one, but is it worth it? Estimate what these savings might be with our FTZ Savings Calculator, which has been updated to reflect the new maximum Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF) of $497.99.…
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Rich Roche, Vice President, International Transportation, was interviewed by News Channel 9 (WSYR), on his opinion of the proposed Central New York inland port being located at the Dewitt rail yard. Watch it here . Rich was also interviewed on the benefits of having an inland port, where he stated that “rail transportation can be…
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The Consumer Product Safety Act of 2008 requires manufacturers and importers of products intended for use by children 12 and under to place permanent distinguishing marks, also known as tracking labels, on these products. Tracking labels enhance recall effectiveness and product traceability in the event of a safety recall. They also help consumers identify whether…
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From hub airports like Atlanta in the U.S. and Brussels, Frankfort, and London in Europe, severe snowstorms are bringing air freight to a grinding halt. Even before the storms, high demand combined with a shortage of aircraft had airfreight rates soaring. The snowy conditions are responsible for thousands of flights being cancelled, starting this past…
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We’d like to congratulate Mickenzie (Moore) Elmer on her recent promotion to Import CHB Team Lead. Mickenzie is a Licensed Customs Broker (LCHB), as well as a Certified Customs Specialist (CCS). She has been with us for over three years and is located in our Syracuse, NY office.
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CLEVELAND, NJ -- Mohawk Global Logistics has promoted Nate Holsing to General Manager of its Cleveland branch. Holsing's previous experience includes working for Mohawk as Import Manager at their office in Syracuse, New York, as well as several top freight forwarders where he managed teams that supported the importing activities of a number of Fortune…
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Import clients will see an increase in U.S. Customs user fees, effective January 1, 2018. These fees will be adjusted to reflect inflation. Below are three examples of the current fees and what the adjusted fees will be. Current Effective Jan 1 Minimum Merchandise Processing Fee $25.00 $25.67 Maximum Merchandise Processing Fee $485.00 $497.99…
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Updated: Customs will be undertaking an ACE deployment on January 6. To avoid the possibility of late payments, Mohawk will authorize two days’ worth of duty payments, ahead of time, for as many shipments as possible. Doing this will help avoid any service disruptions due to failures resulting from this update. We are actively working…
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