If you think U.S. Customs & Border Protection will never implement the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), think again. It appears Customs is charging ahead with its plan to fully launch ACE, according to an interim rule included in the Treasury Department's spring regulatory agenda. The rule requires all entry/entry summary information to be filed electronically…
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If the ins and outs of Importer Security Filings (ISF) still seem fuzzy to you─you're not alone. Apparently many members of the trade community (not just importers) are confused about the ISF enforcement, as evident by a recent question and answer round-up released by U.S. Customs & Border Protection. Several of the questions in the…
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U.S. exporters can request 12 months of AES filing records from the Census Bureau for free every year. Submitting the request is easy and recommended for companies that rely on a freight forwarder to file their Electronic Export Information (EEI) in AES. By obtaining these records directly from Census, exporters have the advantage of seeing…
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The California Attorney General has released a new resource guide that aims to help companies comply with the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act. Enacted in 2010, the Act requires large retailers and manufacturers doing business in California to disclose on their websites their efforts to stop human trafficking and slavery within their supply chains.…
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Mohawk's pinwheel garden is in full bloom this month at Syracuse's Hancock Airport, thanks to our volunteer "planting crew". Similar gardens are sprouting up all over Syracuse as part of the McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center's annual Pinwheels for Prevention campaign. Each April the Center encourages the local community to purchase and plant these symbolic gardens to…
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Truck drivers from four companies are on strike this morning at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. According to a spokeswoman for the union, many drivers are complaining of “persistent wage theft” from employers because they are considered “independent contractors” rather than full-time employees. About 200 truckers are reported to be on the…
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U.S. East Coast ports are buckling under the weight of record cargo volumes, causing many truckers to begin charging for hours lost due to terminal congestion. East Coast ports are struggling to get out from under an overload of containers, a situation created by the backlog at West Coast ports, a spat of winter storms,…
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U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) recently released a draft guide for container seal best practices, outlining recommended procedures for different links and activities within the supply chain. The guide includes procedures for U.S. importers exporters manufacturers consolidators cross border highway carriers domestic highway carriers (in the U.S. and abroad) Despite the fact that CBP…
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If your goods are export controlled, then you're probably all too aware of the U.S. government's rules for your item. Yet what about the rules of the country to which you are exporting? Are you at all familiar with their export controls? If you're not, then you may be a target for illegal diversion, especially…
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John Kohler has been promoted to Buffalo General Manager at Mohawk Global Logistics. As General Manager of the Buffalo office, Kohler oversees the daily operations of the import and export departments and works as the liaison for internal and external IT development projects. Being a logistician, he focuses on optimizing air/ocean transportation and strategic supply…
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