Shippers, business owners, and dependent industries are all watching closely as the United States continues to initiate tense international demands from long-time trading partners like China and Mexico. But as some shippers look for sourcing alternatives to trade disputes, other industries and companies are staying two steps ahead of administrative [...]
Announced on a conference call on June 6, Customs & Border Protection will once again begin voiding inactive Importer of Record (IOR) numbers from the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) System. The move has caused much concern for importers and Customs brokers alike, since the agency voided many active import IOR’s [...]
Citing agreement between the neighboring trading partners, the United States announced over the weekend that it will “indefinitely postpone” the five percent tariff set to target Mexican imports to the U.S. starting June 10. In a series of tweets, the U.S. President stated that Mexico has provided an acceptable solution [...]
On Friday, May 31, The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced an extension on the amount of time importers have to enter List 3 goods exported from China before the goods will are subject to the additional tariff increase from 10 percent to 25 percent. FREIGHT TALK BLOG: [...]
Late on Friday, May 31, the United States announced the removal of India from the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program effective Wednesday, June 5, 2019. The United States launched an eligibility review of India’s compliance with the GSP market access criterion back in April 2018. According to the USTR, [...]
Citing frustrations over illegal immigration, the U.S. President announced in a White House statement on Thursday, May 30, that the United States will implement a 5% tariff on all goods imported from Mexico beginning June 10. The message also places evaluation of the effectiveness of Mexico’s action to alleviate the [...]
It’s been almost a year since U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the beginning of new security measured for airfreight cargo. The Air Cargo Advanced Screening program (ACAS) was created to address “ongoing aviation security threats” by enhancing the security of the aircraft and passengers on U.S.-bound flights by enabling [...]
In an effort to advance Congressional approval of a new North American trade deal, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the United States and Canada have agreed to eliminate steel and aluminum tariffs spurred by Section 232 investigations almost a year ago. In a joint statement issued Friday, May 17, 2019, [...]
Effective May 17, 2019, the designation of Turkey as a beneficiary developing country was terminated in a White House proclamation posted the evening of May 16th. No longer protected by the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), Turkey products are now subject to safeguard tariffs for goods such as solar cells [...]
Just as shippers hoped the trade dispute between China and the United States was coming close to a deal, issues during the negotiations have re-ignited tensions culminating in new tariffs on both sides of the Pacific. MAY 10, 25% DUTIES ON LIST 3 Last week, the Office of the U.S. [...]
