Green Worldwide Shipping reported in March that many products including terry bathrobes, barbecue grill surfaces, and certain bicycles were excluded from Section 301 tariffs levied on imports from China. The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) today announced a nine-month extension of these exclusions. Originally set to expire [...]
"Our nation’s rail system is literally the backbone of our supply chain, as you all well know. And so much of what we rely on is delivered on our rail, from clean water to food and gas and every — every other good. A rail shutdown would have devastated [...]
U.S. HOUSE BLOCKS RAIL STRIKE Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to block a nationwide rail strike by imposing a labor contract weeks before a threatened labor stoppage would impact the economy. The resolution, H.J. Res. 100, seeks to prevent a freight shutdown estimated to cost the U.S. [...]
COAC REJECTS VESSEL MANIFEST DATA CONFIDENTIALITY PROPOSAL In a report released this week, the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) announced it will not proceed with a proposal to automatically make ocean vessel manifest data confidential. This decision is one of several under the 21st Century Customs Framework (21CCF) [...]
U.S. EXTENDS SECTION 301 COVID-RELATED AND MEDICAL PRODUCT TARIFF EXCLUSIONS The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced today that the Biden Administration is extending Section 301 Tariff exclusions on 81 medical and COVID-related products. The exclusions were set to expire on November 30, 2022, but now extend through February [...]
CBP FORCED LABOR BENEFITS ADDED TO CTPAT TRADE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM Effective November 18, the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) offers new forced labor benefits to its CTPAT Trade Compliance partners (Partners). "[We are] excited to announce the addition of three benefits for its Partners," said Manuel Garza, Jr., Director [...]
ISO AND UN RELEASE NET ZERO GUIDELINES The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the United Nations (UN) released guidelines at COP27 last week to support governments and organizations in creating standardized, meaningful net zero greenhouse gas emission plans. “A growing number of governments and non-state actors are pledging to be carbon-free..." said [...]
GREEN WORLDWIDE AND UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA SBDC PARTNER FOR EXPORTGA 2022 Green Worldwide Shipping® is honored to continue its partnership with the University of Georgia's Small Business Development Center (SBDC) to present ExportGA 2022. Green Worldwide is an innovative logistics company and international freight forwarder that promotes sustainable supply [...]
WTO ASSERTS INTERNATIONAL TRADE KEY TO FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Director-General addressed the need for international trade policies and global cooperation during a speech at the COP27 climate summit attended by world leaders last week. Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala asserted that climate goals cannot be met [...]
CTPAT TRADE COMPLIANCE HANDBOOK UPDATED WITH FORCED LABOR REQUIREMENTS U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) released updates to its Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) Trade Compliance Handbook on November 1. The new version revises language on disclosure benefit and contains new sections of program requirements including those related to [...]
