According to The West Coast MTO Agreement (WCMTAO), beginning August 1, 2019, the Traffic Mitigation Fee (TMF) at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will increase from $31.52/TEU and $63.04/FEU to $32.12/TEU and $64.24/FEU. The TMF, implemented through PierPass, helps terminal operators with the cost of providing essential [...]
On June 24, 2019, the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) made a preliminary determination that there was “a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports of quartz surface products from India and Turkey that are allegedly subsidized and [...]
Since 2017, shippers moving goods from China to the United States have faced ongoing escalation that has impacted most industries. The 2017 U.S. Trade Policy declared it would focus on promoting U.S. sovereignty, enforcing U.S. trade laws; leveraging economic strength for exports; and protecting U.S. intellectual property rights (IPR). Shortly [...]
On September 18, 2018, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) received an antidumping duty (AD) petition requesting investigation into imports of mattresses from China. The petitioners, Corsicana Mattress Company, Elite Comfort Solutions, Future Foam Inc., FXI, Inc., Innocor, Inc., Kolcraft Enterprises Inc., Leggett & Platt, Incorporated, Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC, [...]
As U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping prepare to meet in Osaka, Japan in the coming week at the G-20 Summit on June 28-29 to discuss the on-going trade dispute, international shippers are watching closely hoping for reprieve from Section 301 duties. At a June 19, the [...]
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 [...]
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 June 4, 2019, the U.S. Department of State announced new travel restriction for American citizens visiting Cuba limiting access for cruises, organized tours, as well as any private or recreational vessels or aircraft. Some cruise lines have already canceled port calls and sailings to the southern island country, forced [...]
On May 30, 2019, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published the fifth and newest list of product exclusions to be exempt from the initial Section 301 trade action that impacted over $34 billion worth of goods from China. FULL USTR NOTICE OF PRODUCT EXCLUSIONS Exclusions are available for any [...]
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: [...]
