Pursuant to the Federal Register General Notice 84 FR 37902, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is adjusting certain customs user fees and corresponding limitations established by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) for Fiscal Year 2020 in accordance with the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) as [...]
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has announced the first round of exclusions from the third tranche of Section 301 tariffs. The exclusions will take effect retroactively from September 24, 2018 – the date the third tranche went into effect – and will remain in effect for one [...]
Scheduled for official publication in the Federal Register on July 31, 2019, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published the first round of product exclusions to be exempt from the second tranche of $16 billion Section 301 imports from China implemented almost a year ago on Aug. [...]
As the 2019 holiday shipping season approaches, U.S. importers have begun reviewing the market conditions that will heavily impact supply chain costs for the second half of the year. The following infographic is a snapshot of peak freight trends that international shippers should pay attention to in the next six [...]
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 [...]
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued hurricane watches for parts of coastal Louisiana on Wednesday, as conditions in the U.S. Gulf worsened. The NHC predicts Tropical Storm Barry will strengthen to a hurricane by Saturday, when it’s expected to make landfall. Officials in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, have issued mandatory evacuation orders for [...]
The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have announced schedules for the Independence Day holiday period of Thursday, July 4, 2019, through Sunday, July 7, 2019. Shippers should make note that all terminals will be closed both July 4 and July 5 in observance of Independence Day. Other container [...]
It’s been quite a year for the Port of Houston, after a fire closure and a major tanker collision, the Houston Ship Channel has been under significant pressure to create safe passage for the 200 private and eight public terminals using the 52-mile federal waterway. Every day, the passage is utilized by [...]
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 [...]
