The INFORM Consumers Act and the STURDY Act were included in the over 4,000-page omnibus appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) which was approved by Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden last week. Both of these acts were included to provide consumer protections. INFORM CONSUMERS ACT [...]
As previously reported by Green, the CBP is launching a new requirement within CBP’s Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). The new requirement will be called “UFLPA Region Alert” under which the “postal code” will become a “required field” when “Country of Origin is China for Entry and for Manufacturer Identification Code [...]
WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE UPCOMING SEC REGULATIONS ON GHG EMISSIONS AND HOW MIGHT IT AFFECT MY COMPANY’S OPERATIONS? Earlier this year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a new rule designed to enhance how companies disclose potential climate-related impacts on their business. This [...]
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 [...]
GREEN WORLDWIDE RELEASES Q3 TREES DONATIONS IMPACT Green Worldwide has planted over 432,500 trees since establishing its Green Tree Initiative in 2019. Partnering with Trees for the Future, Green Worlwide plants a tree for every customer, every shipment, and every new employee hired. Green donated 17,500 trees in Q3. [...]
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 [...]
PORT HOUSTON IMPOSES SUSTAINED IMPORT DWELL FEES Effective December 1, 2022, Port Houston will begin charging sustained import dwell fees on containers to ease port congestion. Loaded import containers on the terminal beginning December 1, 2022, and thereafter are subject to the sustained import dwell fee. Beneficial Cargo Owners (BCO) [...]
INDEFINITE DELAY ON MANDATORY NEW POSTAL CODE REQUIREMENT FOR IMPORT ENTRIES WITH CHINA ORIGIN Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officials announced an indefinite delay of their plans to include a new data element for Chinese postal codes on cargo release filings during an October 27 industry call. CBP provided clarification [...]
