Many shippers are looking for ways to get more out of their supply chain and improve the bottom line. One, often underrated, program that can assist with significant savings is duty drawback. WHAT IS DUTY DRAWBACK? Established by the U.S. Continental Congress over two centuries ago, [...]
Green Worldwide Shipping®, a leader in international freight forwarding and global trade services, continues their Green Tree Initiative with a charitable contribution of over 118,000+ since 2019 to Trees for the Future. WHY TREES? Trees are a habitat for biodiversity and create much of the planet’s oxygen. They help combat [...]
On Friday, June 12, 2020 the government of the United Kingdom announced the original Brexit Transition Period deadline of December 31, 2020 will not be extended. In response to businesses affected by the coronavirus, the UK has introduced border controls for European Union goods imported into Great Britain which will [...]
In a White House Executive Order published on Sunday, April 19, 2020, the United States President authorized “to temporarily extend deadlines, for importers suffering significant financial hardship because of COVID-19,” on estimated duty payments. ELIGIBILITY UNDER FINANCIAL HARDSHIP To qualify, an importer will be considered under significant financial hardship if [...]
The international logistics industry is facing new challenges everyday as countries try to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Although countries are doing what is best for the safety of their citizens by restricting travel and requiring quarantines, the freight industry has to work within these constraints to move goods [...]
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released another round of exclusion updates for Lists 1 and 3, while importers of Chinese manufactured goods hurried to make final submissions for List 4a tariff exclusion requests under Section 301. USTR NOTICE: List 3 [...]
Shippers and the transportation industry are bracing themselves as the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Low Sulfur Fuel Mandate goes into effect January 1, 2020. FUEL PRODUCTION Global oil refineries have also been scrambling to try and meet the demand for a transportation industry in flux and with vague demand. Ocean [...]
As the holiday season approaches, the United States Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs released the current Administration’s Fall 2019 Unified Agenda. The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs is responsible for overseeing the Federal Government's regulatory, paperwork, and information resource management activities. The Unified Agenda provides uniform reporting of [...]
[rev_slider alias="nick-brown" /] Green Worldwide Shipping®, a top provider of international supply chain logistics, is proud to expand the Company’s leadership team with the addition of Nicholas Brown to the role of Executive Vice President of Operations. Brown joins Green as a seasoned industry executive, serving in [...]
As the peak season shipping gets underway, trade tensions between China and the United States has had importers looking ahead to Golden Week in order to anticipate ocean carrier capacity decisions in light of Low Sulfur regulation and the impact to rates and overall demand. Fast approaching this October 2-7, [...]
