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PRESS RELEASE: Green Worldwide Shipping® Announces New Office in Charlotte, NC

Green Worldwide Shipping®, a leading provider of innovative international supply chain solutions, is proud to announce the opening of its newest office located in Charlotte, North Carolina.  Servicing all in- and outbound logistics solutions for the region’s international freight shippers.  Taking the lead at the new Edge Lake Drive office [...]

September 9th, 2019|Categories: Green News|

FSVP Compliance Alert: FDA Issues First Warning Letter

Showing that they have moved beyond the “educate while you regulate” stage of implementation, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) issued the first official Warning Letter for failure to comply with FSVP regulations to a tahini food importer after a multi-state Salmonella Concord breakout. While the importer did conduct a [...]

September 6th, 2019|Categories: Customs, Import|

Section 301 Tariff Increases, Summary & Deadlines

On the Sunday eve before Labor Day, as American families gathered to celebrate the social and economic achievements of the U.S. labor movement, increased trade tariffs went into effect targeting imports from China in an ongoing effort by the U.S. government to pressure a trade deal and eliminate unfavorable trade [...]

September 4th, 2019|Categories: Customs, Export, Freight Market, Import, Industry Spotlight|

Southeast Ports close in Preparation of Hurricane Dorian

Hurricane Dorian battered through the Bahamas this weekend causing widespread power outages and flooding. As a result, evacuation orders have been issued for parts of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia as Dorian is expected to bring dangerous conditions to the coast later this week. Despite a decrease [...]

September 3rd, 2019|Categories: Shipping News|

U.S. – China Trade Dispute Escalates, Additional 5% Increase Announced

In response to China’s announcement last week to levy tariffs on $75 billion of U.S. imports, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced an additional retaliatory tariff increase of 5% to the $550 billion worth of Chinese imports already facing Section 301 action. 25% increase to 30% [...]

August 26th, 2019|Categories: Customs, Import, Industry Spotlight|

Green Worldwide Shipping® Plants 26,000+ Trees in First Half of 2019

For the 2019 business year, Green Worldwide Shipping® partnered with Trees.org in a commitment to plant a tree for every shipment, every customer and every employee. With a business culture that believes good relationships are about more than just business, Green is excited to share that in [...]

August 22nd, 2019|Categories: Green News, Industry Spotlight, Shipping News|

CBP Announces COBRA User Fees Inflation Increases, Effective Oct. 1

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 [...]

August 16th, 2019|Categories: Customs, Import, Shipping News|

USTR Splits Section 301 List 4 in Two, Delays Tariff on Specific Products Until December

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced on Tuesday, August 13th, the next steps in the process of imposing the fourth tranche of additional 10 percent tariffs on $300 billion worth of imports from China. Since trade negotiations collapsed over three months ago, China and the U.S. have [...]

August 13th, 2019|Categories: Customs, Import, Industry Spotlight|

Wooden Cabinets and Vanities from China Face Steep Dumping Penalties and Cash Deposits

On Tuesday, August 6, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce made a final determination, in favor of the domestic furniture industry, finding China responsible for providing a subsidy of up to 229% to manufacturers of wooden cabinets and vanities. The petition, originally filed back in March by the American Kitchen [...]

August 8th, 2019|Categories: Customs, Import, Industry Spotlight, Uncategorized|

USTR Announces First List of Product Exclusions from Third Tranche of Section 301 Tariffs

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 [...]

August 6th, 2019|Categories: Customs, Import, Shipping News|

U.S. to Enforce Additional 10 Percent Section 301 Tariffs on List 4 Starting Sept. 1

On August 1st, United States President, Donald Trump, announced that starting September 1, 2019, an additional 10 percent tariff will apply to the fourth and latest list under Section 301 on goods being imported from China. Essentially targeting products not yet impacted by earlier Section 301 actions, List 4 covers [...]

August 2nd, 2019|Categories: Customs, Import, Industry Spotlight|

USTR Publishes First Round of Exclusions for $16 Billion Section 301 List of Chinese Imports

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. [...]

July 30th, 2019|Categories: Freight Market, Import, Industry Spotlight, Shipping News|

CBP Overhaul will Launch New 21st Century Customs Framework Within One Year

On July 23, 2019 at their annual Trade Symposium, the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced plans for a substantial overhaul to the agency’s policies and procedures to be implemented within one year. Set for final approval in August, the 21stCentury Customs Framework (21CCF) program “seeks to address [...]

July 26th, 2019|Categories: Customs, Import, Industry Spotlight|

CBP to Launch Advance Data Collection Program for Section 321 Low-Value Imports

Starting August 22, 2019, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will launch a voluntary program to begin advanced shipment data collection on imports of Section 321 goods in order to effectively identify and target high-risk shipments entering via the e-commerce environment. “CBP faces significant challenges in targeting Section 321 shipments, while [...]

July 23rd, 2019|Categories: Customs, E-Commerce, Import|

2019 Peak Shipping Season [Infographic]

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 [...]

July 22nd, 2019|Categories: Freight Market, Industry Spotlight, Shipping News, Uncategorized|

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