by Rahul Goyal | Jan 11, 2022 | International News
UAE made a significant change to its National Work Week. UAE has become the first country to have a 4 and half-day work week from 1 January 2022. The country also moved its weekend from Friday-Saturday to Saturday-Sunday. Although the government is adopting a 4.5-day...
by Rahul Goyal | Jan 6, 2022 | International Trade
Schedule B & Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) updated in the Automated Export System (AES) The AES has issued the updated Schedule B and HTS codes 2022 updates. You may find the 2022 updates at the FTSR HTS Trade Document Reference Library:...
by Rahul Goyal | Nov 29, 2021 | International Trade
The United States – Mexico – Canada (USMCA) has celebrated its one-year anniversary on July 7, 2021. As importers and exports continue to consider resourcing manufacturing in Mexico and/or Canada, it is important to know that USMCA is very different from NAFTA. One of...
by Rahul Goyal | Nov 21, 2021 | International Trade, Ocean Logistics
Congestion Excess Dwell Fee assessments at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, which were scheduled to begin Nov. 15 for all containers that have been on the dock for at least nine days, will now take effect Nov. 22. Since the fee was first announced by the...
by Rahul Goyal | Nov 11, 2021 | International News
The United States (U.S.) reopened its borders on Monday, November 8th, 2021 for foreign visitors, ending 20 months of restrictions on travel from around the globe. The U.S. will allow entry to fully vaccinated foreign nationals, after showing a negative COVID-19...