by Rahul Goyal | Nov 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
The U.S. Maritime regulators will start investigating the shortage of containers that are impacting the US exports and supplies. They start looking into the matter by seeing if the shipping lines are causing the impairment in the ability of American farmers who intend...
by Rahul Goyal | Nov 12, 2020 | Export Compliance
Been hearing rumours about a Container shortage on the Asian ports lately? There have been several reports forwarded regarding a massive issue at Asian ports where carriers with premium trans-Pacific services are also lacking In assuring that the equipment will be...
by Rahul Goyal | Oct 1, 2020 | International News
The Government of India announced Unlock 5.0 till October 31, 2020, outside the containment zones on Wednesday, 30th September. The Ministry of Home Affairs, India issued new guidelines to re-open more activities in a graded manner, in areas outside the containment...
by Rahul Goyal | Sep 30, 2020 | Training
The FTZ 176 will have an annual meeting open to the public. The key speaker is a site selector for companies interested in investing in the Midwest. Foreign-Trade Zones will play a key role in the future of our complex global trade environment. Learn about FTZ #176,...
by Rahul Goyal | Sep 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
Effective October 1, 2020, the Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF) will increase from a minimum of $26.79 and a maximum of $519.76 to a minimum of $27.23 and maximum of $528.33. For more information click on the link below: https://bit.ly/3j7ZzRD...
by Rahul Goyal | Sep 16, 2020 | International Trade
Possible Court Challenge to Section 301 Duties A coalition of importers has just filed a Court challenge to the USTR’s imposition of Section 301 duties on certain imports from China under lists 3 and 4. These duties were imposed as part of a process purportedly...
by Rahul Goyal | Sep 1, 2020 | International Trade
For the first time in almost 50 years, the United Kingdom (UK) has issued its own tariff regime. The new UK Global Tariff (UKGT) will be effective from January 1, 2021, and is set to replace the European Union’s Common Customs Tariff (EU CCT), which continues to apply...
by Rahul Goyal | Aug 25, 2020 | International Trade
On August 21, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2007 containing 416 ABI records and 77 harmonized tariff records. This update includes modifications to support the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) July...
by Rahul Goyal | Aug 12, 2020 | International Trade
President Trump recently signed an executive order suspending the previous Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992. The act provided that products manufactured and imported from Hong Kong could be marked to indicate “Hong Kong” as their country of origin. Products...
by Rahul Goyal | Aug 4, 2020 | International Trade
Last week, the Americans for Free Trade (of which NCBFAA is a member) sent a letter to Representatives Jackie Walorski (R-IN) and Collin Peterson (D-MN) expressing strong support for their bipartisan legislation, H.R. 7665, to extend current product exclusions from...
