29 Jun A Recipe for Compliance
For the average consumer, there's the cookbook and the shopping list that comes with following those instructions. Particularly now with the Fourth of July holiday this weekend, we're probably all...
News
15 Jun UFLPA Guidance from CBP
In late December, a nearly unanimous House and Senate passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Protection Act (UFLPA) and sent the bill to President Biden for his signature. He did so,...
26 May Building a relationship with Customs through ACH
Importers with compliance programs understand that such a program includes multiple business activities. It starts with sourcing, moves through country of origin marking and proper classification, screening for potential trade...
13 May NCBFAA Conference Summary: Regulatory and Transportation Takeaways
Held this year in Tucson, Arizona, the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America's (NCBFAA) Annual Conference is our chance to hear from regulators, private sector leaders and chat...
29 Apr Cargo Insurance and Why You Need It
When you are transporting cargo, there are multiple modes of transportation utilized before it reaches the final destination. Be it by air, sea, truck, or by rail, there are usually...
14 Apr CBP SENDING LETTERS FOR UFLPA
CBP made news this week as the ramp-up to the enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) signed by the President late last year comes into force on...
31 Mar Omicron Variant Bullrushes China
While China’s zero-tolerance policy is among the strictest approaches in the world, a recent surge in Omicron COVID-related infections have hit the mainland hard, forcing it to reconsider how it...
15 Mar Explaining MFN and what it means for Russian Imports
As the US and European allies continue to identify ways to punish Russia for Ukraine, last week news broke that one step that governments were planning to take was the...
28 Feb Port congestion creeps across east coast
The good and bad news of container congestion should be able to balance each other out as the US west coast finds a bit of relief while east coast ports...
16 Feb What Is Happening in Congress
Congress has seen a major effort meant to empower the shipping industry's regulator and strengthen the hand of shippers introduced in the Senate. The Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA) has...