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19
Dec
Section 301 Duty Increase Officially Postponed
On December 1, 2018 President Trump advised the additional duty rate for articles on List 3 would not increase from 10 to 25 percent as scheduled on January 1, 2019. Instead, he postponed the increase while China and the U.S. […]
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21
Sep
Automated Export System – Updates
The Automated Export System is used by the US Government for compiling trade statistics. It is also US law to report shipment date via AES filing when sending any exports out of the country valued over $2,500.00. To see common […]
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06
Jan
International Shipping: Intimidating, Yet Rewarding for Your Business
The world of transportation and logistics can appear very confusing to those outside the industry or for those attempting to break in to it. It is an industry mired in rules, regulations, terminology and high expectations. This is especially true […]
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27
Jan
Progress in West Coast Port Talks
The Pacific Maritime Association said Monday afternoon that a “tentative agreement was reached on the chassis topic” with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union during contract talks on Sunday. A spokesman for the employer group Pacific Maritime Assn., also said […]
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22
Jan
Customs and Border Protection Withdrawals First Sale Proposal
The First Sales rule allows an importer to base the value of imported finished goods for purposes of duty on the cost of the product at the first sale, typically to a middleman under the First Sale scenario, rather than […]
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