U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) has published a November 1, 2017, Federal Register Notice (FRN) advising the below-noted increase(s), effective January 1, 2018. CBP will increase Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) “user fees” by 2.677 per-cent to adjust... Read more >
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) recently issued Customs Notice CN17-34 to advise exporters of the Canadian Automated Export Declaration (CAED) program changes and that CBSA is developing a new system to replace CAED by January 2020. The 2018 version of... Read more >
Effective November 2, 2017, provisional duties are no longer payable on certain silicon metal originating in or exported from Brazil, Kazakhstan, Laos, Malaysia, Norway and Thailand. On November 3, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) published it’s finding that the... Read more >
In 2016, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) implemented the Accounts Receivable Ledger (ARL) as Phase One of its Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) project. As part of this initiative, the CBSA will change its refund process, effective August 01,... Read more >
What it’s about Effective July 1, 2016, shippers must include the verified gross mass of shipping containers leaving from any port, worldwide. The new regulation, mandated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) under the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS)... Read more >
Cross-border shipping is a great way to expand your client base, product reach and revenue streams. But there are rules and regulations to adhere to, and non-compliance can be costly. Expand your borders The Canadian market, like the country itself,... Read more >
New customers. New opportunity. Growth. Increased revenue. Mexico offers all these things and more for today's modern businesses. It's a rich source of goods, with new and emerging supply chain partners. It's an ideal hub for importing and re-exporting. And... Read more >
Global Fresh turned to Livingston for assistance in improving its southern border import processes. With multiple regulatory bodies on both sides of the border, importing from Mexico was proving a real challenge for Global Fresh. Facing bottlenecks throughout the supply... Read more >
Are you prepared for a customs audit? Both U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Canada Border Services Agency have indicated that, every importer will eventually be audited. With an audit being a "when" rather than an "if" scenario, it's important that... Read more >
Mexico's IMMEX program allows businesses to temporarily import goods into Mexico, transform or manufacture them into a different or complete product, and then re-export them. Traditionally, taxes and duties did not apply to these items. But recent changes have made... Read more >
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