Just prior to Section 232 coming into effect at 12:01 a.m. EDT on March 23, 2018, the Proclamations requiring a 25% duty on steel articles and 10% duty on aluminum articles were amended to include additional country exemptions . The... Read more >
On Thursday, March 22, 2018, President Trump announced and signed a Presidential Proclamation to impose sweeping 25% Section 301 tariffs on the value of imports from China. The products to be included are aerospace, information and communication technology, and machinery on as many as 1,300 tariff lines. The... Read more >
This article was originally published in the Journal of Commerce on March 21, 2018 By David Rish, President, Global Trade Management, Livingston International When U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he would be imposing tariffs on imported aluminum and steel... Read more >
This article was originally published in Global Trade Magazine on February 14, 2017. By David Rish, President, Global Trade Management When US President Donald Trump took the podium at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in January, he brought... 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 >
How do you find a customs broker that's right for you? Every broker essentially does the same thing - facilitates the clearance of your goods as they travel across the border - but every broker is different. Big and small,... 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 >
Today’s businesses are faced with increasing competition on a global scale. Without a strong supply chain operation to keep goods moving and cash flowing, businesses risk falling behind. But as businesses evolve, grow and expand to new markets, supply chain... Read more >
Do you have a disaster recovery/business continuity plan in place? Does your customs broker? Read more >
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) Safe Food for Canadians Act is currently scheduled to come into effect on January 1, 2015, and will have a significant impact on importers and exporters. Read more >