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It’s now coming up on a year since the expiration of the General System of Preferences (GSP) program on July 31, 2013. GSP offers duty-free treatment upon entry to certain goods of certain countries to help with their economic...
It’s now coming up on a year since the expiration of the General System of Preferences (GSP) program on July 31, 2013. GSP offers duty-free treatment upon entry to certain goods of certain countries to help with their economic...
On April 30th, a CSX freight train from Chicago with tank cars carrying crude oil derailed and caused a massive explosion in Lynchburg, Virginia, a little under two hundred miles from Norfolk where we are located. Fortunately, there were...
Two weeks ago, Customs and Border Protection participated in the NCBFAA’s Annual Conference. They were present and engaged in a variety of panels discussing changes to the regulations that govern Customs brokers as well as the impending delivery and...
As we wrote about here a few weeks ago, Hampton Roads is looking into ways to better handle truck congestion and terminal activity in a bid to improve productivity and the relations between longshore labor and the truckers who...
President Obama signed an Executive Order mandating the use of the International Trade Data System (ITDS) by December 31, 2016. The ITDS creates capabilities that will allow businesses to transmit, through an electronic “single-window,” the data required by the...
Sometimes all it takes is someone in a position of authority to have a firsthand experience at how bad things are to take steps towards positive change…and that happened to John Reinhart, the new Virginia Port Authority‘s CEO and...
In our previous post, I introduced you to the Lacey Act, the history of the Act and what importers and Customs brokers are presently doing to be in compliance with the law. The Act was implemented in phases, each...
The Lacey Act regulates imports of wood and wood products, but because of the way it has been implemented and the way it must be filed, there can be compliance gulfs created between Customs entry submission and Lacey Act...
Craney Island is a manmade island located near the entrance to the navigational channel of the Elizabeth River and could be an integral component in the growth of Hampton Roads port when the Panama Canal expansion is completed. Everyone’s...
At Nelson International, we take the trust you place in us as your Customs broker or freight forwarder very seriously. In order to be a Customs broker, an individual must pass a difficult test given by Customs twice annually...
