September 28, 2019/
On Wednesday, the US and Japan signed a preliminary trade deal to go into effect in January 2020. The deal is welcomed by farmers who have been dealt a harsh blow by the breakdown of negotiations with China, as...
On Wednesday, the US and Japan signed a preliminary trade deal to go into effect in January 2020. The deal is welcomed by farmers who have been dealt a harsh blow by the breakdown of negotiations with China, as...
There is good news coming in as a de-escalation of tariffs for shippers from China whose merchandise was on one of the first three lists published by the US Trade Representative. As a gesture of goodwill to China for...
As we reported in the beginning of the month, when President Trump tweeted that a 4th tranche of 301 duties would be coming on the remaining $300 billion in Chinese imports, the USTR announced yesterday that only part of...
On August 2nd, President Trump told reporters waiting outside of the White House that he would be instituting tariffs on all imports from China that haven’t yet been covered by other sections or exclusions. The tariffs are set to...
In late June, the MSC Gayane was seized due to carrying almost twenty tons of cocaine on board when it docked at the Port of Philadelphia and their C-TPAT status was temporarily suspended. Thanks to the USCBP investigation, we’ve...
On Monday, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced in a Federal Register notice the establishment of a process for requesting exclusions from Section 301 duties for products on “List 3.” Interested parties can request that products be...
May of 2019 has officially become the busiest May on record at the Port of Virginia. Thanks to the expanded handling abilities, container throughput capacity and enhanced efficiencies 206,000 TEUs moved though the port in May. The month also...
As of May 17, 2019 the USTR eliminated Turkey’s preferential trade status thanks to the nation achieving an arbitrary delegation of being sufficiently economically developed. Though this will end trade that was allowed to enter the US duty free,...
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has been at the top of the news as they increased the 10% tariffs to 25% on the 3rd tranche of goods imported from China, achieving a raise that was due but...
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has positioned itself as an attractive alternative route for larger cargo vessels traversing the route to southern Asia in recent years. Rate incentives introduced by the SCA have led to a banner year for...
