Online Tool Simplifies Tariff Assessments
A new online platform from the U.S. International Trade Administration (ITA) allows exporters to know, at the click of a mouse, tariff assessments for shipments headed to any of the countries with...
View ArticleU.S. Customs’ Internal Assessment Program – Right for your Business?
Businesses that regularly import goods into the U.S. face the possibility each year of being selected for a Customs and Border Patrol “Focused Assessment.” What is a focused assessment? Quite simply,...
View ArticleU.S. Visitors from Mexico and Canada Face New Entry Tariff
Mexican and Canadian visitors to the United States are going to find that the price of admission has just gotten a bit steeper, thanks to a new $5.50 tariff that will be assessed on all visitors...
View ArticleDriver Shortage Squeezes Already-Tight Capacity
It’s no secret that the recession had a serious impact on capacity – with the Internal Revenue Service reporting that as many as 3,000 carriers were forced out of business during 2008 alone – a less...
View ArticleNew Driver Regulations Sent Holiday Chill through Trucking Industry
In a late-December announcement, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) gave the trucking industry what amounted to a lump of coal, when it finalized new rules that it claims will...
View ArticleMessage to Congress: Highways/Truckers are Top Priority
Don’t underestimate the effect of new regulations on the nation’s commerce, was the unmistakable message delivered by a contingent of shippers, carriers and trade association officials who traveled...
View ArticleTSA missed Deadline to Screen International Cargo
Maybe it wasn’t such a big deal when Transportation Security Administration head John Pistole announced that his agency would miss a December 31 deadline to begin screening 100 percent of all cargo...
View ArticleOpposition to Service Changes for US and Canadian Truckers
Canadian truckers doing business in the United States will soon have to change their modus operandi, as a result of regulatory changes issued late last year by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...
View ArticleU.S. Clean Fleet Initiative Mirrors Purolator’s Greening the Fleet
When President Barack Obama announced a “National Clean Fleets Partnership,” he challenged the nation’s businesses to find ways to help reduce the nation’s reliance on foreign oil, and to “replace your...
View ArticleACE: Easing Cross Border Clearance Process
As anyone who regularly brings commercial goods into the U.S. knows, U.S. Customs Border Protection (CBP) has been involved in a years-long undertaking to enhance border security by automating and...
View ArticleBorder Compliance Provides a Competitive Edge
Growing frustration about the increasingly complex U.S./Canada border clearance process has been well documented. But some affected businesses seem to be turning the lemons of border compliance into...
View ArticleTrade Programs Expedite the US-Canada Border Process
A study of U.S./Canada border crossing delays found the average wait was 29 minutes. But for participants in the U.S./Canada “Free and Secure Trade Program” (FAST), the wait time was only eight...
View ArticleNon-Resident Importer Program allows U.S. Businesses Greater Access to...
Pity the delivery person who attempts to deliver a package to a Canadian consumer that includes an unexpected invoice for additional taxes, duties and brokerage fees. Few things anger Canadian...
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