According to this article, the Trump Administration wants to hit Chinese-made vessels with tariffs in order to help US ship building companies and to curb Chinese market share? I think that would really cause an uproar through the maritime industry if vessels have to pay additional (likely large) fees when they dock at a US […]
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The ILA union and the US Maritime Alliance have agreed to increase wages for the general contract and to postpone further strike until January. This is great news! At least the docks should be opening again for the next couple of months to keep the negotiations open especially while Christmas imports begin arriving. That does
Now that the dock workers are on strike, how long is it going to last? There’s no telling as of yet, but many are already wondering if shipments will be diverted to West Coast ports. Trucking rates and shipping rates are likely to go up. Will this cause inflation to rise? We’ll see how long
Gulf and East Coast Longshoremen Officially on StrikeRead More »
The announcement we knew could be coming, thanks mainly to Shein and Temu, occurred today. The White House has officially announced proposed executive order that would keep imports subject to products covered by tariffs imposed under Sections 201 or 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, or Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of
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Check the Federal Register Notice here to see if your goods fall under Annex C, which contains the exclusions that have been extended through May 2025. Otherwise, no exclusions for you! On a side note, the Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF) is being increased again. As per the Federal Register Notice dated 7/22, the merchandise processing
Wasatch CHB has officially relocated to Bellingham, WA, but that doesn’t mean anything has changed! As we all know, COVID-19 really brought out opportunities for companies to perform more work remotely, so even though our physical address has changed, the services we provide haven’t. Customs and Border Protection even updated the regulations with the Broker
https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2023/september/ustr-extends-reinstated-and-covid-related-exclusions-china-section-301-tariffs The COVID related exclusions have now been extended AGAIN through end of 2023! Did your item make the cut? Check out this link. https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2023/september/ustr-extends-reinstated-and-covid-related-exclusions-china-section-301-tariffs
As per the Federal Register, the US Trade Rep is reinstating exclusions for some tariffs from the China 301 duties. You’ll want to check the list as some items are product specific and some may be general. You can check those out at this link here. They are grouped by the China tariff/list number (9903.88.01,9903.88.02,etc)
They aren’t the first, and they definitely won’t be the last. In 2020, logistics giant CMA-CGM was hit. Now, in an already strained logistics system, one of the biggest has been hacked, Expeditors International. This could have some serious consequences at a time when the system is already struggling to keep up. https://www.wsj.com/articles/expeditors-international-shuts-down-computer-systems-after-cyberattack-11645566461
Here is a cool video about how many people are involved in getting a container on and off a vessel.