Remaining ACE Functionality to be Phased in Starting in September
Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report After several delays, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that all remaining post-release capabilities in the Automated ... Read More
Uncertainty in the Shipping Industry’s Recovery Is Not Slowing Down Consolidations of Ocean Lines
After the last two mergers by Ocean Lines in China and Japan, only seven major carrier groups in the world remain and they posses 75% ... Read More
U.S. West Coast dockworkers ratify contract extension with shippers
Reuters | Steve Gorman Dockworkers at 29 ports in California, Oregon and Washington are expected to ratify a three-year extension of their contract with shipping ... Read More
Initiation of AD/CVD Investigation: Certain Tapered Roller Bearings from Republic of Korea
n July 18, 2017, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated its less-than-fair-value duty investigation on “Certain Tapered Roller Bearings from the Republic of Korea” (Initiation ... Read More
Korea Seeks to Slow Talks on Modifications to FTA with U.S.
Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report | Thursday, July 27, 2017 Following a request from the U.S. to quickly launch talks on possible changes to ... Read More
Aftermath of Cyber Attack Attributing to Massive Congestion in Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany
An explosion of increased trade activities in Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany in the first half of the year has pushed all ports and the transportation ... Read More
GSP Update: Duty-Free Treatment for Travel Goods Expanded and Additional Changes
Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report | July 3, 2017 An expansion of duty-free treatment for imported travel goods and other changes to the Generalized ... Read More
Are COSCO and OOCL Merging?
Hanjin’s downfall spread shockwaves throughout the global shipping industry which impelled the major carriers to form three global alliances. Trying to grapple with this issue ... Read More
Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Final Rule Establishes Third-Party Accreditation Process
While importers continue to navigate the implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) established a website to ... Read More
