Ocean carriers are proposing a Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) on US/Canada bound cargo from Far East and Indian origins. The PSS is anticipated on January 15, 2016. In addition, steamship lines have announced their intention to assess a General Rate Increase
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Monetary Penalty Phase of ACI eManifest Begins January 11th
Beginning January 11, 2016, the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) will begin enforcing the monetary penalty phase of the Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS) for highway carriers who do not comply with the Advance Commercial Information (ACI
Video (B)logistics: What ACE Means For You
Deringer’s Video (B)logistics offers a quick discussion regarding what you need to know about US Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). The deadline for many components of…
Alameda Corridor Surcharge Set to Rise in 2016
Surcharge rates for the Alameda Corridor, in Southern California, are set to increase effective January 1, 2016. The expressway, which encompasses routes between Los Angeles, Long Beach, and intermodal rail yards 20-25 miles inland (east of downtown Los A
CBP Announces Phase III for GSP Retroactive Refund Processing
On June 29, 2015, President Obama signed the Trade Preferences Act of 2015, renewing the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) trade program, effective June 29, 2015, through December 31, 2017. The program, reauthorized with retroactive effect, enables
Ocean Carriers Announce January 1st GRI
Major Steamship Lines have announced their intention to assess a General Rate Increase (GRI) on all US/Canada bound cargo from Far East and Indian origins. In the US/Canada, a previous GRI scheduled to take effect on December 1, 2015, for both destinatio
Ocean Carriers Announce December 1st GRI
Ocean carriers are proposing a General Rate Increase (GRI) on US/Canada bound cargo from Far East and Indian Origins. In the US/Canada, a previous GRI scheduled to take effect on November 1, 2015, for both destinations, was delayed until November 15, 2015
Second Explosion in Tianjin Brings Further FDA Scrutiny: Creates Import/Export Slowdowns
On October 26, 2015, US Customs and Border Protection released a message from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updating the FDA’s scope of increased surveillance of certain FDA regulated products transited through the Binhai New Area Industrial Ce
Video (B)logistics: Understanding Ex-Works (EXW) & Free Onboard (FOB) Incoterms
Matt Parrott, Deringer’s Director of Transportation, discusses the difference, risks, and benefits of using Ex-Works versus Free Onboard Incoterms.
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement Reaches Capitol Hill
TPP would eliminate or reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers for goods and services for 12 member countries.