Trade Alerts

To avert a national rail shutdown, U.S. President Joe Biden sent a statement yesterday calling for Congress to pass legislation immediately to adopt the Tentative Agreement announced in September between…

On Wednesday, November 23, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced in a Federal Register notice that Section 301 tariff exclusions for 81 COVID-related medical care products would be extended…

On Monday, the largest railroad union, the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers (SMART-TD), representing the industry’s conductors, rejected a five-year contract agreement brokered by the White House in…

A State of Emergency was declared yesterday for parts of Western New York due to a heavy lake-effect snowstorm that began on Wednesday and is expected to last through Sunday. …

According to Federal Register 7 CFR Part 1222, the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is accepting comments on proposed changes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) numbers for…

Canada’s rail problems are not going away any time soon, and it’s significantly impacting the industry.  Deringer’s partners are currently reporting container congestion at the Toronto rail terminals.  Long lines…

Railroads and unions continue to negotiate their contract but remain at an impasse over quality of life issues regarding sick time and penalties for missing work.  As a result, the…

Labor contract negotiations for the West Coast Port Worker Union have been ongoing since May 10, 2022.  The parties continue to negotiate without a contract in place.  While there was…

On August 15, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched the third phase of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Imported Seafood Pilot program.  The pilot utilizes AI and machine…

As congestion increases at Montreal railyards, additional charges are becoming more common.  As volumes into the port increase, terminal yards are regularly full, and reservations to return empty containers are…