Trade Alerts

On October 28, 2016, the World Customs Organization released the 2017 edition of the Harmonized System Nomenclature (HS), the world’s global standard for classifying goods in international trade; the 2017 edition will enter into use on January 1, 2017.

Major steamship lines have implemented an October 15, 2016, General rate Increase (GRI) for transpacific cargo from the Far East and India to the US and Canada. While early indications pointed towards a significant rate increase, Deringer has observed rat

Many of our customers have reported receiving Informed Compliance Letters” from US Customs and Border Protection’s Regulatory Audit department. While the letters vary, the theme is the same, CBP is advising that the recipient review the company&#39

Introduced more than 12 years ago, the Canadian Border Services Agency’s (CBSA) Advance Commercial Information (ACI) program ushered in a more efficient risk management process to help identify threats prior to the arrival of cargo and conveyances in Ca

Following an inter-ministerial meeting, workers at the Port of Chittagong called off an October 4, 2016, strike; while no resolution was met, Prime Mover-Trailer Owners and Workers’ Unity Council agreed to postpone the strike until October 13, 2016, all

Customs announced Wednesday that the planned deployment of additional ACE capabilities, scheduled for implementation on October 29, 2016, has been delayed. CBP stated that they continue to…

Major steamship lines have postponed the scheduled October 1, 2016, General Rate Increase (GRI), and instead will try to implement on October 15th. Early indications are that the October 15th rate increase will be minimal, and there is a good possibility

Under the Bioterrorism Act of 2002 and the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011, facilities which engage in the manufacturing, processing, packing or holding of food which is to be consumed in the United States, must register with the Food and Drug Admin

On January 5, 2015, President Obama issued a proclamation requiring all agencies to receive import data via the International Trade Data System (ITDS) by the end of 2016. The ITDS system is a clearinghouse of information allowing various Federal agencies

On Thursday, September 8, 2016, US Customs announced a one month extension to begin mandatory filing in the new Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) of post-release documents for imported goods.