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Jun
USMCA implementation July 1st!
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With an express goal to bring manufacturing back to the United States, the USMCA trade agreement will go into effect on July 1, 2020. With several important changes in the new iteration, USCBP…
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May
Bestway is back on the road!
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This week, Managing Partner-Domestic Riley Wiles and I are getting back on the road for two days of meetings and check-ins with shippers in southern Missouri. These meetings involve new import business from…
8
May
Container imbalances require creative solutions
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As blanked sailings increase, the container imbalance impacting ocean freight continues to grow. The outbreak of COVID-19 and subsequent stay-at-home orders crippled consumer demand for essential goods, leaving non-essential products lingering on shelves…
20
Apr
CBP announces 90-day duty postponement for select importers, entries, in March and April
The White House issued an Executive Order on Sunday deferring the payment of certain duties, taxes and fees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their announcement left most of the details to CBP who in…
Kansas Global : COVID-19 roundup
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We recently contributed to this roundup on COVID-19 and global trade by our friends and partners at Kansas Global Trade Services. It’s full of helpful insights and advice for companies on how to…
Hellmann Corona Crisis Global Operations Center
Our Partners at Hellmann Worldwide Logistics are managing a country-by-country Global Operations update site. Let’s talk about your lanes and how we can help. https://www.hellmann-journal.com/corona-crisis-global-operations
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Mar
NEW: COVID-19 Information Page
April 2, 2020: Decision to defer duties rests with White House Reporting this week from Bloomberg and other outlets indicates that following CBP’s short-lived, ad hoc approach that allowed importers to email the…
Bestway In Compliance with Stay-At-Home Order in Kansas City
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March 21, 2020 Dear Valued Clients and Partners, I hope this finds you and your loved ones well and making the best of our unusual situation. A few hours ago, Kansas City Mayor…
14
Aug
USTR offers some September 1st China duty reprieve – bifurcates to “A” and “B” sub-lists. UPDATE – Sept 1st list “entered or withdrawn” by that date.
UPDATE – THURSDAY, AUGUST 15TH – Today the USTR has provided the language for what will be published in the Federal Register most likely tomorrow on what merchandise will be subject to…
