U.S. Customs and Border Protection will begin billing for the Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF) increase that was retroactively effective on October 1, 2011. Customs did not begin accepting the new MPF rate until November 5 and will begin the retroactive billing process …
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Flegenheimer International Inc. has been notified by Pier Pass, Inc. to expect a press release to be issued shortly announcing an increase in Traffic Mitigation Fees (Pier Pass fees) to $61.50/20′ container (increase of $1.50) and $123.00/40′ container (increase of …
To help Flegenheimer International obtain all necessary releases and get your shipment to you in the shortest possible time, we have a couple of suggestions: 1) Provide your commercial documents (commercial invoice, packing list, additional required documents, shipment info) as …
Argentina Loses GSP Privileges On March 26, 2012, President Obama issued a Presidential Proclamation suspending Argentina’s eligibility for GSP privileges because Argentina has not acted in good faith in enforcing two longstanding arbitration awards. As of May 28, 2012, goods …
The Republic of Korea-United States Free Trade Agreement (aka KORUS FTA) goes into effect today, 3/15/2012. KORUS is a trade agreement between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea. The Agreement’s provisions eliminate 95% of each nation’s tariffs on goods …
Rod Flegenheimer will be attending the International Boston Seafood Show on March 11 – March 13. If your company will be at the Boston Seafood Show and you have any questions that need answers, you want to voice any concerns …
As of February 3, 2012, many of the Harmonized Tariff Classifications covering seafood have changed. In order to properly classify shipments of fish and other seafood, we now have to know the scientific name of the commodity being imported. Also, …
On January 26, 2012, the U.S. International Trade Commission determined that revoking the existing anti-dumping and countervailing duties on fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon from Norway would not be likely to harm the U.S. salmon-farming industry. This finding comes after …
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U.S. Fish & Wildlife – Fee Increase As of January 1, 2012, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service will implement new inspection fees. These fees will remain in effect indefinitely: Designated port based inspection fee: $93.00 Nondesignated port base inspection fee: $145.00 …
Congress has voted to increase the Merchandise Processing Fee collected by U.S. Customs on every formal entry to 0.3464% of the FOB value from the current 0.21% of FOB value. This increase has not affected the minimum MPF charged of …
