October 05, 2021 WASHINGTON – Following Ambassador Katherine Tai’s announcement on October 4, 2021 that the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) will start a targeted tariff exclusion process, today USTR is posting a Federal Register notice inviting …
Customs User Fee Update 10/01/2021 Pursuant to the General Notice (86 FR 40864) published July 29, 2021, various changes to user fees within the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) will take effect on October 1, 2021. The …
Washington, D.C., September 23, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the implementation of Phase VI of the Lacey Act enforcement schedule. Effective October 1, …
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced the publication of a Request for Applications (RFA) for the Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety (SPRD) Block Grant Program https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/grants/sprs on Sept. 23. The SPRS grant program will provide approximately …
Los Angeles / Long Beach Port Conditions Please find below link to a current article from Freightwaves detailing the overall conditions and vessel delays in the Port of Los Angeles / Long Beach. The current volume increase and vessel delays …
USTR Announces Joint U.S.-E.U. Cooperative Framework for Large Civil Aircraft 06/15/2021 WASHINGTON – The United States and the European Union today announced a cooperative framework to address the large civil aircraft disputes. The agreement moves away from past confrontation in …
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On May 24, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) partnership with Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) that established a dedicated portal where industry partners could request a DUNS number will end and the portal will no longer be available. D&B, …
CSMS #47738574 – FDA DUNS Lookup Portal No Longer Available as of Monday, May 24, 2021 Read more »
Please inform your shippers and origin freight forwarders to include Flegenheimer International on the Master Air Waybill (MAWB) as the notify party. Many airlines are requesting the driver to have a copy of the Power of Attorney from the consignee …
Please find below link to an article from Supply Chain Drive regarding the ongoing congestion at the Ports of Los Angeles / Long Beach. 4 charts show the effects of West Coast port congestion and supply chain delays | …
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GSP, MTB, and 301 Exclusions set to expire Jan. 1, 2021 Please find below announcement from the NCBFFA. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): Effective Jan. 1, customs brokers will need to obtain and pay duties from importers for merchandise …
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