Delayed - Mandatory Use of ACE for Entry/Entry Summary Filing From CBP - CSMS: Updated Timeline for Mandatory Transition to ACE for Electronic Entry and Summary Filing Executive Council, and the White House, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has been actively tracking and assessing stakeholder readiness for the mandatory filing of all electronic entry and entry … [Read more...]
West Coast: Congestion felt through 2nd Quarter
West Coast: Congestion felt through 2nd Quarter Retailers were impacted by the West Coast contract negotiations that resulted in a later start to the spring season. This will cost the U.S. retailers an estimated $7 billion this year. From JOC: Many major retailers say they've had to cutback calendars and build up inventories well in advance in the second quarter, or … [Read more...]
Tianjin Port Blasts – Thunderstorms complicate recovery
Tianjin Port Blasts - Thunderstorms complicate recovery From AP (via ABC News): Thunderstorms Tuesday complicated recovery efforts from last week's massive explosions at a warehouse in China's Tianjin port that killed at least 114 people, left 57 missing and exposed dangerous chemicals — including some that could become flammable on contact with … [Read more...]
Imports and the Automated Export System (AES) Filing Requirements
Imports and the Automated Export System (AES) Filing Requirements Is an AES filing required for goods that previously entered in the United States, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands? From Global Reach: To answer that question it is important to know how the goods were imported. When goods come into the United States they are processed by U.S. Customs and Border … [Read more...]
Explosions at Chinese Container Port -Tianjin
Explosions at Chinese Container Port -Tianjin From Reuters: Two huge explosions tore through an industrial area where toxic chemicals and gas were stored in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin, killing at least 50 people, including at least a dozen fire fighters, officials and state media said on Thursday. At least 700 people were injured, more than 71 … [Read more...]