Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently posted a message to trade partners on their website from Manuel A. Garza, Jr., Director of Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) concerning three new benefits for those trade partners who are in compliance with newest requirements to keep forced labor out of the supply chain. Those requirements, announced […]
While a third union, the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers (IBB) joins the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (BMWED) and the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS) in rejecting the current offer from carriers, citing the lack of sick time, all parties have agreed to extend the cooling off […]
A conversation with Sobel Network Shipping Co., Inc., Regional Director of Compliance, Sally T. Rosales. Why is it important to remain compliant in logistics? Sally: The consequences of non-compliance are clear, but other issues can come about that are less direct than the punitive measures countries enact. If your items are held up at the […]
As part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will require additional food traceability documentation for what are deemed certain high-risk foods. The FDA says that these requirements “would establish traceability recordkeeping requirements for persons who manufacture, process, pack, or hold foods that FDA has designated as foods for […]
Ford’s sales slid by 10% in October 2022 due to supply chain problems that caused delayed shipments. The auto giants reported sales for the month were almost 158,327 which was down from 176,000 reported in October of 2021. It was the second month of decline. Previously sales had held in the double digits despite semiconductor […]
Consumers are all too familiar with the impact of the supply chain on the prices of groceries at the market, but it’s also hitting the pharmaceutical industry hard. In 2021 the price of fludarabine, an older chemotherapy drug, was only $110 wholesale but this year, Areva Pharmaceuticals has increased the drug’s price to $2,736. Why […]
The Section 301 tariffs have had technical amendments to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) in two exclusions under HTSUS 9903.88.67. Because of this, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has made a guidance to aid in the understanding of said changes. The changes were made on October 14, 2022 by the Office […]
A rule has been declared by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently that Customs brokers are responsible for the classification of goods for others, like importers. The ruling was issued based on a 2017 request responding to Hampton Products International Corporation’s habit of providing tariff subheadings to customers, a disclaimer, and a potential risk to […]
Historic droughts have made it impossible for barges to float the Mississippi River. Currently, the Mighty Mississippi is so low that it is impassable. In the first week of October 2022, there are 150 vessels and 2,250 barges waiting to travel the Mississippi around Memphis and Vicksburg. The jams just continue with no solutions. The […]
With the holidays right around the corner, many people are already starting to think about ordering gifts. Retailers have been reassuring shoppers that they are flush with ample inventory. However, despite the reassurance, supply chain problems persist. Angeli Gianchandan, who is a professor of marketing at the Pompea College of Business at the University of […]
