Antidumping laws in the United States can be very intimidating for businesses that import, but the first step to protecting yourself is understanding the basics. In global trade, it's important to...
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[Video] What Are Antidumping and Countervailing Duties?
Trade Risk Guaranty defines antidumping and countervailing in a new educational video on their YouTube channel. The topic of antidumping and countervailing can be very scary for any business or...
How Often Do Antidumping and Countervailing Petitions Result in AD/CVD Cases?
Antidumping and Countervailing can be a scary topic for U.S. Importers when a petition is filed, but how often does that petition become an enforced case? Antidumping and Countervailing (AD/CVD) can...
What is the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act?
As of June 2022, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act went into effect and importers have already begun to feel the effects. On December 23, 2021, President Biden signed the Uyghur Forced Labor...
Importing in the United States: What is a Debit Voucher?
The short timeframe associated with receiving a debit voucher from Customs and Border Protection can have a detrimental effect on a company's ability to import. Learning more about this type of...
[Webinar] An Introduction to the Canadian Customs Bond
In this webinar, Trade Risk Guaranty provides an introduction to the Canadian Customs Bond to help importers be prepared for the upcoming changes. Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has been...
How Long Does it Take to Place a Canadian Customs Bond?
As the deadline for CARM approaches, Canadian Importers need to get their Canadian Customs Bond in place to be able to continue their normal import functions. As January continues to move toward...
What is a Canadian D120 Customs Bond & How Does it Work?
With the recent updates implemented by CARM, many Canadian importers need to get more familiar with the Canadian D120 Customs Bond and how it works. The Canadian D120 Customs Bond has been part of...
Calculating Bond Size for the Canadian D120 Customs Bond
There has been a lot of talk about the upcoming requirement for Canadian importers to secure their own bond, but how can bond size be calculated before the June 2022 date? As of June 2022, it will...
Introduction to CARM and the Canadian D120 Customs Bond
The upcoming CARM regulations will make it mandatory for Canadian importers to have their own D120 Customs Bond as opposed to relying on the bond of their broker. A change is on the horizon for...
What is HTS and HTSUS?
Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) codes identify all internationally traded goods and are the same for all countries that use the HTS, while HTSUS codes are specific to the United States. Harmonized...
Customs Bond Activity Code Guide
There’s an array of activity codes associated with US Customs bonds. The most common bonds are activity code one importer bonds; however, the other types of Customs bonds play a crucial role in...