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Are you involved in importing goods into the United States? Whether you're an individual or a business entity, understanding US import taxes, duties, and tariffs is essential. Keeping a close eye on...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Almost all food products imported into the U.S. are subject to review by the FDA. The decision to inspect the goods is based on:
Nature of the Product,
FDA Priorities,
Past History of the Commodity.
The Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) is a web-based system that the trade community uses to report imports and exports while the government determines admissibility. The ACE Secure Data Portal...
Human resources are available to importers who can help make the shipping and entry process easy from start to finish. Importers can often tackle all the necessary tasks involved with the U.S....
Those shipping wine to the United States will need to work with Customs to get it imported, and there are a few things to know about navigating this. The key to efficiently importing wine into the...
Also known as an Importer Security Filing, submitting an ISF is mandatory for those importing containerized cargo into the United States. What is an ISF? An ISF is required for containerized...
There are certain risks involved when importing EPA commodities, so shippers must be aware of any regulations that could apply to their merchandise. The United States Environmental Protection Agency...
FBA shippers need to perform due diligence before selecting a supplier. Performing due diligence can protect buyers from issues like loss and liability. Due diligence is an investigation of a...