When tariffs on goods imported into the United States increase, in addition to the impact to your U.S. Customs bond, you have to consider how those tariffs impact cargo insurance. Cargo insurance is...
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How Tariffs Impact Your Entry Summary When Importing into the U.S.
As new tariffs get announced and begin to go into effect, it is not always clear how these tariffs impact your entry summary when importing into the United States. When you make entry into the...
How to Declare Additional Duties on Imports from China
Additional duties on imports from China have officially gone into effect, but how do you declare these duties on your entry summary? As of February 4, 2025, the Trump Administration has officially...
Travis Smith Discusses the Future of Trade in 2025 at the FDRA Conference in Portland, OR
In a panel at the 2024 FDRA conference, Travis Smith discusses the future of trade in 2025 and what we can learn from the past. In September of 2024, TRG attended the Shoe Trade & Logistics Strategy...
Navigating Antidumping Regulations: Can You Import Antidumped Products?
It may not be grammatically correct, but many U.S. importers ask us: can you import antidumped products? In international trade, businesses often grapple with the complexities of antidumping...
Common Terms for Antidumping and Countervailing
Lay the groundwork for a better understanding of the topic with these terms for antidumping and countervailing. Navigating the complex terrain of international trade requires a keen understanding of...
[Webinar] 2023 Q2 International Trade Update
Trade Risk Guaranty hosted a webinar in July 2023 to discuss recent news and give importers a 2023 Q2 international trade update. In a recent webinar, Trade Risk Guaranty continues our tradition of...
Import Data on Steel Mill Products: 2021 vs 2022
Looking over the import data on steel mill products can help illuminate the impact global events have had on the steel industry throughout 2021 and 2022. The history of importing steel into the...
[Webinar] 2023 Q1 International Trade Update
Trade Risk Guaranty hosted a webinar in March 2023 to discuss recent news and give importers a 2023 Q1 international trade update. The international trade industry has been in an extreme state of...
Section 301 Exclusions Extended Until December 2022
On March 23, 2022 the USTR announced that the section 301 exclusions for 352 HTSUS codes would be reinstated through December 31, 2022. Back in October 2021, the United States Trade Representative...
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...