Newsletters

September 2022

Shipping costs should continue to ease (Kiplinger Letter) Shipping costs [ocean, air, and trucking] should continue to ease, quickly if there is a recession, more slowly if there isn’t.  Rates and volumes will head back […]

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August 2022

Port of Long Beach to Remove Weekend Exemption for Free Time (From NCBFAA) Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero on July 27 announced the Southern California port authority will take steps to end […]

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July 2022

Importers warned of increased penalties by CPSC Importers, manufacturers, and others are being warned that failures to timely report product defects may be met with higher civil penalties and other enforcement measures. The Consumer Product […]

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June 2022

Lufthansa Cargo decreases Airfreight Surcharge to 0.95 USD per kg The sum of cost components in our airfreight surcharge has decreased in the past weeks. Consequently, Lufthansa Cargo is decreasing its Airfreight Surcharge, effective June 13, […]

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May 2022

Aug. 24 Deadline to Comment on Impact of Section 232 and 301 Tariffs (From Sandler Travis & Rosenberg) The International Trade Commission has initiated a fact-finding investigation on U.S. trade, production, and prices in the […]

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April 2022

Seaport delays & congestion forecast to continue through 2022 (The Kiplinger Letter, Mar 24) When it comes to moving goods by sea, there’s little hope for improvement in shipping delays or costs this year. The […]

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March 2022

US to hike tariffs, restrict imports/ exports as Russian sanctions expand (From Sandler Travis & Rosenberg) The president issued March 11 an executive order that prohibits U.S. imports of seafood, alcoholic beverages, and non-industrial diamonds […]

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February 2022

Lufthansa Cargo increases Airfreight Surcharge to 0.60 USD per kg (From Lufthansa) The sum of cost components in our airfreight surcharge has increased in the past weeks. Consequently, Lufthansa Cargo is increasing its Airfreight Surcharge, […]

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January 2022

The following may impact your import program. Please take a few minutes to go over these, as many of them are annual reminders that may require action on your part. All transportation and warehousing charges […]

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