Alternatives to China: Consider Malaysia

This is the second in a series of articles offering alternate options to manufacturing/sourcing from China for your supply chain. In this article we feature Malaysia. Click here to read our first article with information about Vietnam. We’re working with clients who...

Alternatives to China: Consider Vietnam

This article is part of an ongoing series. The Cargo Services team is sharing information about countries and areas of the world that could provide alternate manufacturing and shipping costs for long-term supply chain cost management. According to Yahoo Finance,...

Guidance tariff increase

The tariff rate increase from 10% to 25% is effective for goods on the September 2018 Federal Register Notice. You can see the list by clicking here. It is a PDF that can be downloaded to your desktop to review and share. For specific questions regarding your shipment...

Increase Section 301 Duties to take effect Friday, May 10

We received this notice today, Wednesday, May 8, from the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America. On May 9, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is scheduled to publish a modification to the Section 301 Tariffs increasing the duty...

U.S. import duty and taxes 101

Most company leaders choose to manage their own freight forwarding. If you import a few times a year, it’s still best to control the transportation from the origin port or airport using FOB (Free on Board) terms of sale. We’re here to support you by providing the...

Cargo insurance: why protect your goods?

It happens. Sometimes inventory and supplies can be damaged during transit. Items shipped in a cargo container often have a long way to travel until they arrive at your place of business. Last month we read about a container fire on board a vessel that was on its way...