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Firearms Exports Alert to All Members
Notice on Temporary Firearms Exports & Re-imports: Use Form 4457 This is an important notice to all individuals who have future plans to travel outside of the United States with their firearms. Please be aware there have been recent reports of the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol’s (CBP) reluctance to accept completed Forms 4457 for [...]
US-China Phase One Trade Agreement Effective Feb 14, 2020
US-China Phase One Trade Agreement US President Donald Trump and China’s chief trade negotiator, Vice-Premier Liu He, signed phase one of the Economic and Trade Agreement on January 15, 2020. The deal marks phase one in a two-part negotiation. The U.S. will reduce the tariffs on list 4(a) to 7.5% and the tariffs on list [...]
Potential New Tariffs for Europe & South America
US President Donald Trump is putting back tariffs on industrial metals from Argentina and Brazil and is also considering tariffs up to 100% on French goods. While none of this has been implemented it is something to be aware of if you are importing goods from any of these countries. SOUTH AMERICA When President Trump [...]
How to Navigate the Section 301 Tariff Process
How to Navigate the Section 301 Tariff Process Not sure if your goods qualify for a tariff exclusion? Here is a step by step approach provided by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to figure it out. Step One: Know Your HTS Subheading Every product subject to a proposed or ongoing Section [...]
Happy Holidays from Gallagher Transport 2019
Gallagher's Holiday Hours: Tuesday, December 24, Christmas Eve, Closing early at 1pm Wednesday, December 25, Christmas, Closed Tuesday, December 31, New Year's Eve, Closing early at 2pm Wednesday, January 1, New Year's Day, Closed As 2019 draws to a close, we are reminded that it has been a particularly eventful year for those of us [...]
When is A Sweater Not a Sweater?
Customs Clearance Stories from the Gallagher Archives Lesson: When using the HTSUS it is critical to know the headnotes! A client has purchased a shipment of merchandise described as “Women’s 53% cotton 47% rayon knitted sweaters.” After checking the HTSUS we decided that these are properly classified under item 6110.20.2020 at 17.3% duty rate. This [...]
Diplomatic Shipments
Diplomatic Shipments Diplomatic Shipments or Diplomatic Cargo are items that are consigned to government officials and employees of non-U.S. countries who have a diplomatic mission/duty in the United States. These cargo shipments have certain legal protection as they are considered official diplomatic correspondence. These protections were established by Article 27 of the 1961 Vienna Convention [...]
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[ALERT] Social Security Cards needed for Trophy Imports
[ALERT] Customs Border Patrol Requiring Social Security Cards for Trophy Imports Customs & Border Protection is adding another requirement for all importation of trophies to the United States; a copy of your valid Social Security Card. The July 2019 issue of the Safari Times reported that some hunters who were initially asked for this requirement [...]
Inheritance Shipments
Inheritance Shipments What are Inheritance Shipments? Inheritance Shipments are cargo or goods that you have inherited from a deceased person. In the case of importing inherited goods, one of the most frequently asked questions is: "Do I have to pay duty?" The United States Customs and Border Protection have set some guidelines to answer this [...]
[BREAKING NEWS] New E.U. Tariffs of 10-25% announced effective 10/18/19
Photo credit: Opendemocracy [BREAKING NEWS - CLIENT ALERT] In an effort to keep our clients as up to date as possible, please read the following alert: NEW E.U. TARIFFS OF 10-25% ANNOUNCED EFFECTIVE 10/18/19 The US-EU conflict over Boeing and Airbus subsidies is impacting other goods. The Trump administration announced this week that tariffs on [...]