Import Broker Blog
[ALERT] Are you planning to import hunting trophies through Atlanta?
[ALERT]: New Inspection Guidelines for Imports of Hunting Trophies passing through Port of Atlanta For enthusiastic hunters, hunting is more than just a mere hobby - it is a serious activity that is done with passion and precision. Before proceeding to one’s hunting trip, preparation is very important but what’s also equally important is to [...]
Door Delivery by the Steamship Line – A Good Idea?
Customers Clearance Stories from the Gallagher Archives. Importing Goods from Overseas. Who should pay shipping? Sometimes our clients purchase goods where the delivery is paid for by the shipper, and the shipper arranges for the steamship line to deliver the goods right to the consignee’s door. This sounds mighty convenient, but we don’t recommend it. [...]
Heads up: New 10% Tariff on $300B China Imports to the U.S. starting September 1st
Heads up: New 10% Tariff on $300B China Imports to the U.S. starting September 1st On August 1, 2019 President Donald Trump declared that effective September 1, 2019, an additional 10% Section 301 tariff will be imposed on all the remaining Chinese goods imported from China amounting to an estimated worth of $300B. On August [...]
[UPDATE] Section 301 Next Steps – Some Tariffs Delayed until December 2019
The tariffs rules are changing so fast and so often, it is hard to keep track. Our goal is to share the latest information on these complicated matters as accurately and timely as possible. Below is the latest information about the Section 301 tariffs, reported exactly as published by the USTR 08/13/2019 USTR Announces Next [...]
Tariff Engineering – What is it?
Tariff Engineering: Where the Little Things Truly Matter You’ve probably heard about the term “tariff” or duty at least once in your life, but you may not have heard of the term Tariff Engineering. In simple terms, a tariff is a type of tax that the government imposes on imported goods from other countries which [...]
[UPDATE] Section 301 First Round of Exclusions: List of $16 Billion in Chinese Imports Published by USTR
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is to officially publish the first round of exclusions from Section 301 to the Federal Register on July 31, 2019. This first round of product exclusions will be exempt from the second tranche of $16 billion Section 301 imports from China that was implemented almost a year [...]
The Danger of Dirt
Customs Clearance Stories from the Gallagher Archives. What happens when you import dirt? We would like to warn you of a problem that can seem quite small but can become quite serious. To you and me, dirt is a nuisance. We have to be careful not to track it into our homes, and when we [...]
Recent News on Tariff Exceptions
The United States Trade Representative Office is allowing for importers and other interested parties to apply for tariff exception or exclusions for products from the List 3 Section 301 tariffs. These products include over 5,700 HTSUS subheadings that cover food items, chemical intermediates, textile intermediates, fuel products, metal tools and housewares, electric and electronic consumer [...]
Importing Billy the Elephant
Customs Clearance Stories from the Gallagher Archives. Importing an Elephant?! Machinery is a pretty normal item in the supply chain, and clothing is certainly common. Sometimes, however, we encounter rather odd things like furniture made with animal parts (such as chairs with zebra heads, couches with crocodile hides, etc.) We also have been known [...]
Importer Security Filing – ISF
Can U.S. Customs See Your Shipment’s Importer Security Filing? ISF is known as the Importer Security Filing. This is a rule implemented by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for security purposes. ISF is previously known as the “10+2” rule. This rule requires the submission of the information on the cargo container to the [...]