Insights

Coronavirus Update - August 4

August 04, 2020.
Coronavirus Updates

Allyn International is committed to providing you with the latest updates during this very fluid and ever-changing period. Our goal with the information provided below is to give you at a high-level, a current overview of the most heavily impacted regions. The lockdown of containment zones in India has been...

Upcoming Sales Tax Holidays 2020

July 28, 2020.
Tax Publications

Sales tax holidays or tax-free weekends is a time that many consumers look forward to each year. Typically, these holidays will correspond with the start of the new school year. During this time, some states will remove the sales tax requirement from the purchase of items usually used in the...

Coronavirus Update - July 28

July 28, 2020.
Coronavirus Updates

Coronavirus Update - July 21

July 21, 2020.
Coronavirus Updates

Coronavirus Update - July 14

July 14, 2020.
Coronavirus Updates

Allyn International is committed to providing you with the latest updates during this very fluid and ever-changing period. Our goal with the information provided below is to give you at a high-level, a current overview of the most heavily impacted regions. Due to continued spikes in COVID-19 infections, several US...

USMCA Does Not Allow for MPF Refunds

July 14, 2020.
Trade Publications

The new USMCA went into effect on July 1, 2020. The new agreement contains one departure from NAFTA that may directly impact importers’ savings. A significant difference between NAFTA and the new USMCA agreement is that, unlike NAFTA, USMCA will not allow for refunds of the Merchandise Processing Fee. While MPF...

NAFTA 2.0 - Provisions and Effects of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

July 09, 2020.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications

On July 1st, the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) went into effect. Also known as the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) and the Tratado entre México, Estados Unidos y Canadá (T-MEC) in Canada and Mexico respectively, this free trade agreement was designed to replace the 26-year-old NAFTA. Rather...

Coronavirus: Impact on the Transportation and Logistics Industry

July 08, 2020.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications, Coronavirus Updates

The transportation and logistics industry performs one of the most vital services of the modern globalized and interconnected world. Since the beginning of 2020, many countries worldwide shut down their borders and limited transportation and travel to contain the Coronavirus outbreak. This pandemic affects almost every dimension of economic...

Post-Wayfair Need for Exemption Certificates

July 08, 2020.
Tax Publications

On June 21, 2018, the US Supreme Court provided a landmark decision that changed the dynamic of sales tax and has since created a domino effect on taxpayers and businesses throughout the US. Not only has the definition of nexus expanded from the prior physical nexus to now include economic nexus,...

Coronavirus Update - July 7

July 07, 2020.
Coronavirus Updates

Allyn International is committed to providing you with the latest updates during this very fluid and ever-changing period. Our goal with the information provided below is to give you at a high-level, a current overview of the most heavily impacted regions. Many countries are seeing a second wave of COVID-19...

Coronavirus Update - June 30

June 30, 2020.
Coronavirus Updates

Allyn International is committed to providing you with the latest updates during this very fluid and ever-changing period. Our goal with the information provided below is to give you at a high-level, a current overview of the most heavily impacted regions. Many countries are seeing a second-wave of COVID-19...

USMCA Goes Live

June 29, 2020.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications

The highly anticipated USMCA goes live on July 1, 2020. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which went into effect in 1994, is expiring at the end of June. Over the 25 plus years since implementation, trade among the three-member nations blossomed, import prices for key industries such as oil and food have...