Insights

NEW Broker Reporting & National Broker Permit Enhancements

December 27, 2022.
Trade Publications

As of December 19, 2022, U.S Customs and Border Protection eliminated the Customs Broker District Permit Fee and provided enhancements to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Portal. Prior to this change, brokers were required to obtain a District Permit in order to transact customs business for ports belonging to that district....

Shipping Container Shortage Shifts into a Surplus

December 19, 2022.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications

Initially triggered by the global outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2019, the shipping container situation changed, and we saw an ongoing container shortage worldwide. The global lockdown brought significant restrictions on movement: factories were shut down and a higher consumer demand for goods evolved. A severe lack of seaport staff...

COP27 AND THE 2022 EDITION OF THE WTO’S WORLD TRADE REPORT: HOW CAN THE NEW AGREEMENT AFFECT TRADE?

December 13, 2022.
Trade Publications

What is COP27? The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC was presented by its hosts as “A defining moment in the fight against climate change”. The Climate Summit aimed to discuss and build a path for climate actions. The Conference was...

Consequences of Importing Merchandise made by Forced Labor

December 12, 2022.

Merchandise that has been made by forced labor of any kind is considered prohibited and may not be imported into the United States. This law is in Section 1307 under Title 19 of the United States Code. Forced labor is defined as “all work or service which is extracted from any...

Amazon’s Biggest Layoff and Biggest Production of Robots!

November 29, 2022.
Logistics Publications

Amazon Plans on letting go of at least 10,000 of its employees. This layoff will be their largest layoff yet. These cuts will primarily affect people in their device's organization. This is partly because most of their devices, Including Alexa, need to sell. There will be a minor set of...

Importing Prototypes

November 18, 2022.

Bringing a new product to market often requires creating a product prototype. Developing a product prototype does not only allow companies to conduct a series of tests on their new or redesigned product, but also attract potential investors or get customer feedback before the mass production begins. To promote product...

Rainy Day Delays

November 11, 2022.
Logistics Publications

Due to Hurricane Nicole impacting Florida on November 10, 2022, FedEx has suspended both Express and Ground services in over 800 Florida zip codes. On Thursday, FedEx released a statement advising that due to the storm, Express services would be suspended in 801 zip codes while Ground services in 263 zip codes would also be...

New Export Controls Target China’s Semiconductor Industry

October 28, 2022.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications

In an effort to restrict China’s ability to purchase and manufacture advanced computing chips, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an interim final rule implementing additional controls on advanced computing integrated circuits (ICs), computer commodities that contain such ICs, and certain semiconductor manufacturing items. Through...

How to Survive Through Property Tax Season… and Still Find Savings

October 13, 2022.
Tax Publications

If you’re not doing this, you’re filing your property taxes wrong. The essential items to every property tax filer needs to know to be compliant and file timely are: Which jurisdictions to file, Return due dates, Assessment dates, Taxability of tangible personal property, Taxability of...

Australian Brown Memorated Stink Bug Season.

October 12, 2022.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications

(Annually, 1st September to 30th April) Australian Biosecurity has strict measures to protect its agricultural and wildlife industries. The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) is a hitchhiking insect currently not present in Australia. These hitchhiking insects are often found hiding inside machinery, equipment, and shipping containers during the colder months....

Trade Compliance Import Statistics

October 12, 2022.

Top 5 Countries for IPR Seizures China – 33% Hong Kong – 18% Turkey – 11% Colombia – 6% Philippines – 6% Top 5 Items Seized Wearing apparel / Accessories Handbags / Wallets Footwear Watches / Jewelry Consumer Electronics About Allyn International Allyn International is dedicated to providing high quality, customer centric services and solutions for the global marketplace....

Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology

October 12, 2022.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications

On September 12, 2022, President Joe Biden adopted a policy to coordinate a “whole-of-government approach to advance biotechnology and biomanufacturing towards innovative solutions in health, climate change, energy, food security, agriculture, supply chain resilience, and national and economic security”. A secure supply chain for advancing technology is increasingly important as...