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Coronavirus Update - April 3
Posted on April 03, 2020. Category: Logistics Publications, Tax Publications, Trade Publications
Allyn International is committed to providing you with the latest and most accurate updates during this very fluid and everchanging period. Our goal with the information provided below, is to give you, at a high-level, the current outlook of the most heavily impacted regions.AmericasCargo terminals at the JFK airport are experiencing transit delays due to staff reductions. Southwest Airlines has announced they will allow freight forwarders and cargo customers to rent their airplanes. Cross-border road freight will experience slight delays. Brazilian border delays due to the customs clearance procedures.United States – 258,214 confirmed cases (74% increase since Monday), 9,408...
Read MoreCoronavirus Update - April 1
Posted on April 01, 2020. Category: Logistics Publications, Tax Publications, Trade Publications
Allyn International is committed to providing you with the latest and most accurate updates during this very fluid and everchanging period. Our goal with the information provided below, is to give you, at a high-level, the current outlook of the most heavily impacted regions.AmericasWith the Great Lakes shipping season beginning, US Customs and Border Protection and vessel crew members are taking extra precautions to prevent the spread of the virus. Slight delays are likely. Air Canada announced cargo-only flights with 35 to 40 tonnes capacity each. Flights can accommodate general and specialized freight. The carrier also announced trucking services are...
Read MoreCoronavirus Update - March 30
Posted on March 30, 2020. Category: Logistics Publications, Tax Publications, Trade Publications
Allyn International is committed to providing you with the latest and most accurate updates during this very fluid and everchanging period. Our goal with the information provided below, is to give you, at a high-level, the current outlook of the most heavily impacted regions.Prices soar as air cargo capacity remains the biggest challenge moving international freight. The void created by passenger airlines cancelling flights cannot be filled by freight-only airlines simply because there isn’t enough additional aircraft available. To help ease the burden, many passenger airlines have added cargo-only flights to their schedules, but a large gap...
Read MoreCoronavirus Update - March 27
Posted on March 27, 2020. Category: Logistics Publications, Tax Publications, Trade Publications
Allyn International is committed to providing you with the latest and most accurate updates during this very fluid and everchanging period. Our goal with the information provided below, is to give you, at a high-level, the current outlook of the most heavily impacted regions.The United States now holds the highest number of COVID-19 confirmed cases worldwide and has become the new epicenter of the virus. A distinction no nation wants to hold. Local, State and the Federal governments along with the private sector are working together to increase production in life saving equipment and supplies. New York City is...
Read MoreCoronavirus Update - March 25
Posted on March 25, 2020. Category: Logistics Publications, Tax Publications, Trade Publications
Allyn International is committed to providing you with the latest and most accurate updates during this very fluid and everchanging period. Our goal with the information provided below, is to give you, at a high-level, the current outlook of the most heavily impacted regions.Although there are several “hot spots” of COVID-19 confirmed cases, many regions within China, South Korea, Europe and the United States are beginning to stabilize. The stabilization is believed to be as a result of social distancing measures that were put in place within the last month and are recommended to continue for, at...
Read MoreCoronavirus Update - March 23
Posted on March 23, 2020. Category: Logistics Publications, Tax Publications, Trade Publications
Allyn International is committed to providing you with the latest and most accurate updates during this very fluid and everchanging period. Our goal with the information provided below, is to give you, at a high-level, the current outlook of the most heavily impacted regions.The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide is increasing rapidly. As a result, each country, state and/or province is implementing their own guidelines involving border closures, social distancing and business closures. Although greatly affected by the guidelines, the movement of cargo, in particular, medical supplies and food transportation are not restricted.EMEAEurope is...
Read MoreCoronavirus Update - March 20
Posted on March 20, 2020. Category: Logistics Publications, Tax Publications, Trade Publications
Allyn International is committed to providing you with the latest and most accurate updates during this very fluid and everchanging period. Different countries and different states/provinces within those countries are adopting policies regarding their response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our goal with the information provided below, is to give you, at a high-level, the current state of the most heavily impacted regions.International passenger airlines are drastically reducing the number of flights, ultimately resulting in a huge drop in cargo capacity and a substantial increase in price per kilo. Domestic passenger airlines are also grounding aircraft; however, the cancellation...
Read MoreCoronavirus Update - March 18
Posted on March 18, 2020. Category: Logistics Publications, Tax Publications, Trade Publications
Allyn International is committed to providing you with the latest and most accurate updates during this very fluid and everchanging period. Different countries and different states/provinces within those countries are adopting policies regarding their response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our goal with the information provided below, is to give you, at a high-level, the current state of the most heavily impacted regions.At this time, the most effected international transport mode continues to be air. As a result of passenger flight cancellations and reductions cargo capacity has been greatly reduced. Reduced capacity and high-demand for the remaining space has...
Read More3 Basics of Exemption Certificates
Posted on March 17, 2020. Category: Tax Publications
Exemption Certificates IntroductionTo know if an exemption or resale certificate your business receives or issues is valid, it is essential to understand what this document entails. An exemption or resale certificate is a form or document issued by a business to ensure sales tax is not applied to their invoice when they intend to resell their purchase. Sales tax is not used on these purchases because the applicable sales tax will be used on the final sale of the exchanged tangible property. This practice ensures that states do not collect sales tax twice on the sale of the same...
Read MoreCoronavirus Update - March 16
Posted on March 16, 2020. Category: Logistics Publications, Tax Publications, Trade Publications
Many countries have implemented social distancing measures aimed at reducing the spread of COVID-19. The virus has caused a global disruption to the world’s economy, global supply-chains and a strain on health care systems in highly infected regions. To alleviate the strain on hospitals, mobile COVID-19 testing centers are popping up in parking lots around the world.Approximately 50 percent of cargo moved by air occurs in the belly of passenger aircraft. As a result of international passenger travel restrictions throughout the world, the reduction of air capacity will increase prices and the demand on cargo aircraft. At this...
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