Industry Insights

  Beefing Up Mitigation Measures Essential for Supply Chain Security The coronavirus has upended our lives and businesses with stay-at-home orders, shutdowns, and limited crews to handle ongoing operations with remote work as the new normal. Amid this changing environment, criminals are taking full advantage of the disruption and high demand for personal protective equipment (PPE). Everything from medical-grade N95 masks to surgical gloves, gowns, test kits, and ventilators along with consumer goods such as hand sanitizers, toilet paper, disinfectants, and cleaning solutions are prime targets for counterfeit products and theft. For example, in April, 15,000 coronavirus diagnostic tests and more […]

  Last week, CBP issued CSMS #43324033 – REMINDER: COVID-19 – Due Dates for Estimated Duties, Taxes and Fees Postponed for 90 Days. This reminder is for those importers who opted to defer payment of estimated duties, taxes and fees for eligible entries of merchandise entered or withdrawn from warehouses in March and April 2020. The details of the notice include: • For importers paying on a Periodic Monthly Statement, the due date for March entries is July 22, 2020 and for April entries is August 21, 2020. It is important to know the amounts owed for subsequent months is […]

In honor of Independence Day, our offices will close at 3pm on July 2nd and remain closed on July 3rd. We will reopen for normal business hours on Monday, July 6th. Wishing everyone a Safe and Happy 4th of July!

  Ever have to suddenly store 9 containers of PPEs? Or 20 containers of athletic shoes? Unfortunately, questions like this are now commonplace due to the supply-chain disruptions caused by the global pandemic. These questions, in addition to an assessment of current industry trends and innovative on-demand warehousing solutions were discussed on the recent webinar presented by the Airforwarders Association. Below are some of the key takeaways from the dynamic discussion. Prior to the Coronavirus crisis, on-demand warehousing was growing due to consumer demands for same-day and next-day shipping close to the source. And as we’ve seen in many sectors, […]

Cargo Insurance Fundamentals Explained for Logistics Service Providers  We’re thrilled to release the *NEW* e-Book titled, CARGO INSURANCE e-SSENTIALS.  This e-Book was developed to serve as a valuable resource and reference document for Logistics Service Providers and those involved in Supply Chain Logistics. This is the first resource planned in a series of insurance and surety related reference documents. This electronic document will be updated as necessary with new or expanded information related to Cargo Insurance and it how the coverages function in the real world. The goal of this CARGO INSURANCE e-SSENTIALS is to help Logistics Service Providers explain […]

  In 1963, John F. Kennedy said, “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” Across the country, our team is there to listen, and you let us know what we can do to be a better partner and an asset to your team. To that end Roanoke’s staff of insurance, surety, and ATA Carnet experts are always learning and, in turn, hoping to impart our knowledge as well as our educational resources to you. Although we have offices throughout the country to serve you, these days we’re not able to see our clients as much as we want to. […]