Industry Insights

Roanoke Trade is pleased to announce the expansion of our KnowledgeportTM online training course catalogue. Roanoke is committed to assist our clients in navigating the complexities of insurance and to produce and promote industry best practices education, and KnowledgeportTM is our web-based education platform dedicated to the needs of our clients. The educational material on KnowledgeportTM comes in two forms: online interactive courses composed of one or more lessons and recorded webinars led by industry experts including Roanoke team members and partner companies. Existing topics covered include Best Practices for Risk Management, ATA Carnets, Customs and Surety Bonds, Cargo Insurance, […]

Roanoke Trade is thrilled to pass along the excellent news to our partners and clients that the scope of acceptance for ATA Carnets in China has expanded! Per a recent announcement, the General Administration of Customs of the Peoples Republic of China has started accepting ATA Carnets for Professional Equipment and Commercial Samples as of January 9th, 2019. This means that US exporters and manufacturers can take advantage of entering their professional equipment, tools of the trade and commercial samples into China with ATA Carnets. Previously only goods traveling for Exhibitions, Fairs, and similar cultural events were accepted under ATA […]

The New Year is upon us, and on behalf of all of us at Roanoke, we wish you a joyous and prosperous 2019! Please be advised that our offices will close at 3pm on Monday, December 31st and will remain closed on Tuesday, January 1st. Normal business hours will resume on Wednesday, January 2nd.  

Our offices will close at 1pm on Friday, December 21st and remain closed for the Christmas Holiday on December 24th and 25th. We will resume normal business hours on Wednesday, December 26th. Happy Holidays!  

Roanoke Trade is pleased to introduce our Bond Sufficiency Calculator, a new tool to help you determine the appropriate continuous customs import bond amount. Due to the ongoing “trade wars”, tariffs have recently been increased on many imported goods and materials. These increased tariffs have precipitated a spike in mandated increases to customs bond amounts. Prior to the trade wars tariff implementation, it was rare for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to issue more than 100 to 200 mandated bond increase notices in a month. In September, CBP issued 2,300 notices! A bond’s sufficiency status is continually measured by CBP […]

To all ATA Carnet users traveling to Turkey, please be advised that Turkish Customs has implemented a new national rule that requires ATA Carnet holders and/or their authorized representatives to provide an Excel file stored on a memory key to Turkish Customs at the time of entry. This file is then uploaded into Turkey’s national Customs system. The new requirement is coming directly form Turkish Customs, and the Turkish National Guarantee Association (TOBB) was not consulted before its implementation. For ATA Carnet holders and their representatives, this requirement must be taken seriously, as the consequences for failing to present the […]