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East Coast towns and cities already dealing with heavy rain are bracing for newly formed Category 3 Hurricane Joaquin, which could pound the region with flooding and strong winds by the weekend. While forecasters say they have yet to determine whether the storm will hit the Eastern Seaboard, many states are bracing for its fallout. Rain, flooding and high winds will continue even if the center of Joaquin stays offshore, according to the National Weather Center. That uncertainty has prompted officials in states along the Atlantic to urge residents and businesses to take precautions. It was only three years ago […]
Does your company ship exhibits to international trade shows? Or service projects in foreign countries? Or simply travel with samples and prototypes? Learn how ATA Carnets can help you and your company expand in international markets cost effectively and compliantly. Get all the tools you need to implement a compliant temporary export and import ATA Carnet program for your company. As the national organization representing global trade professionals, NCBFAA’s educational institute (NEI) strives to provide customs brokers and forwarders with the knowledge and skills necessary to maintain high standards for professional development to compete in the job market and to advance in their career. […]
The months of September through December are traditionally peak season for motor truck cargo shipments. It’s also, unfortunately, a high season for cargo theft. According to data released by security firm FreightWatch International, in 2014, the “concentration” of cargo theft activity between September and December totaled 245 incidents, with the greatest number – almost one-third of the period’s total – occurring in October as a “surge” of goods flooded the supply chain ahead of “Black Friday,” the day after Thanksgiving retail shopping extravaganza. “Holiday weekends are notorious for presenting increased cargo theft risks for transportation companies, shippers, and manufacturers,” FreightWatch […]
Nobody’s perfect! Sooner or later an importer, broker, carrier or warehouse proprietor is bound to receive a CBP liquidated damages claim. Having a clearer understanding of CBP’s enforcement process will help your company handle these claims and potentially avoid them to begin with. In this webinar we will discuss: Bond requirements and the roles and responsibilities of the parties What constitutes a failure to redeliver, shortage and irregular deliveries, including late deliveries, non-delivery and theft The administrative process – assessment, petitions and mitigation of claims Canceling or settling claims through an “offer to compromise” Documents and evidence supporting proof of […]
Additive manufacturing, better known as 3D Printing, involves a process of making three-dimensional solid objects from a digital file. The creation of a 3D-printed object is achieved by laying down successive layers of material until the entire object is created. Each of these layers can be seen as a thinly sliced horizontal cross-section of the eventual object. The construction is achieved by computer control of one or more liquid or solid materials. Typical materials are synthetic resins, plastics, ceramics and metals. While this new technology has allowed for tremendous possibilities in the manufacturing of products, 3D Printing is also big […]
Presented by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), this workshop will review the technical elements and data requirements for filing import data into the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). In accordance with the Executive Order on Streamlining the Export/Import Process for America’s Business, this seminar is an opportunity for the FDA to provide information pertaining to systems changes that are pertinent to brokers, filers and software developers regarding the upcoming transition, as well as encouraging participation in certification testing and the Food and Drug Administration ACE/ITDS pilot. Presenter: Jessica Aranda, Division of Compliance Systems, Office of Regulatory Affairs Special Guest: […]
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