This week Customs released something that has been long-anticipated by the JM Rodgers and the drawback community: a General Manufacturing ruling. Prior to the implementation of TFTEA last February, there was a long-standing general ruling called TD 81-300 that was widely used to simplify the
Volatility is hitting worldwide markets in the face of the global pandemic, leading to uncertain presents and futures for many companies. Primarily, companies are looking out for their bottom line and trying to find ways to add to it in the face of economic instability.
JM Rodgers remains open for business for both Customs Brokerage and Duty Drawback. We are open as usual, offering the same level of confidence as we always have to our clients. We are still available every day of the week, 24 hours a day.
In the last 3 months, the world has been rocked by the spread of the Coronavirus. As drastic measures are taken globally, there have been major observable effects, especially on supply chains, with imports and exports being directly affected.
JM Rodgers has a plan for our future. We have been focused for a long time on constantly improving ourselves in any way possible, from our operations to our community outreach. We’re not a company content to do the bare minimum, but are always pushing ourselves to be more and do better.
We are happy to announce that JM Rodgers is kicking off our Green Initiative! Our goal is to become a sustainable and environmentally conscious company by reviewing our best practices for environmental impact as part of our overall commitment to continuous improvement.
We here at JM Rodgers have always taken security and disaster recovery extremely seriously. For many years, we have had a comprehensive disaster recovery plan in place to ensure that we will stay in operation when our clients need us most, and we have used it to great effect to persevere through small disruptions to major disaster events. Our Disaster Recovery Plan covers an epidemic infectious disease control.
The rules and regulations that govern duty drawback under TFTEA are continuing to evolve years after its passage. Just a few days ago, a pivotal lawsuit about specific provisions in TFTEA’s drawback rule, National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) vs. The United States resulted in a decision that enshrined the practice of “double drawback,” a specific kind of refund that could be pursued for wine imports and exports, against the proposed regulations Customs had offered.
President Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He have signed the “Phase 1” trade deal today. Recently the President announced the three-phase trade deal with China on October 11, 2019, and Phase 1 was supposed to be written over three weeks.
J.M. Rodgers hit their goal for 2019 of 200 days of charity. We set lofty goals every year for our employees to contribute “days of giving” where they volunteer their time by going to arranged charity events for a variety of causes. For 2020, we have increased our GOAL to 300! increasing to 350 in 2021.