by J.M. Rodgers Co. | Jan 26, 2021 | Customs Laws, Duty Drawback, Letter From The CEO
This week Customs put out a message through their Cargo Systems Messaging Service that caused a few of our clients to contact us with some alarm, as the message states that claimants with Accelerated Payment (AP) privileges would not receive their payments via the...
by J.M. Rodgers Co. | Dec 29, 2020 | Customs Brokerage, Duty Drawback, Freight Forwarding, International Trade, Letter From The CEO
With 2020 coming to a close this week, shippers need to be aware of a few trends heading into the next year that will affect their planning for the coming year. We at J.M. Rodgers are looking forward to the coming year and the opportunities it will bring. One issue...
by J.M. Rodgers Co. | Oct 14, 2020 | Duty Drawback, Letter From The CEO
When beginning a duty drawback program, it is necessary to consider the best type of drawback for the specific situation each claimant is in. Primarily, factors such as what a claimant does with their products in the United States and where their products go when...
by J.M. Rodgers Co. | Aug 4, 2020 | Duty Drawback, Letter From The CEO, Tariffs
Many industries are staring at a large increase in their product costs this week, as the first wave of temporary exclusions is set to expire on Friday, with an additional group of them set to expire in later September. Thus far there has been no indication that the...
by J.M. Rodgers Co. | Jul 28, 2020 | Duty Drawback, International Trade, Letter From The CEO, Tariffs
The last few weeks have been a busy one for importers of European goods, as several announcements about the tariffs and duties their products will be subject to have taken place. This past March, tariffs were imposed that increased duty rates from the current 10% to...
by J.M. Rodgers Co. | Jun 16, 2020 | Duty Drawback, Letter From The CEO, Tariffs
More tariffs may be on the way soon for several industries, as the President and his appointees in the office of the US Trade Representative have expressed that they would be investigating new areas to impose tariffs as a method of trade remedy. For many months,...
