Letter from the CEO: 2026 Trade & Supply Chain Strategy
2026 is shaping up to be a year where supply chain strategy and trade planning are more interconnected than ever.
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Letter from the CEO: Tariff Increases on Imports from South Korea
Trade relationships can shift quickly, and recent updates around potential tariff increases on imports from South Korea are a good reminder of that reality.
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JMR 2021 Green Initiative Recap
In 2020 J.M. Rodgers achieved or exceeded our goals set forth in our ‘Green Initiative’. Please see some of the statistics that we…
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Customs Compliance and Successfully Navigating Change
The imposition of several different tariffs across lists of products spanning nearly every category of product over the last several years has meant that a keen eye towards Customs compliance remains a critical part of any supply chain. A Customs broker that understands and can adapt to the rapid pace of change and can apply that to any business is crucial now more than ever for achieving success.
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Excise Tax Refunds
Duty drawback has been a boon for importers and exporters for years that has allowed them to claim refunds on tariffs and duties paid on products exported. But more than just duties are eligible to be refunded by a drawback- excise taxes are also able to be pursued.
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J.M. Rodgers Disaster Recovery
Right now as this is being written, people from all over the northeastern part of the United States from Maryland to Pennsylvania and…
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Retail Returns and Duty Drawback
When beginning a duty drawback program, it is necessary to consider the best type of drawback for the specific situation each claimant is…
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Your Logistics Partner J.M. Rodgers
Logistics serves the lifeblood of a company by making sure its essential products get to the customers when they need to. For this…
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JM Rodgers Information Security
JM Rodgers has placed high importance on maintaining information security and ensuring that our entire staff is aware best practices to keep our clients’ information safe. When dealing with sensitive information as Customs brokers do, it’s necessary for all levels of the company to understand what needs to be done.
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Section 301 Duties Update – The End of Exclusions
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 government will be extending any exclusions- and importers will be stuck on the hook for these increases.
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Letter From CEO (Jamie Rodgers): J.M. Rodgers Is ISO 14001 Certified
ISO 14001 is a complement to the ISO 9001 Quality Management System, called an Environment Management System. This system is essentially a set of tools to allow JM Rodgers to plan out how we can comprehensively manage the environmental impacts of doing business- from the resources we use at work, the way waste is disposed of, and extraneous impacts of maintaining a staff and facilities. The EMS gives us a way to organize, track, and reduce our impacts to become a greener company.
JM Rodgers brings that to our customers with the longevity of the staff members we keep.
Under the USMCA, much of the pre-existing structure of drawback has been preserved. The necessity to follow rules necessitating all exports to Canada and Mexico be claimed using direct-identification methods remain in place.
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Letter From CEO (Jamie Rodgers): J.M. Rodgers’ Employee Longevity
When searching for a new partner in Customs brokerage, logistics, or duty drawback, the primary factor for any decision has to be the quality of the people that the customer will be working with every day. The expertise, experience, and resiliency of any firm that will be a trusted partner are paramount.
JM Rodgers brings that to our customers with the longevity of the staff members we keep.
Under the USMCA, much of the pre-existing structure of drawback has been preserved. The necessity to follow rules necessitating all exports to Canada and Mexico be claimed using direct-identification methods remain in place.
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Duty Drawback and the USMCA
The United-States Mexico Trade Agreement is fully in effect as of last week, and a host of changes to Customs processes in all three countries are in place. One area of particular concern to many of our clients has been how drawback is affected or changed by this agreement.
Under the USMCA, much of the pre-existing structure of drawback has been preserved. The necessity to follow rules necessitating all exports to Canada and Mexico be claimed using direct-identification methods remain in place.
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Letter From CEO (Jamie Rodgers): USMCA This Week
This week will be a historic one in the history of international trade as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) goes into full effect on Wednesday, July 1st. This agreement takes over for NAFTA and will be the law defining North American trade for the long foreseeable future. Importers and exporters have had some time to get ready for the new regulations, and must make sure they comply with new statutes such as the changes to rules for shipments to qualify for USMCA treatment.
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Letter From CEO (Jamie Rodgers): JMR Continues On
JM Rodgers has been hard at work for the last few months remotely, with all of our staff able to work safely sheltered at home. In this time we have been able to maintain a healthy and well-provided-for workforce, still able to offer the same level of service and attention to our clients.
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Letter From CEO (Jamie Rodgers): Slow down of business provides time to pursue Duty Drawback
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.
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Letter From CEO (Jamie Rodgers): Open for Business
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.
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Letter From CEO (Jamie Rodgers): Coronavirus Effect on Global Shipments
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.
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Letter From CEO (Jamie Rodgers): J.M. Rodgers’ Cogs in the Wheel
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.
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Letter From CEO (Jamie Rodgers): J.M. Rodgers is Going Green!
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.
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Letter From CEO (Jamie Rodgers): Infectious Disease Response
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.
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Letter From CEO (Jamie Rodgers): The Continuing Evolution of TFTEA Duty Drawback
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.
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Letter From CEO (Jamie Rodgers): 2020 Trade Deals and Outlook
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.
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The trade war between The U.S. and China
Last week, it briefly looked to the world as if the ongoing trade war between the USA and China was coming to an end. On Friday, Chinese Commerce Ministry spokesman Gao Feng said at a press conference that there was a tentative agreement in place for a trade deal between the two feuding countries and that as part of that deal there would be a wide rollback on the mutual tariffs that had been imposed by both countries.
