In the last two weeks, there have been two major trade deals in the news: the Phase One deal with China and USMCA, the revamped version of NAFTA. Both of these agreements have a lot of impact on trade between the countries involved, but both will have some impact on...
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...
After 301 duties were implemented, the US Trade Representative allowed a brief period for companies to apply to have specific products and codes excluded from the lists. These exclusion requests were processed by the office of the USTR, and later the recipients of the...
J.M. Rodgers Co., Inc. came full circle on 1/2/20. We were one of the original tenants at One World Trade back in the 70’s. Our grand opening of a new sales office and Global HQ in the new One World Trade. Our thought process this next decade is simple. How can we be...
It’s now 2020, and the trade industry should get ready for a busy year. With lots of activity right at the beginning, it’s sure to be another interesting time for importers and exporters in the USA. Right away the Trump Administration is looking to move fast in trade...
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...
