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Letter From CEO (Jamie Rodgers): Tariffs Upcoming on EU Imports
Written by Jamie Rodgers, CEO of J.M. Rodgers Co., Inc. While all energy has been rightly focused on the extensive ongoing trade war with China, a new front is opening- this time over the Atlantic. For years, a court case involving the WTO and rulings on if European...
Letter From CEO (Jamie Rodgers): TFTEA Manufacturing Drawback Update Copy
Written by Jamie Rodgers, CEO of J.M. Rodgers Co., Inc. Duty drawback has always, since its very inception, been tied to industries that manufacture. As one of the first laws passed by the US Congress after the ratification of the Constitution, it was made to focus...
Letter From CEO (Jamie Rodgers): J.M. Rodgers Is ISO 9001 Certified!
Written by Jamie Rodgers, CEO of J.M. Rodgers Co., Inc. I am happy to announce that after a considerable effort from many people on our staff, JM Rodgers has officially become ISO 9001 certified! This is a momentous day for our company, as we have always sought to...
Letter From CEO (Jamie Rodgers): Lists 4A & 4B of the China Tariffs
Written by Jamie Rodgers, CEO of J.M. Rodgers Co., Inc. In only a few weeks, new tariffs will go into place under what that US Trade Representative calls “list 4,” as it is the 4th grouping of products to be subject to tariffs when they originate out of China. Since...
Letter From CEO (Jamie Rodgers): Increased Tariffs
Written by Jamie Rodgers, CEO of J.M. Rodgers Co., Inc. In just a few short weeks, new tariffs for all products out of China will be in place, likely leading Customs receipts for duties to new record heights. For nearly a decade prior to the 2018 imposition of new...
Letter From CEO (Jamie Rodgers): The Trade War Rages On.
Written by Jamie Rodgers, CEO of J.M. Rodgers Co., Inc. The trade war rages on. In an unexpected move, President Trump announced last week that the imposition of section 301 tariffs would expand beyond the $200 million of imported products from China currently on the...
Letter From CEO (Jamie Rodgers): Common Questions About Drawback
Written by Jamie Rodgers, CEO of J.M. Rodgers Co., Inc. With seemingly no end in sight to the new tariffs, more and more companies are seeking out methods to reduce their tariff impacts. Many companies used to being entirely duty free or blessed with a very low duty...
Letter From CEO (Jamie Rodgers): No New Tariffs
Written by Jamie Rodgers, CEO of J.M. Rodgers Co., Inc. US Importers can breathe a small sigh of relief this week, as following meetings at the G-20 in Japan this week President Trump announced that no new tariffs would be going into effect on Chinese products any...
Letter From CEO (Jamie Rodgers): Steel Tariffs Here To Stay
Written by Jamie Rodgers, CEO of J.M. Rodgers Co., Inc. It looks like the steel tariffs are here to stay, and so any company affected should plan for the long-term. Shortly after the tariffs were put into place, a trade association of steel companies filed a lawsuit...
Letter From CEO (Jamie Rodgers)
Written by Jamie Rodgers, CEO of J.M. Rodgers Co., Inc. New tariffs imposed last year that led to a Trade War with China have now been in place for many months and have shown their impact in many ways. While the tariffs have yet to cause a crash or recession as some...
Letter From CEO: Next Wave Of Tariffs
Written by Jamie Rodgers, CEO of J.M. Rodgers Co., Inc. A little over a week ago the trade community was thrown into what now seems like a regular turmoil when President Trump floated the possibility of imposing a brand new set of tariffs on imports coming from...
President Trump Announces Tariffs On Mexican Imports
Written by Jamie Rodgers, CEO of J.M. Rodgers Co., Inc. This past Thursday, President Trump unexpectedly announced the imposition of a new set of tariffs, this time on the southern border for imports from Mexico. Unlike the tariffs imposed on Chinese imports, this was...
China Levies Retaliatory Tariffs On US Goods
At the close of April, it looked like the US and China were well on their way to establishing a trade deal that would be mutually beneficial and remove many of the punitive tariffs that had been put in place. But negotiations fell through, with each side pointing...