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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.

The United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA), the landmark follow up to the 26-year-old NAFTA, remains poised for full implementation later this year. Despite the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic, the trade offices of all three signatories have expressed their determination to abide by the original implementation date.

Importers who have products coming from China may soon have more tariffs coming their way. In the last two years, considerable tariffs on more than $200 billion worth of products from China have been put in place, leading to years of record collections in duties by Customs.

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 ruling process. Unfortunately, due to the new substitution rules in TFTEA, it was invalidated. Since then, not having the general ruling has been a major point of contention between trade and Customs, and a new draft has been subject to some delay. 

Despite the worldwide changes in commerce as nations deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, freight always continues to move. Supply chains remain strong and in place, and so US importers and exporters are still moving their products around the world, and JM Rodgers is here with them.

Despite the worldwide changes in commerce as nations deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, freight always continues to move. Supply chains remain strong and in place, and so US importers and exporters are still moving their products around the world, and JM Rodgers is here with them.