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Letter From CEO (Jamie Rodgers): What to know about Direct Identification Duty Drawback
There are a few different ways that imports and exports can be matched for a duty drawback refund, depending on the specifics of each individual company’s supply chain. Today I want to introduce direct Identification drawback- a method where a claimant must trace products all the way from import through exports and cannot simply substitute similar products on a part number or HTS code.
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...
President’s Tweets Suggest US-Chinese Tariffs Could Expand
Last week, news around the industry was that progress continued to be made on a trade deal between the USA and China, and that the end of some tariffs may be drawing nigh. However, in a series of Tweets over the weekend, President Trump threatened expanded tariffs on...
Section 232 Tariff Boosts Steel, Hampers Others
Last year, President Trump implemented “section 232” tariffs on steel and aluminum from all over the world. Even close allies like Canada were included. The law itself is meant to use tariffs as a way to maintain industries necessary for national security- in this...
Types of Tariffs – Section 201, Section 232, & Section 301
Over the last year, there have been several waves of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. But not all tariffs are the same, and the justification and laws that allow their imposition can vary a lot. We’ve gotten a lot of calls from our customers to explain...
The EU & Tariffs
Amidst the ongoing trade negotiations with the Chinese government and tariff impositions on Chinese imports, the Trump administration appears to be gearing up to target the European Union trade bloc with the same tactics of negotiation. Harley Davidson has found...
USMCA And Changes In The Political Landscape
On October 1, 2018, the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) was formally announced as the successor to NAFTA. It was signed in a ceremony on November 30 by US President Donald Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and outgoing Mexican President...
Trade Negotiations Continue With Japan
Over the last few months, the United States has been busy working on new trade agreements worldwide. This past month has seen a renewed focus on the USA’s trade relationship with Japan, a close ally and America’s 4th-largest trade partner. As one of his first acts...
Tariff Deadline Uncertain
Months ago, a deadline of March 1st was set by the Trump Administration to have a new trade deal in place that would reduce or somehow mitigate the tariffs that were implemented last summer. In a brief “truce” to the trade war, President Trump agreed not to increase...
Section 301 Duty Drawback Claims Now Being Accepted
The “Section 301” duties on imports coming from China have brought big tariff burdens across thousands of businesses, and have been a hot topic for drawback. However, claimants of these may have heard that because these are a new form of duty being implemented, there...