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Garment Production in China in the Age of Tariffs
When U.S. tariffs were levied in September on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports, some apparel companies saw the writing on the wall even if they wanted to erase it. The 10 percent tariffs did not cover apparel or footwear, but it did include fabric and handbags...
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Understanding the Basics of Classification
If you work at a business that is contemplating or currently involved in the import of goods to the United States, then you will become unavoidably familiar with the complex system used for classification of your goods for import or export. The United States uses the...
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Will Customs Be Ready For Upcoming TFTEA Drawback Regulations?
Importers and exporters in the USA as well as our drawback experts at JMR have been preparing for new drawback regulations that will be exclusively in effect come February 24, 2019. But there is a big lingering question within the trade industry: will Customs be ready...
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NAFTA Renegotiated, Replaced By USMCA
Trade news this year has been almost entirely focused on trade restrictions, with tariffs and trade wars dominating the headlines. But recently there was a breakthrough for free trade: a renegotiated NAFTA agreed to by the USA, Mexico, and Canada that would take the...
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The Cost of Ocean Freight in 2018
Cost Pressures on Ocean Freight for 2H 2018 In an environment of import/export uncertainty and the potential for increased tariffs later this year, peak season for shippers came early in 2018. US import volumes took a larger than normal upturn well ahead of the...
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The Importance of Accurate Record Keeping in Import/Export
While accurate record keeping might seem an obvious goal for companies with an international supply chain, it remains astonishing how many millions of dollars companies forfeit every year in fines and duty drawback due to flawed, missing or improper record keeping....
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Tariffs Used As Tool Of International Pressure
Tariffs remain the favored tool of international pressure in the Trump Administration, having put several waves of tariffs tallying in the billions into effect these last few months. These sweeping declarations have targeted commodity categories and imports from...
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Let J.M. Rodgers Find Your Drawback Match!
We Collect the Drawback Data…You Get the Refund! Each week I have been writing to you to give you updates about the changes happening within our industry, but this week I will keep it quick. I want to introduce to you our concept of “matching drawback.” JM Rodgers has...
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How to Claim Duty Drawback on the Section 232 and Section 301 Tariffs Recently Imposed
by David Verkaik, VP Drawback Development | August 23, 2018 On March 8, 2018, President Trump imposed additional tariffs on imports of Steel mill products (25%) as well as on Aluminum products (10%). These duties were levied as a result of Presidential Proclamations...
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Over 65 Years Of Experience Makes Duty Drawback With J.M. Rodgers As Easy As 1,2 3!
by James Rodgers, CEO | August 22, 2018 The Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act (TFTEA) went into effect earlier this year and has been a boon to any company that imports or exports as it allows for a much more streamlined process for claiming substitution drawback...
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Letter From The CEO – Customs Compliance
There is no aspect more central to the good operation of a Customs brokerage firm than being diligent with compliance. Making sure that we are compliant in all ways undergirds all the operations in our company, and for many years has been one of the key separators of...
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What is the EAPA?
By Jim Roberts, VP of Compliance EAPA is the Enforce and Protect Act, is Title IV, Section 421 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015. Of what importance is this to you, the importer? If you are considering importing goods that you sourced at an...
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Letter From The CEO – JM Rodgers Charity Efforts
JM Rodgers is on a mission to give back to both our local and national communities. For many years, our company had been active in donating to organizations and charities, always happy to help in fundraising efforts. My father, who was CEO before me, had been...
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