For the past few years, we”ve all been hearing the buzz about Customs – Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) and some of us have jumped on the band wagon. In fact, over 10,000 companies – including importers, customs brokers, carriers and other eligible firms are voluntary certified participants in this terrorism avoidance initiative. Are ...
“Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.” Warren Buffett Would you go cliff diving without knowing how deep the water is? Of course not! Exporting to Canada can be an easy process or difficult depending upon your knowledge and resources. Many US Companies have been setting up as Non-Resident Importers without knowing all ...
One of the most successful business relationships I had with a client was largely in part to their insistence on written procedures. We worked long and hard to create concise documents that indicated the responsibilities and expectations of each party which included activity flow charts and step by step processes. We agreed ...
To bond or not to bond – that is the question. Since April 1, 2011 when the requirement for commercial carriers to have a carrier code was implemented, this has been a popular question. If you are considering which situation best suits your operation, here”s a few tidbits that will help you in your decision ...
In Part I of this post, we discussed the first three (3) steps involved in ocean importing: Before You Import Get Professionals On Your Team Before Your Goods Are Shipped Now we will dive into the last four (4) steps involved in ocean importing. Again, these steps are intended to minimize aggravation, maximize returns, and ...
