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ACE e-Manifest Carrier Quantity Reporting

ISSUE: Carrier Penalties for reporting incorrect carrier manifest quantities Lately, CBP has been issuing penalties and warnings to Customs Brokers and Trucklines (carriers) for their reporting of incorrect or inaccurate manifest quantities. We tender this information to you in hopes that you will assist your carriers or work with them to provide usable quantities with which the can use to prepare their inward cargo manifest. Pallets / Skids:  Both Pallets and Skids are not normally a usable quantity type for a carrier to use when making their inward cargo manifest with CBP.  In fact the word “Skid” is frequently mistaken as another explanation for a pallet.  But by CBP laws and regulations the proper usage of the word SKID is when you have a item, machine or component physically and somewhat permanently mounted and adhered to the skid to assist in the machines transportation. By law carriers are required to manifest their quantity at their LOWEST EXTERNAL PACKAGING UNIT.  On the attached memo our office prepared for you use and instructions, and within the attached ACE e-manifest guidelines you’ll readily see reference to the proper way for a carrier to report their quantity such as: 240 cases containing 2400 cans on 5 pallets:  In this scenario carriers are to report 240 cases (not 5 pallets, and not 2400 cans).  Carriers need to manifest at the lowest external packaging count. Another Example: A shipment consists of 15 loose pieces of machinery, 1 crate... Read More

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IEEPA Reciprocal Tariff Delayed until August 1st

President Trump has issued an Executive Order postponing the effective date of the IEEPA Reciprocal Tariffs until Monday August 1st. They were originally scheduled for July 9th. This intent is to give individual countries more time to come to their own trade agreements with the US. If no trade agreement is in place with a country, then the Reciprocal Tariffs from early April will go into effect. As always, we will keep you informed of any changes as we become aware of them.   Thank you.  Read More

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Home Appliances added to Steel Derivates commodities – Effective June 23, 2025

As reported by the National Customs Brokers Freight Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) the U.S. Presidential Administration has added many Home Appliances to the 50% Steel Derivatives List with an effective date of June 23, 2025.  See following and the attached. The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) in a Federal Register notice today said it will include new steel derivatives involving household appliances under the Section 232 50% tariffs, effective 12:01 a.m. ET on June 23. In the notice, BIS specifically revises Annex 1 to add the following additional steel derivative products: (1) combined refrigerator-freezers under HTSUS subheading 8418.10.00 (2) small and large dryers under HTSUS subheadings 8451.21.00 and 8451.29.00 (3) washing machines under HTSUS subheadings 8450.11.00 and 8450.20.00 (4) dishwashers under HTSUS subheading 8422.11.00 (5) chest and upright freezers under HTSUS subheadings 8418.30.00 and 8418.40.00 (6) cooking stoves, ranges, and ovens under HTSUS subheading 8516.60.40 (7) food waste disposals under HTSUS subheading 8509.80.20 (8) welded wire rack under statistical reporting number 9403.99.9020  The tariff imposed under Proclamation 10896 will be assessed on these derivative products for the value of the steel content in each product. All other tariff codes for steel and steel derivative products in Annex 1 remain unchanged, BIS said.  “Note that products classified under statistical reporting number 9403.99.9020... Read More

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Increase of Steel and Aluminum Tariffs to Increase to 50% Beginning June 4, 2025

The White House has just issued a Presidential Proclamation increasing the tariff for steel and aluminum products from 25% to 50% beginning at 12:01 a.m. EDT Wednesday, June 4, 2025 (that’s at 9:01 p.m. Tuesday June 5, 2025 PDT). This increase is for all countries except for the United Kingdom, which remains at 25%. As before, the situation is fluid and changes may arrive with very little notice. We will continue to post changes as they become available. The information presented here is from other sources and may not be considered legally binding.  Read More

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China Tariffs to Begin Deescalation On May 14

The US and China have announced a joint plan to begin the deescalation of tariffs starting Wednesday May 14, 2025. The US will lower the Reciprocal Tariff to 10% for a period of 90-days. This is down from 125% imposed last month. However, the 20% Fentanyl Tariff remains in effect as does the original Section 301 Tariffs from Trump’s first term (7.5% or 25% depending on the HTS number used) as well as the Section 232 Tariffs (Aluminum/Steel and Autos/Auto Parts). We are awaiting further information from US Customs on implementation. The information above is garnered from news reports and is not legally binding. We will keep monitoring the situation and provide additional information as it becomes available.  Read More

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Auto Parts Tariffs to begin on Saturday, May 3rd

On Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 12:01 a.m. EDT (that’s 9:01 p.m. PDT on Friday May 2 for us here on the west coast), the 25% Auto Parts Tariffs will take effect. This tariff applies to all imported parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, SUV’s, crossover vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks. Auto parts that are eligible for special treatment under the USCMA, and appear on a valid USCMA Certificate of Origin, appear to be exempt from this tariff. For details, please see US Customs’ CSMS# 64913145 – Import Duties on Certain Automobile Parts. The statements above are based on the best information available to us at the time. They are not legally binding and are subject to change as new information becomes available.  Read More

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Security

Welcome – Security

Security at Sanders Brokerage: Welcome, and we hope you enjoy the staff and services of Sanders Brokerage Services.  Hopefully by now you know a bit about the background and heritage of Sanders Brokerage Services.  We take security personally and hold our government’s security programs with high regard.  We have been a proud C-TPAT (Customs Trade […]

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USDA

Lacey Act Certification Phase VII – December 1, 2024

Please note that APHIS / USDA (Animal Plant Health Inspection Services) has published in the Federal Registar the LACEY ACT – PHASE VII implementation of the enforcement schedule, beginning December 1st, 2024 and includes many additional new Tariff numbers to be subject to LACEY ACT reporting.  While this is the 6-month comment period it is […]

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FDA Biennial Registration Renewal

We do apologize for the late notice. If you have not already done so, please remember to complete your Biennial FDA Registration Renewal before 12/31/24. If you do not complete the renewal, then your registration will be cancelled and you will need to reapply. That means you will not be able to ship your product […]

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CBP

Home Appliances added to Steel Derivates commodities – Effective June 23, 2025

As reported by the National Customs Brokers Freight Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) the U.S. Presidential Administration has added many Home Appliances to the 50% Steel Derivatives List with an effective date of June 23, 2025.  See following and the attached. The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) in a Federal Register notice […]