IEEPA – Court of Int’l Trade – REFUND PROCEDURES to ensure IEEPA refunds are protected
The following information is provided by the law firm of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. We ask that you read this information. It appears imperative to ensure that you would be eligible you (through your ACE Portal Account) or your broker must file a Formal Protest on everyone of your import entries in which you paid or were forced to pay IEEPA duties to the U.S. Government through CBP. CBP filed its status report early today, March 31, in Atmus Filtration to the CIT. It’s an important... Read More
CAUTION TO CARRIERS – Broker Delays due to Trump tariffs
Notice to all Truck Carriers and their exporting clientele. Please click on the PDF document link below, read the article and be advised of the position of the U.S., Northern Border Brokers Association on processing delays along the northern border of the USA. We ask you review the attached and abide by the Broker Associations suggestions. Thank you for your understand, and patience. NBCBA_Carrier_Notification Read More
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... Read More
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
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.... Read More
New Tariffs for Canada and Mexico to take effect on Saturday, February 1, 2025
According to an AP article just published, President Donald Trump has announced that he will put in place a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10% tariffs on goods from China effective Saturday. This is an announcement made by the White House today, Friday. There is no word yet on any exemptions to the measure. Read More
America First Trade Policy
You may have heard of President Trump and his boasting of the America First Trade Policy, his reference and inferences to an External Revenue Service (ERS). Additionally, you no doubt have heard of the threat of “25% duties on all goods from Canada and Mexico” (unquote). It appears that the start of his efforts were put in document form and published several days ago. In the included publication *(see below hyperlink) are demands and concepts put forth by the President. In specific... Read More
Christmas Eve now a Federal Holiday
Per Executive Order 14129, signed by President Biden on 12/18/2024, Christmas Eve, 12/24/2024, is now a federal holiday. According to the Order, all executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government shall be closed and their employees excused from duty on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, the day before Christmas. For entries coming into the US on this day, plan on Agencies such as FDA, FSIS, ATF, F&W, USDA, etc to be closed and inspections will not be performed on this day or Christmas... Read More
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 to the US until you obtain a new registration number. If you are not a manufacturer of an item subject to FDA, then you may want to forward this reminder to your suppliers who are a manufacturer. If... Read More
2024 Holiday Season Closures
Hello: Below is a list of the days our office will be closed for the 2024 Holiday Season. All documents for shipments must reach our office prior to these dates; otherwise, we will make entry on your shipments the next business day. Thank you very much for allowing us to enjoy the holidays with our friends and family! U.S. Thanksgiving – Thursday, 11/28/2024 Christmas Day – Wednesday, 12/25/2024 New Years Day – Wednesday, 1/1/2025 Sanders Brokerage Services wishes you a joyous holiday... Read More
