AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN PRODUCT EXCLUSIONS FOR THE CHINA TARIFFS TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER ON 12/17/2019
Hello everyone! On Tuesday (12/17/2019) there will be posted in the Federal Register a set of amendments to certain exclusions for the 301-China Tariffs. The link is below. It will be to your benefit to look through these documents to see if any of your products of Chinese origin that you import are described in any of the lists. If you believe you found some, and would like help in determining this, then please contact us here at 360-332-1778 or by email to orders@sandersbrokerage.us... Read More
Suspension of the pending tariff increase on China tariffs due to take effect on 12/15/2019
We received the following message from US Customs today regarding the suspension of the pending tariff increase on China tariffs due to take effect on 12/15/2019. Cargo Systems Messaging Service ________________________________________ CSMS #40984510 – Section 301 Duties on Certain Products of China Scheduled to be Effective December 15, 2019 Have Been Suspended Indefinitely ________________________________________ BACKGROUND: On August 20, 2019, as modified by 84 FR... Read More
US Customs bills sent out in error on 10/28/2019
It has just come to our attention that duty monies that appeared on ACH Statements for final payment on 10/23/2019 were not processed by US Customs due to a fault in their computer systems. The payments were made on 10/29/2019, but not before Customs sent out bills for duty increases to affected Importers on 10/28/2019. Customs has since recognized the issue and is working toward rectifying the problem by voided the bills that were issued erroneously. If you have received a bill... Read More
Pacific Highway Construction – Complete
CBP has completed the reconstruction of the truck crossing at the port of Blaine, Washington. Three (3) lanes are currently open and all appears to be flowing well. Our hats go off to our friends at U.S. Customs during the reconstruction phase, they did a wonderful job notifying the public of the process and doing what they could to mitigate delays. If you want to monitor port of entry delay times you can still make reference to CBP’s Border Wait Times page. Read More
