Customs Services

In October, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) rolled out a series of new regulatory changes that went into effect in December. The changes involve administrative processes between brokers and CBP, while others apply to the relationship that freight brokers have with their clients. The new regulations state that brokers...

Put in place to enable a larger volume of trade between countries and to open up new opportunities for businesses, trade agreements play a key role in the global exchange of goods and services. Bilateral trade agreements are made between two entities while multilateral agreements involve more than two states...

When Russia invaded Ukraine in February, it created a humanitarian crisis that quickly rippled across the globe. The invasion caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II as nearly 8 million Ukrainians fled the country. With their key transportation routes cut off and supply chains in disarray, Ukrainians found...

In March, the US Senate unanimously voted in favor of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA), which was passed by the US House in December. On June 16, 2022 it was signed into law by President Biden, following conferencing between the House and Senate on differences that need to be...

The dynamic world trade environment is a place where rules, agreements and regulations tend to change regularly. John Rodriguez, Vice President of Customs, Schenker, Inc. says, “Keeping up with these shifts isn’t always easy and requires companies to pay close attention to what’s going on in the countries where they...

CARM’s focus is on modernizing, streamlining, and transforming the way duties and taxes are collected on imported goods. On May 25th, CBSA officially launched Release 1 of its new CARM Client Portal, a self-service tool meant to facilitate accounting and revenue management processes for companies importing goods into Canada. The...

October Update Brazil's Petrobras sees fuel demand that could affect future logistics prices Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras said October 18th, it has received "atypical demand" for fuel supplies in November that surpasses its production capacity. The company has been operating its refineries with a capacity factor of 90% in...

Clarks® Shoes’ story began almost 200 years ago, when Cyrus and James Clark made a slipper from sheepskin off-cuts. Groundbreaking at the time, this combination of invention and craftsmanship has remained at the heart of the company’s mission ever since. Even today, every pair of Clarks’ shoes begins with advanced...

Major trading partners, the U.S. and Canada share a border where billions of dollars in goods and services are traded annually. In 2019, U.S. goods and services trade with Canada reached about $718.4 billion—including $360.4 billion in exports (from Canada) and $358 billion in imports (to Canada). As the U.S.’...

Focused on modernizing, streamlining, and transforming the way shipments are imported into Canada, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is heading up a multi-year project that will change the way duties and taxes are collected on imported goods. Known as the CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) project, its core...