Houston's sea ports and airports are asking shippers that use the region to be patient as it recovers from Hurricane Beryl, according to a July 12 email sent by the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America to its members.
Joanna Marsh
Joanna Marsh, Assistant Editor, International Trade Today, joined Warren Communications News in 2024 after covering the supply chain from the transportation angle for a decade. At ITT, she covers U.S. import compliance and import regulations related to U.S. Customs and Border Protection and partnering governing agencies. She has covered the U.S. and Canadian freight railroads for FreightWaves, and she has also written about maritime transport trends, climate change, and AI and machine learning trends for publications such as Railway Age, Transport Topics, Breakbulk Magazine and the Freight Business Journal of North America. She also worked the U.S. coal markets beat for Argus Media.
Certain Lexmark printers no longer are subject to antidumping or countervailing duties on printers from China after the company changed its production process and proved the printers are substantially transformed in Mexico, CBP said in a recent ruling.
The president of a quartz surface products (QSP) distributor named in CBP’s investigation into whether four U.S. importers evaded antidumping and countervailing duties defended his company from any alleged wrongdoing.
CBP is taking action against US Atlanta International, Global Source & Supply, Cosmos Granite (East) Marble and Cosmos Granite (West) over allegedly evading antidumping and countervailing duties on quartz surface products (QSP) from China.
One of the biggest issues that EPA inspectors face when overseeing vehicles and motorized engine imports is coming across vehicles that are not compliant with emissions standards and may have emissions controls missing, an EPA enforcement inspector said during a presentation last week held jointly by EPA and NCBFAA.
CBP rejected children’s product manufacturer Summer Infant’s claims that its Learn-to-Sit booster seats should be classified as traditional booster seats. As a result, the Learn-to-Sit booster seats are subject to Section 301 duties, according to a recent ruling released by CBP June 14.
Industry stakeholders will be watching whether new CBP amendments aimed at ensuring that U.S. imports follow copyright laws will be effective enough, according to a Houston attorney specializing in trademark and copyright litigation.
USDA has suspended until further notice the inspection of avocados and mangos originating from the western Mexico state of Michoacan.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is seeking feedback on how to deepen trade collaborations among member countries of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity: the U.S., Barbados, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Uruguay.
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service is proposing to amend certain Section 8e fees related to the inspection and certification of fresh fruits, vegetables and other products.