NEWPORT, R.I. -- Restructuring at the FDA is causing confusion in the agency's approach to import enforcement, according to Domenic Veneziano, a former director of import operations at the agency.
Increased U.S. scrutiny of Mexican truck drivers' English-speaking proficiency is raising concerns within the drayage industry that drivers who cross the U.S. border and perform drayage within a limited distance from the border will be prevented from doing their jobs.
While AI technology providers often tout their ability to classify imported goods, AI might be more useful in helping importers and customs brokers document a large amount of entry data, according to Phillip Poland, who was speaking on an Oct. 22 webinar sponsored by the American Association of Exporters and Importers on AI and reasonable care.
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As importers find themselves in the cross-hairs of CBP's plans to ramp up trade enforcement, they can no longer rely solely on customs brokers and siloed trade compliance departments because the stakes have become too high, trade attorneys suggested during an Oct. 22 Foley & Lardner webinar.
Small businesses have to hike prices more due to imports compared with large companies, and also are likely to face a higher tariff burden because of their lack of leverage with suppliers, according to an analysis published this week by the American Action Forum's Jacob Jensen.
In an effort to drive sales, suppliers have been offering dodgy tariff mitigation strategies to importers, lawyers with Foley and Lardner warned during an Oct. 22 webinar. Suppliers, particularly in countries hard-hit by tariffs like China and India, are as desperate as importers to avoid the painfully high tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, and may offer bad advice to importers to drive sales, lawyer John Turlais said.
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. -- As CBP ramps up trade enforcement, companies must not only strive to have their supporting documents in order, they also must scrutinize CBP's enforcement actions to ensure the agency is interpreting matters correctly, trade attorneys said at last week's Western Cargo Conference (WESCCON).
Although cargo volumes at the Port of Los Angeles have remained relatively strong compared with that at smaller U.S. ports, it doesn’t mean that the port has avoided feeling any impact of the U.S. trade policies, the executive director for the port said at a monthly media briefing earlier this week.
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. -- As increased trade enforcement, the federal government shutdown and efforts to hunt down counterfeit goods and illegal drugs dominate today’s headlines, so are these circumstances impacting the ports on the West Coast, according to panelists at last week’s Western Cargo Conference.