Logistics Plus Customs Brokerage Manager Gretchen Blough made another appearance on NPR’s Marketplace to comment on how the severe drought in Panama is causing issues for the global supply chain. “We’ve seen the trend lately where the cargo ships just keep getting bigger and bigger to carry more containers,” Gretchen told Kai Ryssdal. “Bigger isn’t… Read more »
Logistics Plus Customs Brokerage Manager Gretchen Blough made another appearance on NPR’s Marketplace for an update on the Section 301 China tariffs. “We’re going to be watching the secretary of commerce’s talks in China to see how that goes, if it might have any impact on the 301 tariffs,” Gretchen told Kai Ryssdal, adding, “We’re going… Read more »
Logistics Plus Customs Brokerage Manager Gretchen Blough made another appearance on Marketplace to discuss international trade and China tariffs that are still in place from the Trump era. Gretchen commented on how the tariffs have made U.S. manufacturers more competitive. “These additional tariffs on everything, the additional duties on everything, gives the U.S. manufacturers a more… Read more »
An Importer of Record (IOR) ensures that imported goods comply with all customs and legal requirements of the country of import. This is usually the owner of the goods but may also be a designated individual or customs broker. Importer of Record (IOR) services are provided by companies like Logistics Plus, specializing in international trade…. Read more »
Logistics Plus Customs Brokerage Manager Gretchen Blough made another appearance on Marketplace, hosted by Kai Ryssdal, to discuss international trade, supply chain issues, navigating challenges, and more. “We’ve seen somewhat of a slowdown at the end of the year,” said Blough, who works at Logistics Plus in Erie, Pennsylvania. Gretchen added, “There’s always something happening. From a logistics… Read more »
Logistics Plus Customs Brokerage Manager Gretchen Blough made another appearance on Marketplace, hosted by Kai Ryssdal, to discuss supply chain issues, pricing, tariffs, and more. “Things have calmed down a bit as far as supply chain issues,” said Blough, who works at Logistics Plus in Erie, Pennsylvania. She added, “Pricing is coming down slightly. It’s not going to… Read more »
Logistics Plus Customs Brokerage Manager Gretchen Blough made another appearance on Marketplace, hosted by Kai Ryssdal, to discuss why freight delays are becoming less common. As container ship congestion eases in some of the major U.S. ports, customs brokers have finally started to see things calm down (in relative terms). “We know the fixed date of… Read more »
Alert Message: The Office of the United States Trade Representative confirmed that representatives of domestic industries benefiting from the tariff actions in the Section 301 investigation of China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation have requested a continuation of the tariffs. The next steps in the four-year review process… Read more »
Here is a quick recap of some interesting and noteworthy Global Trade updates identified by the Logistics Plus Customs & Compliance Team. FMC wants ocean carriers to pay for container storage. Read More. Felixstowe strike. Read More Port of New York and New Jersey sets container fee, mandatory export levels. Read More Mexico Is Seen… Read more »
Logistics Plus Customs Brokerage Manager Gretchen Blough makes another appearance on Marketplace, hosted by Kai Ryssdal, to discuss China tariffs. The White House appears to be at an impasse on the future of the Trump-era tariffs on imports from China: Keep them as leverage or lift them to help curb inflation? And while that debate inside the administration… Read more »
