customs clearance

During a recent sweep of its importer database, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) mistakenly voided many importer numbers that should have remained active.

Obviously, [...]

This is a guest post by Eric Weisbrot.

Millions of goods are imported into and exported out of the United States each year, and US shippers are a crucial part of each [...]

This blog provides two solutions shippers can utilize to mitigate or avoid financial losses from the new tariffs the U.S. is levying on Chinese goods. But first, a quick look at what's happening [...]

A week ago, we posted a blog from Universal Cargo's own Cherry Chen outlining the section 301 tariff exclusion process shippers can use to request a one year tariff exclusion on products they [...]

Don't look now, but peak season is upon us. Yes, those big volume shipping months when importers are bringing in products to line store shelves for the back to school and holiday seasons are [...]

Trade wars are often thought of as lose-lose situations. However, President Trump obviously thinks the U.S. can win the trade war he has ignited with China. And it looks like he isn't alone in [...]

This is a Guest Post by John Stuart of the International Logistics Centre Freight forwarding is one of the most widely used methods of international transport for both business and personal use. [...]

Welcome back! As promised, here is some information that you may find helpful when it comes to navigating the stormy waters of CBP exams. As an international shipper, one of the most important [...]

Welcome back! As promised, here is some information that you may find helpful when it comes to navigating the stormy waters of CBP exams. As an international shipper, one of the most important [...]

Uh oh… your container has been flagged for an exam. You insist you haven’t done anything wrong! We believe you. Exams are just a part of the international shipping world that we’ve all [...]

Uh oh… your container has been flagged for an exam. You insist you haven’t done anything wrong! We believe you. Exams are just a part of the international shipping world that we’ve all grown to [...]

We live in the future. In Back to the Future, when Marty McFly and Doc Brown time travel to the future, they go to the year 2015. “Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need [...]

Government shutdown. It’s happening. It has many effects. If you’re an international shipper, you know government paws have to touch all imports and exports. You know, that little [...]

Sequestration… For months and months we’ve been hearing this word. Sequestration, sequestration… It’s coming, it’s on the way, it’s impact will be huge… [...]

What is customs clearance? InvestorWords.com defines customs clearance as: noun the act of passing goods through customs so that they can enter or leave the country a document given by customs to [...]