Events & Seminars

May 11, 2012 // June 10 Peak Season Surcharge announced by Trans-Pacific carriers

Trans-Pacific ocean carriers have announced a Peak Season Surcharge, effective June 10, for containers moving from East Asia to all U.S. and Canada destinations. We've listed the increases below. All amounts are in USD. To all U.S. and Canada destinations $480... [read more]

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April 30, 2012 // General Rate Increase postponed

The General Rate Increase for May 1 has been postponed. Mohawk will continue to monitor the situation and advise of any changes. If you have questions about this alert, please contact your Mohawk customer representative. [read more]

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April 23, 2012 // Don't overlook reasonable care

One common misconception among U.S. importers is that they don’t have to worry about what’s on their commercial invoice and other import documentation. These importers will often neglect to provide their Customs broker with a truly complete... [read more]

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April 20, 2012 // C-TPAT for exporters

It's official: U.S. Customs plans to open C-TPAT to exporters. At a recent trade conference in Newport, RI, a C-TPAT official revealed that Customs is planning on creating an export component to accompany the import based security program. (Source) Though... [read more]

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