Industry Insights

  On May 9, 2019, in the Federal Register, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published a notice advising the duty amount on products subject to Section 301 tariffs contained on list 3 will increase to 25% on May 10, 2019.  The move to increase the tariff amount from 10% to 25% is a result of […]

\ After careful consideration, you’ve made the decision to obtain Errors and Omissions (E&O) coverage to protect your company’s financial assets. So what exactly are you getting? An E&O policy is a type of professional liability coverage intended to defend your business from suits of negligence, regular business operations errors, and failure to perform business […]

Will we soon see the resumption of a 23-year old investigation? The U.S. Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration recently informed representatives of Mexico’s tomato growers the current suspension agreement would soon terminate. U.S. government officials and representative of both US and Mexico’s growers are negotiating new terms and price floors. Unfortunately, it does not appear […]

Roanoke Trade is thrilled to announce the winner of this year’s National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America scholarship award.   Ms. Irmak Sensoz is the proud recipient of a $5,000 scholarship for her essay titled “Impacts of the US-China Trade War.” Ms. Sensoz’s outstanding work met or exceeded all of the requirements to […]

  Absent any implementation delay, starting on March 17, CBP will begin using its new version of the CBP Form 5106. The new version differs quite significantly from the current version, and many of the changes, while optional, involve collecting more details about the entity. For those that file the form by mail/email with CBP, […]

Roanoke Trade is pleased to announce the expansion of our KnowledgeportTM online training course catalogue. Roanoke is committed to assist our clients in navigating the complexities of insurance and to produce and promote industry best practices education, and KnowledgeportTM is our web-based education platform dedicated to the needs of our clients. The educational material on […]