News & Insights

  On March 26, 2020, U.S. Customs & Border Protection issued CSMS #42161666 Additional Guidance for Entry Summary Payments Impacted by COVID-19. This message is a follow up to CSMS #42097586 Additional Days for Payments due to COVID-19 issued on March 20, 2020. CBP had granted duty payment extensions for many importers on a case […]

March 27, 2020

  Global shipping has been one of the biggest casualties in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic with challenges getting cargo to and from the docks. The Port of Los Angeles, which handles more containers in a year than any other port in the Western Hemisphere, expects in the first three months of the […]

March 23, 2020

COVID-19 has already had a big impact on international travel and especially on large events. As such, ATA Carnet users are susceptible to disruptions right now, especially those needing to transit through multiple countries to operate effectively or even those going to single countries where quarantines or event cancellations are taking place. Furthermore, you may […]

March 17, 2020

  Effective Monday, March 16th—In order to operate safely and responsibly for our employees, clients and partners during the COVID-19 impact, most of our employees will begin working from home until further notice. Thankfully, we are fully prepared! We have laptops, VPN, office phone routing, mobile phones and other mobility to maintain “business as usual” which […]

March 13, 2020

The long-awaited changes to Incoterms® by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) are complete and published as Incoterms® 2020. Overall, the changes are regarded by the trade as positive, however, there are notable changes that should be carefully studied. In this webinar our speakers will address the following:   • Refresher of Incoterms® history, purpose […]

March 03, 2020

Karen Groff, president of Roanoke Insurance Group, was featured on the FREIGHTWAYS “What the Truck?!?” show at AirCargo 2020 in Nashville. Alongside Dooner and Chad, Karen shared everything a Freight Forwarder needs to know about ATA Carnets.   The trio kicked off their rollicking conversation with the basics on what the sometimes misunderstood ATA Carnets really are and why they are an important tool for […]

March 03, 2020