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Roanoke Trade is pleased to introduce our Bond Sufficiency Calculator, a new tool to help you determine the appropriate continuous customs import bond amount. Due to the ongoing “trade wars”, tariffs have recently been increased on many imported goods and materials. These increased tariffs have precipitated a spike in mandated increases to customs bond amounts. Prior to the trade wars tariff implementation, it was rare for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to issue more than 100 to 200 mandated bond increase notices in a month. In September, CBP issued 2,300 notices! A bond’s sufficiency status is continually measured by CBP […]

To all ATA Carnet users traveling to Turkey, please be advised that Turkish Customs has implemented a new national rule that requires ATA Carnet holders and/or their authorized representatives to provide an Excel file stored on a memory key to Turkish Customs at the time of entry. This file is then uploaded into Turkey’s national Customs system. The new requirement is coming directly form Turkish Customs, and the Turkish National Guarantee Association (TOBB) was not consulted before its implementation. For ATA Carnet holders and their representatives, this requirement must be taken seriously, as the consequences for failing to present the […]

Roanoke is pleased to announce that effective September 1st, Megan Harrington was promoted to the position of Bond Manager for the Midwest, Baltimore and New England areas. Megan takes over for Maya Mackey who after many years of successfully running the department, is transitioning into a sales role for Roanoke. Megan started with Roanoke seven years ago in the Bond Department and quickly demonstrated that she was a go-to person and could be depended on to handle whatever came her way competently and with a smile on her face.  In 2016 she was asked to move to the Marine Department […]

Each year this gala event attracts several hundred industry leaders, government officials and members of the diplomatic community to celebrate open markets and the recipient of USCIB’s highest honor. This year Roanoke will be sponsoring the International Leadership Award Dinner.

Customs brokers and importers alike can be proactive with the management of their import bonds on goods subject to the Section 232 and 301 trade wars. Here’s how: Compile a list of your import clients affected by the new tariffs Access the latest lists of tariffs subject to Section 232 or Section 301 here. Suggest your importing clients obtain an ACE account and grant you “Sub Account” access to view their data. ACE reports are available to view entries by tariff number. Request access to our FastBond™ Management Reports Users with access to our Management Reports can run the “Entries […]

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