News & Insights

Have you received a bond insufficiency notice for an importer client’s bond? Or, worse yet, has CBP deactivated a bond so no entries can be made by your client? CBP performs monthly bond sufficiency reviews of all continuous import bonds and if a bond is egregiously deficient, they will immediately render it insufficient. Join Roanoke’s Vice President Colleen Clarke, alongside CBP’s Kara Welty and Bruce Ingalls, as they present this webinar on 2/15/17 at 1pm ET. Register today for this complimentary NEI webinar and learn how you can avoid these situations which can be extremely costly for you and your importer […]

February 06, 2017

Offering your clients Cargo insurance to protect their goods against physical damage or loss while in transit is a valuable add-on service that helps you solidify your relationships. Having an on-line insurance application to automate the process of administrating your Cargo policy provides you with a number of key benefits, particularly with a system specifically designed for logistics service providers in mind. Roanoke Trade in developing CoverageDock™ provides clients with a number of benefits that go well beyond streamlining the process to report insured shipments and print out Certificates to clients. Our multi-faceted Cargo insurance management web application allows you […]

January 27, 2017

Join the Roanoke Trade team in Long Beach, California for this year’s Global Trade Educational Conference (G.TEC)! This year’s event, taking place at the Westin Long Beach from August 7-8, will draw attendees from all across the industry, including importers, exporters, freight forwarders, customs brokers and compliance professionals. The conference promises that all in attendance will receive invaluable educational information and updates on the industry’s most pressing topics. We hope to see you there!

January 26, 2017

Join Roanoke’s own Jeri Gentry on Saturday, March 25 at the Transportation Club of Dallas/Fort Worth’s (TCDFW) third annual Wild, Wild West Casino Night! This event is an opportunity to network with industry professionals, be introduced to current club members and help raise $10,000 in scholarship funds that will be awarded to deserving students studying trade and transportation in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. To learn more about open sponsorships, or to purchase your event tickets, please click here.

January 26, 2017

We’re excited to announce that we will once again be exhibiting at the Breakbulk Americas conference in Houston, Texas! Representatives from our Texas and Florida offices will be in attendance, and ready to connect with you! Stop by booth 1205 to discuss your trade and transportation needs, and enter to win our yearly raffle. We hope to see you there!

January 24, 2017

Calling all Texans! The Laredo Licensed U.S. Customs Brokers Association invites you to their 2017 International Trade and Customs Seminar titled “Understanding Temporary Imports and Exports with the ATA Carnet”. This important session, presented by Roanoke’s own Amanda Barlow, Vice President, ATA Carnet, will take place on February 8, 2017 from 8:30am – 12:30pm at Falcon Bank in Laredo, Texas. This seminar will provide general information on Temporary Imports and Exports and help all attendees understand USCBP clearance of both U.S. and foreign ATA Carnets, how to avoid misuse of an ATA Carnet, best practices to mitigate a Customs claim, […]

January 20, 2017