News & Insights

August 27, 2014

Customs Bonds: The Deficiency Is in the Details In April 2014, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) re-instituted the procedure of rendering continuous bonds insufficient due to returned mail. A bond with an insufficiency status cannot be used to make entry or for Importer Security Filings. That, warns Roanoke Trade account executive Jason Palumbo, could […]

August 25, 2014

J.S. Hickey Co., Inc./Donmar Brokerage Corporation, is pleased to announce that effective September 1, 2014, your customs bond and marine insurance programs will be serviced through Roanoke Trade, a division of Roanoke Insurance Group Inc. Roanoke Trade has served as the bond provider and valued partner of J.S. Hickey/Donmar Brokerage for over 20 years and […]

August 22, 2014

A growing volume of U.S. bound ocean container traffic intended to transit west coast Canadian ports has caused some Canadian terminals to stop accepting U.S. bound rail traffic. Steamship lines are diverting these containers to U.S. ports, especially Seattle and Tacoma. These diversions to U.S. ports require that Importer Security Filings (ISFs) be submitted so […]

August 21, 2014

Roanoke Insurance Group is very pleased to inform you that our hard work has paid off in securing exemption from the Electronic Export Filing (EEI) filing requirement for ATA Carnets! We received verbal confirmation from both U.S. Customs and Border protection (CBP) and U.S. Census Bureau yesterday. U.S. Census is currently working on revising the […]

August 13, 2014

Roanoke Insurance Group is proud to participate in a discussion panel that will enhance your knowledge on ACE and eBond sponsored by Houston Customhouse Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 Guest Panelists Include: Mary Pugh – ACE Ambassador, Houston Field Office Customs and Border Protection Colleen Clarke – Vice President, Surety Trade Relations, Roanoke Insurance Group Lisa […]

August 11, 2014