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Check out our most recent edition of the Customs Broker Newsletter, published and sent to our WB Skinner, Inc mailing list in February 2023. Import cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports in February is projected to drop close to its lowest level in nearly three years, or since the beginning of the pandemic...
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“Does your supplier include their Postal Code in their address?” -Here’s why it’s important. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) is now in effect and Customs requires the China postal code on all paperwork. This enhancement will provide an early notification to importers of goods that may have been produced in the Xinjiang Uyghur...
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I’m proud and excited to introduce WB Skinner’s new Director of Sales and Marketing, my son Ryan Skinner. Ryan represents the 3rd generation of Skinner family members carrying on the proud tradition of integrity and service excellence in Customs Brokerage and Freight Forwarding services started by my father more than 50 years ago. Ryan will...
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We hope you will join us at the Industry Event of the Year on February 3, 2022! The 104th NY/NJ Foreign Freight Forwarders & Brokers Association Dinner in Jersey City on the Hudson is the single largest event in the U.S. transportation industry, with 500 attendees. I know you will want to be among them!...
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As many seasoned importers know, it’s critical to start planning for the Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday far in advance. In addition to CNY, COVID-19 has resurged in China, and booking delays and cancellations are dramatically increasing. Factories will shut down for several weeks and ocean carriers are expected to reduce their capacity for the...
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced it will extend the currently scheduled expiration date of 352 China 301 tariff exclusions that had been reinstated earlier this year. Instead of expiring on December 31, 2022, the affected exclusions will remain in effect through September 30, 2023. The impacted items, which cover specified items...
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced the extension of exclusions for numerous COVID-19 products that are subject to China Section 301 tariffs. The exclusions originally scheduled to expire on November 30, 2022, have been extended until February 28, 2023. The exclusions cover 81 medical care products and were initially granted in December...
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Thank you to Dan Mulligan of GCT Global for giving the NY-NJ Foreign Freight Forwarders and Brokers Association, including myself, a tour of the GCT Bayonne and providing us with a better understanding of the difficulties the terminals are facing. We are excited to see they are taking a proactive approach to the increase of...
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