Boston Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders Association

08/01/2019

Per President Trump's latest tweet today, the US will impose a 10% tariff on the remaining $300 billion worth of imports from China, known as list four, beginning September 1, 2019.

06/03/2019

More tariff news:
The Office of the United States Trade Representative intend to publish a notice in the Federal Register this week that extends the amount of time certain goods exported from China have to enter the United States before they will be subject to an additional tariff increase from 10% to 25%. Covered products that were exported from China to the US prior to May 10, 2019 will remain subject to 10% tariff if they enter the US before June 15, 2019. Originally the deadline to enter the US before the goods would be subject to additional 25% tariff was June 1, 2019.
Please note that as of today, CBP has not updated their system to reflect the June 15th date.

05/31/2019

Last night, in an effort to push Mexico to address immigration issues, the White House announced that a 5% tariff will be imposed on goods from Mexico effective June 10. If Mexico's response is not deemed sufficient, tariffs will be increased according to the following schedule:

10% on July 1;
15% on August 1;
20% on September 1;
25% on October 1.

Rates will remain at 25% thereafter until Mexico "substantially stops the illegal inflow of aliens coming in through its territory."

05/16/2019

Bond sufficiency .. so important .. now more than ever!

Are you maintaining bond sufficiency? The general rules for calculating the continuous import bonds can be confusing and depend upon your situation. Please check out this article and downloadable infographic to help you navigate the waters of the .



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04/13/2019

Transportation Committee Meeting at the NCBFAA AC 2019.

01/26/2019

Custom Committee Meeting in Memphis

12/04/2018

CSMS issued by CBP:

On December 1, 2018, President Trump signed an Executive Order designating Wednesday, December 5, 2018 as a federal holiday in observance of a National Day of Mourning for President George H.W. Bush. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will operate as a holiday on December 5, 2018. Self-filers and brokers should plan CBP-related business accordingly.

Entry Summaries and statements due on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 may be presented and paid on Thursday, December 6, 2018 without penalty. If you have questions before or after December 5, 2018, please contact your assigned Client Representative.

12/04/2018

Press release from White House on proposed tariff increases:

“President Trump has agreed that on January 1, 2019, he will leave the tariffs on $200 billion worth of product at the 10% rate, and not raise it to 25% at this time. China will agree to purchase a not yet agreed upon, but very substantial, amount of agricultural, energy, industrial, and other product from the United States to reduce the trade imbalance between our two countries. China has agreed to start purchasing agricultural product from our farmers immediately.
President Trump and President Xi have agreed to immediately begin negotiations on structural changes with respect to forced technology transfer, intellectual property protection, non-tariff barriers, cyber intrusions and cyber theft, services and agriculture. Both parties agree that they will endeavor to have this transaction completed within the next 90 days. If at the end of this period of time, the parties are unable to reach an agreement, the 10% tariffs will be raised to 25%.”

10/29/2018

WORLD. CHAMPS.

03/13/2018

The Area Port of Boston port office is operational today, but due to the inclement weather, any physical entry transactions needing to be performed are to be conducted at Logan airport, E&C office at Terminal E. The Area Port Director is granting a snow day for Tuesday, March 13, 2018. An assessment of operations for Wednesday, March 14, 2018 will be conducted in the morning and disseminated.

01/05/2018

FYI: The Area Port of Boston office at he O'Neill Federal Blg (10 Causeway Street) will open at 10:00 am on Friday, January 5, 2018 due to the extreme weather conditions.

01/04/2018

Good afternoon, due to snow storm, the CBP office at the O'Neill Bldg is closed. The CBP office at Logan Airport Terminal E and the ICP are open. Stay safe and warm.