CBP Guide for Hanjin containers Dear our valued customers,   CBP has set forth the actions to be taken in the following scenarios involving imported cargo being transported by Hanjin Shipping. Our major concern was an issue with vessels already arrived to the port but resting at anchor in the sea. We now are confirmed ...Read More

Dear our valued customers,   It has been notified that there is a way to pick up Hanjin containers at Total Terminals International (TTI) and APM Terminals now. Please follow the below instruction to proceed with pick-up at TTI. Go to ttilgb.com Sign up for your account if you don’t already have an account Click ...Read More

Dear our valued customers,   It has been reported that Hanjin Shipping has filed for bankruptcy protection for receivership on August 31, 2016. Due to the uncertainty of how long this situation will last, VIP Customs Service will hold your entries on shipments with Hanjin master bill of lading (HJSC) until we get a written ...Read More

Effective for shipments on the water on or after June 30, CBP Will operate as follows:   Ports will initiate liquidated damage demands (penalty) without Headquarters review. Ports will no longer be required to grant “three strikes” (informal warnings) to importers. There is no change to cargo hold policy.   ISF-5 filing issues remain unresolved. ...Read More

Effective Aug 8, all cigarettes including e-cigarettes, e-hookah, e-cigars, vape pens, advanced refillable personal vaporizers and electronic pipes will be subject to the following requirements. – enforcement action against products determined to be adulterated or misbranded (other than actions based on lack of a marketing authorization during an applicable compliance period) –...Read More

The Committee on the Information Technology Agreement (ITA), at a meeting on 18 April 2016, heard reports about current preparations for implementation of the Nairobi Ministerial Declaration on the Expansion of Trade in IT Products. and the second set no later than 1 July 2017, with successive reductions taking place on 1 July 2018 and ...Read More

According to the OTEXA (office of textiles and apparel), imports of cotton, wool, manmade fiber, silk blend and non-cotton vegetable fiber textile and apparel products totaled 6.22 billion square meter equivalents in August, up 3.8% from July and 13.3% from August 2014. OTEXA reports As you could see from the below graphs, imports from Cambodia ...Read More

Please see the below timeframe for Trans-Pacific Partnership. It could take another year for a full implementation. timeframeRead More

Trans-Pacific Partnership Concluded After Key Issues Resolved: STR & STTAS International Trade and Customs After five years of “intensive” negotiations and a marathon final session in Atlanta that went several days longer than anticipated to clear the remaining hurdles, trade ministers announced Oct. 5 the successful conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement among...Read More

Import Fee on Cotton and Cotton-Containing Products to be Decreased   The Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service has issued a direct final rule lowering the assessments paid by importers of cotton and cotton-containing products under the Cotton Research and Promotion Order. These assessments are being reduced from $0.012728/kg to $0.012013/kg, reflecting a decrease in...Read More