Carrie Foster, Author at Everglory Logistics

18Jun, 2018

US / China Trade Update – Where are we now?

Categories / Customs Brokerage, Export, Freight Forwarding, Import By Carrie Foster

On Friday, June 15th, the United States Trade Representative announced that the U.S. was moving ahead with imposing a 25% duty on list of a little over 800 different harmonized tariff items from China. Customs and Border Protection will begin collecting these duties for goods entered or withdrawn beginning July 6, 2018. Following a comment… Read more »

21Aug, 2017

A quick guide to commercial invoices

Categories / Customs Brokerage, Export, Freight Forwarding, Import By Carrie Foster

The commercial invoice (CI) is the record of a sales transaction and a crucial part of any import/export shipment. In a transaction, these documents record the buyer and seller’s information, detailed descriptions and quantities, trade terms, price, reference marks regarding the packaging and contents, payment arrangements, and the signature of the exporter that are agreed… Read more »

22Jul, 2016

How a Facebook “like” turned into a project shipment.

Categories / Customs Brokerage, Freight Forwarding By Carrie Foster

One of the side effects of being in the logistics industry is that you look at certain things through a different set of eyes. When I go shopping, I look at country of origin markings. When I see foreign aircraft I usually know the flight number and where it’s coming from. Ocean containers are a whole different discussion… Read more »

6Feb, 2016

Will 2016 be the year of rate restoration on the eastbound Transpacific?

Categories / Freight Forwarding, Import, International By Carrie Foster

(Photo Credit Flickr User Frans Berkelaar, CC BY 2.0) 2015 is coming to a close with two notable consolidations in the ocean carrier business; COSCO is purchasing China Shipping and CMA-CGM is purchasing NOL and their liner subsidiary, APL, for $2.2 billion. COSCO has announced that China Shipping will exit the liner shipping business (read:… Read more »

CTPAT Statement of Support

As a proud member of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) CTPAT program since February 9th, 2012, supply chain security continues to be an integral part of the Everglory Logistics, Inc. culture and business processes.

Since its inception in 2001, CTPAT remains a voluntary public-private sector partnership program where members work with CBP to strengthen their international supply chains and ultimately improve border security, protecting the supply chain from criminal activities such as drug trafficking, terrorism, human smuggling, and illegal contraband.

Everglory Logistics, Inc. has developed, and maintains, a multi-layered security program that is consistent with the CTPAT minimum-security criteria (MSC), and remains committed to protecting our organization and supply chain from any illegal or illicit activities.

Security is everyone's responsibility. All employees and business partners, including contractors, service providers, and visitors are educated and must comply with the company's CTPAT policies and procedures that are in place at each facility.