Everglory News

28Oct, 2016

Travelers are no longer allowed to carry Samsung Electronics Co. Note 7 phones on airlines due to their propensity to overheat and catch fire. Those who try to bring the phones on an airplane will be fined and the phone will be confiscated. This ban surpasses the limitations of traditional lithium ion battery laws in… Read more »

4Oct, 2016

In case you missed it, Everglory is now publishing a quarterly newsletter covering topics about our company as well as recapping our most read and interesting stories from the previous months. We hope you find the publication informative and gives you a bit of insight into our team and the things that are happening with… Read more »

22Sep, 2016

Earlier this year, footwear manufacturer Birkenstock announced that effective January 1st, their merchandise would no longer be available for purchase on Amazon. In fact, they have issue the cautionary warning that any of their product found on Amazon likely was counterfeit. Fashion brands who are increasingly turning to eCommerce platforms like Amazon and Alibaba because… Read more »

19Aug, 2016

The WHO has declared the U.S. on their list of Zika-transmission countries. Because of this, China’s agency governing agency, the Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) has required all countries on its Zika-infected list comply with disinsection requirements. This policy dates back to March 5th, so it is not something that was imposed… Read more »

5Aug, 2016

Companies or individuals in the United States who make a commercial sale for export need to be aware that although the National Export Initiative has been working to streamline and simplify the process, there are still obligations they must meet. In the eyes of the government, the seller / exporter is known as the U.S…. Read more »

22Jul, 2016

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 »

8Jul, 2016

(Wooden bedroom furniture, pictured above, may be free of Customs duties but could carry antidumping duties of 100% or more.) When a company is working to establish the landed costs for a product they plan to import, they take a number of steps to ensure that their calculations are correct and they sell the product… Read more »

30Jun, 2016

Customs and Border Protection on June 17th announced a change to how they are handling ISF penalties and it gives individual ports the authority to take action directly for violation of the agency’s Importer Security Filing (ISF) requirements. The ISF (or ’10 + 2′) filing requirements mandates that an importer provide Customs with ten data… Read more »

20Jun, 2016

(Pictured above: the skyline of Hanoi, Vietnam) Vietnam is poised to become one of the stand-out success stories of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, with exports growing 11 percent, or $36 billion dollars over the first decade. With very low labor costs, the removal of import tariffs from the US and Japan, Vietnam also expects a 50%… Read more »

No matter how easy the National Export Initiative makes an international sale, exporters must be aware of several important rules and guidelines when selling goods to an overseas entity. We will look at some of the details of things like AES and routed export transactions in future columns, but today we want to focus on… Read more »