Everglory News

10Aug, 2018

This week we bring our readers information on the second tranche of HTS numbers that will be subjected to an additional 25% duties from China. Effective August 23rd, US Customs and Border Protection will collect 25% additional duties on 279 HTS numbers including products such as agricultural seeders, hoses, motors and generators. After the announcement,… Read more »

26Jul, 2018

While our Los Angeles branch has only been open since 2013, branch manager Ken Thoi has been colleagues for more than two decades with Everglory Logistics founders Joe Phan and Ray Mui. The LA office opened with two people but in the past five years has grown to a staff of nine. Located just miles… Read more »

11Jul, 2018

This morning, the US Trade Representative announced a third list of HTS numbers totaling approximately $200 billion in imports from China. The escalating tit-for-tat between the United States and China shows no sign of abating and US importers and exporters are the ones directly feeling the impact. US consumers are sure to start to feel… Read more »

18Jun, 2018

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 Customs and Border Protection will begin collecting these duties for goods entered or withdrawn beginning July 6, 2018.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 »

31May, 2018

Effective today, China Customs will require additional information for shipments destined for China regardless of the mode of transport. Much like the United States has over time imposed information requirements such as AMS and ISF filings in order to review cargo prior to loading at the port of origin, China is taking steps to do… Read more »

23May, 2018

The regulatory scene for air cargo screening changed drastically with the introduction of the Certified Cargo Screening Program. Screening equipment like X-ray, Explosives Trace Detection (ETD) and Explosives Detection Systems (EDS), which were designed for use in the passenger environment, were moved in to the cargo environment. Although equipment manufacturers have taken some great steps… Read more »

11May, 2018

This June, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit (SCO) will be held in Qingdao, the coastal city in the East China Shandong province, reflecting China’s advocacy of the Belt and Road Initiative as Qingdao has both land and maritime connections with other nations.  The SCO is a Eurasian political, economic and security organization created in 2001… Read more »

21Mar, 2018

On Tuesday, March 6th, Maersk confirmed that a fire had broken out on the Maersk Honam, an ultra large container ship in the Arabian sea, which claimed the lives of five crew members. Maersk Line has stopped loading dangerous goods in areas near engine casing units on its vessels while it carries out tests to… Read more »

13Feb, 2018

In December, the deadline for trucking companies to switch from paper logbooks to an electronic logging device (ELD) passed. As with any new regulations, there is no shortage of information regarded this technology and we at Everglory Logistics want to provide an easy, efficient way for our clients to understand and comply with this new… Read more »

1Feb, 2018

On December 31, 2017, GSP expired. The Generalized System of Preferences is a tariff preference program for developing countries that affords US importers the opportunity to enter eligible goods from these countries duty-free. The rules and participating countries and tariff numbers are published at the front of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. GSP-eligible goods must meet… Read more »