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Centennial
Celebration
 M.E. Dey & Co., Inc.
presently has a staff of 43. We have two offices offering nationwide customs clearance &
international freight forwarding – even if the freight never
crosses our national borders. We have always offered brokerage
services to our customers, but it takes a large staff to offer
the wide array of services that our customers want today.
In the past, M.E.Dey & Co. consisted of just a single
employee. This was the case three times – once in the early years,
once during the depression and again during World War II.
After World War II, M.E. Dey began a steady increase in
employment, accelerating in the last half dozen years.
Our trivia question this month for our readers
is:
How many total employees (including
current staff) has M.E. Dey had over the last 100 years?
A $50 gift certificate awaits the winner! Send your
single entry to
100years@medey.com
Last month's question was: In 1907, what was
the typical entry fee
M.E. Dey & Co. charged to its customers?
The correct answer is $1.00
And the winner of a $50 Target gift card
is...
Chuck LaFontaine of Construction Forms, Inc. with his guess of
$0.97 |
Pre-qualify export
customers
When selling to foreign customers, we recommend
that your sales process pre-qualify customers beforehand. This
prequalification test concerns whether or not our government has
prohibited doing business with the potential (or current) customer.
The Department of Commerce
http://www.bis.doc.gov maintains
several data bases of persons or entities that you may not export
product to, or the person or entity has not been verified by our
government and you need to call first prior to exporting.
Pre-qualification is not the only step in this
process. We recommend that you qualify the customer again when you
secure a sale and finally again when you are shipping the goods. M.E.Dey
& Co, can assist you. M.E.Dey & Co already verifies the non-inclusion
of your customer at the time we are arranging for shipment. We offer
a service to our exporting customers for advance pre-qualification.
Make us a regular part of your sales effort!
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DANGER: IMPORTATION OF GOODS SUBJECT TO FDA
CBP has clarified ‘conditional
Release’
for goods subject to FDA review. Goods affected are food, drug,
medical device or cosmetics. When these goods are released by CBP,
the importer has only a CONDITIONAL release. FDA has a period of
time after Customs release to compel CBP to order redelivery of
the goods back into Customs custody.
In most cases, the conditional
release period for determining FDA admissibility of any food,
drug, device, or cosmetic,
will expire upon the
EARLIEST occurring of the following events:
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The date that FDA
issues a notice of refusal of admission;
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The date that FDA
issues a notice that the merchandise may proceed; or
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Upon the end of the
30-day period following the date of release.
Extension of conditional release
period for sampling, etc.
The FDA must issue a written or
electronic notice of sampling, detention, or other FDA action to
importer of record within 30 days of the release of the
merchandise in order for the extension of the conditional release
period to be valid.
If CBP issues a redelivery notice
and the importer fails to redeliver all of the merchandise,
will result in the
assessment of liquidated damages equal to three times the value of
the merchandise involved. This clarification will go into effect
on May 1, 2007
10 + 2 CBP plan to go into effect in 2007
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) plans to start implementing
their “10+2” proposal in September 2007. The 10 + 2 program is a
natural growth of the “24 hour manifest rule” under which all
cargo inbound to the United States must first be electronically
reported to CBP. The “24 hour manifest rule” provides CBP the
ability to deny transit of the cargo to the US or order an exam
prior to loading. The “10+2” proposal is named for the number of
additional data elements that CBP will require at least 24 hours
before goods are loaded on an ocean vessel bound for the U.S.
(this rule will also apply to Air and Truck imports – but with
shorter time requirements). Read
more... |
CBP readies C-TPAT for mutual recognition, 3rd party validators
04
Jan 2007, American Shipper
The United States plans in 2007 to internationalize its supply
chain security program for importers by mutually recognizing for
the first time similar programs in a handful of countries,
according to a top U.S. Customs and Border Protection official.
Read more...
This document amends the rules dealing with customs financial and
accounting procedures by revising the fees charged for certain
customs inspectional services under section 13031 of the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as
amended, and incorporates two technical corrections to the
existing fee chart.
Read more...
(pdf)
Mandatory e-Manifest Filings Set to Begin in
Washington, Arizona, North Dakota
(Thursday,
January 25, 2007)
Washington, D.C.
— Effective today, truck carriers entering the United States
through all ports of entry in the states of Washington and
Arizona, as well as the North Dakota ports of Pembina, Neche,
Walhalla, Maida, Hannah, Sarles and Hansboro will be required to
file electronic manifests through the Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE).
Read more...
Information from US Customs
22 Jan 2006, CSCB
Information from US
Customs on Forthcoming Changes to HS Tariff, effective 3 February
2007.
The US Customs and
Border Protection web site has numerous pages about conversion to
the WCO 2007 Harmonized Tariff Schedule; these are found on the
CBP web site, at:
http://www.customs.gov/xp/cgov/import/
communications_to_trade/world_customs_org/
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U.S. RELEASES NEW TARIFF CODES
January 29, 2007
JOC
Customs
and Border Protection has published the 2007 Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
The
codes, incorporating the extensive World Customs Organization
revisions, have been published in the Federal Register, and will
become effective in 30 days.
The
final "draft" of the 2007 HTSUS is now available on the Web site of
the United States International Trade Commission, at
http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/bychapter/index.htm
The
new version is currently labeled "draft" because the effective date is
Feb. 3.
According to Pisani & Roll, an international law firm, Customs may
informally provide importers with a grace period of approximately two
weeks beyond the effective date.
In the
interim, importers should rely on the Preliminary 2007 HTSUS, which is
based on the 2006 tariff nomenclature, and also is available on the
ITC website at
http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/bychapter/index_old-01032007.htm
A kite to pull a cargo ship
December 4, 2006 8:23 AM PDT
It won't replace
propellers, but an oversize paraglider-shaped kite could help cut fuel
costs for ocean-going vessels as it also reduces their emissions. The
airborne gear, from a Hamburg, Germany-based company called
SkySails,
has been tested on smaller ships over several years and now is being
fitted for a cargo ship from Beluga Shipping, headquartered in nearby
Bremen. The maiden voyage for the 130-meter
MV Beluga SkySails
is expected in 2007.
The kite for the
cargo ship spreads out over about 160 square meters (190 square
yards). Unlike the sails of sailing ships, which hang from masts and
are only a short distance above the decks, the SkySail runs 100 to 300
meters up and out in front of the ship on a long tether.
"Ours will be the
first commercial use in cargo shipping," Verena Frank, project manager
at Beluga, told the Reuters news agency. "There will be some teething
pains." If the SkySail works well enough, the shipping company plans
to add the system one ship at a time to its fleet of some 40 vessels.
Credit:
SkySails
Shippers eye Mexico port as West Coast
gateway
Thu
Jan 11, 2007
By Bill Mongelluzzo
The JOURNAL of
COMMERCE ONLINE
MONTEREY
PARK, Calif. -- Importers in the United States are looking for
gateways to supplement traditional West and East Coast ports, and the
Mexican port of Lazaro Cardenas provides a cost-effective alternative,
according to an executive with Kansas City Southern Railway.
Read more...
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GE UPGRADES CONTAINER SECURITY SOLUTION
January 30, 2007
GE Security announced Tuesday the
release of the latest version of its in-container security
CommerceGuard System.
Read more...
House passes security bill
Thu Jan 11,
2007
A
long-promised bill that sharply increases security requirements
for airlines and ports passed in the U.S. House
of
Representatives on Jan. 9.
The
bill is the first passed under new Democratic majority in the
House and the first of six measures promised for the first 100
hours of the 110th Congress.
By
a roll-call vote of 299-128, a bipartisan majority,
representatives moved toward enacting recommendations of the 9/11
commission. The bill would require screening of all U.S.-bound
containers at foreign ports, as well as more stringent screening
for cargo on passenger flights.
More federal funds would be distributed on the basis of need.
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Concerns Raised Over Container
Inspection Requirements
After House passage of
legislation mandating 100% inspection of all cargo containers
inbound to U.S. ports, a chorus of industry voices have raised
concerns about the cost and practicality of implementation. Delays
in cargo processing in an age of "just in time" delivery, the
potential resistance of foreign and domestic ports, shippers, and
governments has raised the specter of a slowdown or a reduction in
the amount of cargo shipped through U.S. ports. In the view of
many industry observers the more deliberative pace of the Senate
offers some hope to mold the current proposal contained in H.R. 1
into a more manageable process. Also, criticism from the White
House, the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of
Homeland Security about costs and feasibility added to the hurdles
that the House proposal must face before being enacted into law.
BROKERS HIT ALL-INSPECT BILL
January 29, 2007
The
National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America on
Thursday said it opposes tougher cargo security measures in
legislation recently passed by the House of Representatives.
Read more...
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Implementation of ISPM No.15 from April 2007
Communication from Japan
Based on the
result of a pest risk analysis for wood packaging material, Japan
amended its Import Plant Quarantine Regulation (MAF Notification
No.206, 1950). This amendment to it was published on 6 October 2006
and will be put into force on 1 April 2007.
Read more... (pdf)
U.S. bans luxury exports to North Korea
By Carol
Giacomo, Diplomatic Correspondent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday
banned exports of luxury items to
North Korea, including jet skis, iPods, jewelry and fancy cars,
in an effort to pressure Pyongyang's communist leaders by denying
their reputed high-end taste.
Read more...
Vietnam should speed transportation
upgrades, says new NOL report
Thu
Jan 25, 2007
By Peter T. Leach
The JOURNAL of
COMMERCE ONLINE
Vietnam
must accelerate the development of its transportation infrastructure
and logistics systems if it is to realize its potential as one of the
fastest growing economies in the world, according to a report by
Neptune Orient Lines released this week.
Read more...
Vietnam joins World Trade Organization
Thu Jan 11, 2007
By Alan Field
The JOURNAL of COMMERCE
ONLINE
After a
twelve-year wait, Vietnam on Thursday officially joined the World
Trade Organization as the trade body's 150th member.
Vietnam's membership was approved in November.
Read more...
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H o l i d a y
N o t i c e |
FEBRUARY
17-19, 2007 - CHINESE NEW YEAR'S DAY
The PRC is closed
for one entire week (18-26 Feb,2007) in celebration of the Chinese new year holiday
in China.
We
recommend that shipments be expedited because right now, space is
extremely tight & we expect vessels to be full the week prior to Feb
18 & after Feb 26.
Keep in mind that
some cargo, particular LCL, not shipped prior to the holiday, may not
ship until the end of Feb as it takes factories a week to “ramp up”
after a week long holiday. This is why it is important to ship any
urgent freight well in advance of Feb 18
as the
alternative may be airfreight.
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The odds are...
 1
in 4 (25%) that a person in America gets no exercise at all.
1 in 37,888
(.002639%) that you will turn 50 years old today.
1 in 7 (14.2%)
that you visited New York City last year.
1 out of 150
(.66%) that a person in America is in jail.
1 out of 238
(.42%) that a person will die in an auto accident in their
lifetime.
1 out of 290
(.35%) that a person in America is an illegal alien.
8 out of 10 (80%)
that you will die in a hospital.
1 out of 150
(.66%) that you use cocaine "frequently
1 out of 550
(.183%) that you will have a severe stroke this year.
1 out of 500
(.2%) that you visited Graceland last year.
1 out of 4,745
(.021%) that you will die falling out of bed.
1 out of 16 (7%)
that if you live in the United States, you live in the New York
City metropolitan area.
1 out of 694
(.144%) that you ran a marathon in 2005.
2 out of 3 (65%)
that you cannot find Iraq on a map, if you are between age 18 to
24.
1 out of 2 (50%)
that if you're a smoker who has been diagnosed with cancer, you
will continue to smoke.
2 out of 5 (38%)
that if you called in sick (in 2004), you weren't actually sick.
1 out of 340,734
(.000293%) that a person will die in a fireworks accident.
1 out of 2 (54%)
that you've been caught picking your nose while driving, if you're
a man.
1 out of 4 (25%)
that if you played in the 2005 Super Bowl, you weighed 300 pounds
or more. Twenty years ago, there were only a total of five NFL
players who weighed 300 pounds.
1 out of 5 (20%)
that if you're eating out, your restaurant meal is purchased from
a car.
4 out of 9 (44%)
that if you're a federal employee, you're eligible to retire
within five years.
1 out of 6 (16%)
that if you're an adult living in Arizona, you have been the
victim of identity theft sometime in the past five years.
1 out of 5 (20%)
that you will "happily" interrupt a business or social meeting to
respond to a telephone call or e-mail message.
9 out of 10 (91%)
that you have a living grandmother, if you're a 20 year old. A
century ago, only 83% of 20-year-olds had a living mother, much
less a living grandmother
1 out of 5 (20%)
that you believe the best way to get rich is to win the lottery
4 out of 5 (80%)
that if you're in a car accident, it involves drivers who are
either drowsy or distracted by such activities as chatting on cell
phones, eating, or putting on makeup.
9 out of 9 (100%)
that the winning quarterback in Super Bowl 6 through Super Bowl 14
wore the jersey number 12.
1 out of 4 (25%)
that if you own a PDA, you have lost it at least once
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