The purpose of this message is to inform interested parties of the 2012 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) implementation. The World Customs Organization (WCO) amends the Harmonized System, at the six-digit level, every four to six years. Following legislation passed on December 29, 2011, the Presidential proclamation was published in the Federal Register on January 4, 2012 to implement the WCO HTSUS changes. The 2012 HTSUS amendments will go into effect on February 3, 2012. The USITC has posted a preliminary draft of the 2012 HTS on its Web site at:
http://www.usitc.gov/tariff_affairs/modifications_hts.htm
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Posted by Trade Tech Inc. on 02/01 at 05:06 PM in
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At the heart of Web 2.0 functionality is a rich host of capabilities that make data capture as fast as local, server-based systems.
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Posted by Trade Tech Inc. on 01/25 at 10:27 AM in
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Web 2.0 turbo charges the Internet environment and brings into fruition the long sought goal of putting in place global logistics on a single, collaborative platform.
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Posted by Trade Tech Inc. on 01/25 at 10:21 AM in
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At the heart of Web 2.0 functionality is a rich host of capabilities that make data capture as fast as local, server-based systems.
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Posted by Trade Tech Inc. on 01/20 at 10:27 AM in
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection requested that users not run the new Multi-Modal Manifestï (MMM) reports when e-Manifest: Rail and Sea was deployed in August, 2011. Until the data conversion was completed, the reports would not return data. The data conversion has now been completed and users can begin running MMM reports.
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Posted by Trade Tech Inc. on 12/09 at 05:53 PM in
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On Monday, December 12, 2011, Occupy Wall Street Oakland (OWS Oakland) is expected to join cities including San Diego, Los Angeles, Portland and Tacoma for a West Coast port shutdown. Organizers are planning to stage mass protests to shut down (blockade) west coast ports similar to the shutdown action taken at the Port of Oakland on November 2, 2011. The Port of Oakland has advised CBP that the decision to shut down various terminals will not be made prior to 1400 today, thus the situation remains fluid.
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Posted by Trade Tech Inc. on 12/09 at 01:59 PM in
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Have you been reading about the new Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) and had a few concerns about transitioning from ACS (Automated Commercial System) to ACE?
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Posted by Trade Tech Inc. on 11/22 at 12:00 PM in
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BELLEVUE, Washington – Trade Tech, a global supplier of Cloud-based solutions for the logistics industry, announced today that it has hired Bill Fehr as Director of Sales, North America and Patrick Clancy as Programming Manager, effective immediately.
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Posted by Trade Tech Inc. on 11/04 at 03:38 PM in
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What if you could tap into information you need, at the right time, to make the right comparison, route cargo to meet supply chain demand and create a quote? asks Bryn Heimbeck
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Posted by Trade Tech Inc. on 11/04 at 09:36 AM in
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Doing business across borders means doing business across time zones, and that can be a challenge for the small business owner whose staff is too small to keep the business open during trading partners' hours of operation. In fact, it's just one aspect of a broader continuum of problems related to time and distance. "Even if a small business involved in international activities were to staff a second and third shift to engage on a 24/7 basis, it would still lack the local language skills and expertise needed to be of value," says Bryn Heimbeck, CEO of Trade Tech, a creator of software solutions for the international logistics industry. "The real challenge is coordinating with local entities around the world for the collection and administration of information relative to that business."
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Posted by Trade Tech Inc. on 10/27 at 02:49 PM in
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