Federal Holidays for 2024
Below is a list of the Federal Holidays for 2024. These are the days that all federal offices are closed. These include FDA, FSIS, as well as CBP Administration offices. Please plan your shipment accordingly if yours are subject to any affected agencies. 2024 Federal Holidays Monday, January 1 New Year’s Day Monday, January 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Monday, February 19 Washington’s Birtday Monday, May 27 Memorial Day Wednesday, June 19 Juneteenth National... Read More
Blaine FDA to Restrict Hours of Operation
The Blaine, WA station of the FDA will restrict its hours of operation from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday excluding holidays. Merchandise to be examined must arrive by 3:00 p.m. The adjustment of operating hours is temporary, though no date has been provided for resumption of the regular hours. We will update this information as it becomes available from the FDA. Read More
eManifest Enforcement at the Blaine Port of Entry
Hello: US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)- Blaine Port of Entry has announced that they will begin to enforce the correct piece count and time of filing requirements for eManifests. The quantity on the eManifest must be the smallest external packaging units (i.e. cartons, bundles, etc). They will no longer accept the number of pallets as a valid piece count. Also, 1 truckload will not count as well. If you have a shipment in bulk, then use the weight in kilograms or pounds (we convert the weight... Read More
Micromobility warnings – e-scotters – scooters – e-bicycles – e-unicycles
We supply this post and PDF document in support of the Consumer Product Safety Commission and their efforts to warn the public, manufacturers, importers, distributors, and retailes of the need for “Micromobility Devices” to conform to UL (Underwriters Laboratory) standards. Our governement is warning us, that lacking UL conformity users run the risk of injuries and deaths from micromobility device fires. Additionally, it is required that manufacturers, importers, distributors, and... Read More
FOREIGN SUPPLIERS VERIFICATION PROGRAM – FDA
FINAL VERSION – Foreign Supplier Verification Programs – FDA-FSVP-Guidance-January2023-12162022-1300 The Food & Drug Administration has today (Jan 10, 2023) issued their FINAL rule on the Foreign Upplier Verification Program. Attached is a copy of the guidance in PDF format. Supplied for your review and use. Happy New Year – The Crew at Sanders Brokerage Services (Blaine). Read More
Holiday Office Hours
Hello: Below is our office hours for the Holiday Season 2021. Please plan accordingly. We will have an on-call representative during the hours when our office is closed to take emergency calls. Friday 12/24/21: Closing at 12:00 p.m. Monday 12/28/21 – Thursday 12/30/21: Open (limited staff on Monday) Friday 12/31/21: Closing at 12:00 p.m. Monday 1/3/22: Open with limited staff Tuesday 1/4/22: Open regular hours We here at Sanders Brokerage Services would like to with you and yours a... Read More
US CBP ANNOUNCES TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR LAND PORTS OF ENTRY AND FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN THE US AND CANADA
On Friday 3/20/2020 the Secretary of Homeland Security announced the decision to restrict travel between the US and Canada at land ports of entry and ferry services to “essential travel” only. The restrictions went into effect at 11:59 p.m. EDT on 3/20 and will remain in effect until 11:59 p.m. EDT on 4/20/2020. Please click on the link below for the complete text of the announcement. FR Document 2020-06217: Notification of Temporary Travel Restrictions Applicable to Land Ports of Entry... Read More
NEW PRODUCT EXCLUSIONS FOR THE CHINA TARIFFS PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER ON 3/17/2020
Hello everyone! On Tuesday, 3/17/2020, the Federal Register published a new set of product exclusions for the 301-China Tariffs. The link is below. It will be to your benefit to look through these documents to see if any of your products of Chinese origin that you import are described in any of the lists. If you believe you found some, and would like help in determining this, then please contact us here at 360-332-1778 or by email to orders@sandersbrokerage.us for assistance. Otherwise, have a wonderful... Read More
NEW PRODUCT EXCLUSIONS FOR THE CHINA TARIFFS TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER ON 3/10/2020
Hello everyone! On Tuesday, 3/10/2020, the Federal Register will publish a new set of product exclusions for the 301-China Tariffs. The link is below. It will be to your benefit to look through these documents to see if any of your products of Chinese origin that you import are described in any of the lists. If you believe you found some, and would like help in determining this, then please contact us here at 360-332-1778 or by email to orders@sandersbrokerage.us for assistance. Otherwise, have a... Read More
NOTICE OF CARGO LANE CLOSURE BEGINNING 3/2/2020
Advisory of Lane Closure at the Blaine Port of Entry Cargo Facility. A project to replace an existing primary inspection booth at the CBP Pacific Highway Cargo facility will begin on March 2, 2020, and continue through May 2020. The project will require the closure of one lane during construction. CBP at Blaine will implement strategies and make every effort to mitigate delays related to the lane closure. We encourage Customs Brokers, Importers, Freight Forwarders, and Carriers... Read More
