New Tariffs for Canada and Mexico to take effect on Saturday, February 1, 2025
According to an AP article just published, President Donald Trump has announced that he will put in place a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10% tariffs on goods from China effective Saturday. This is an announcement made by the White House today, Friday. There is no word yet on any exemptions to the measure. Read More
America First Trade Policy
You may have heard of President Trump and his boasting of the America First Trade Policy, his reference and inferences to an External Revenue Service (ERS). Additionally, you no doubt have heard of the threat of “25% duties on all goods from Canada and Mexico” (unquote). It appears that the start of his efforts were put in document form and published several days ago. In the included publication *(see below hyperlink) are demands and concepts put forth by the President. In specific... Read More
New Years Hours
Sanders Brokerage Services will be open tomorrow, 12/31/2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Our office will then remain closed for the New Years Holiday until 7:00 a.m. Thursday 1/2/2025. We will return to full staff and regular hours on that day. Thank you very much and we wish you a Happy New Year! Read More
FDA Biennial Registration Renewal
We do apologize for the late notice. If you have not already done so, please remember to complete your Biennial FDA Registration Renewal before 12/31/24. If you do not complete the renewal, then your registration will be cancelled and you will need to reapply. That means you will not be able to ship your product to the US until you obtain a new registration number. If you are not a manufacturer of an item subject to FDA, then you may want to forward this reminder to your suppliers who are a manufacturer. If... Read More
2024 Holiday Season Closures
Hello: Below is a list of the days our office will be closed for the 2024 Holiday Season. All documents for shipments must reach our office prior to these dates; otherwise, we will make entry on your shipments the next business day. Thank you very much for allowing us to enjoy the holidays with our friends and family! U.S. Thanksgiving – Thursday, 11/28/2024 Christmas Day – Wednesday, 12/25/2024 New Years Day – Wednesday, 1/1/2025 Sanders Brokerage Services wishes you a joyous holiday... Read More
Lacey Act Certification Phase VII – December 1, 2024
Please note that APHIS / USDA (Animal Plant Health Inspection Services) has published in the Federal Registar the LACEY ACT – PHASE VII implementation of the enforcement schedule, beginning December 1st, 2024 and includes many additional new Tariff numbers to be subject to LACEY ACT reporting. While this is the 6-month comment period it is highly unlikey that APHIS / USDA will make any adjustments to the December 1, 2024 list. Please download and read the attached Federal Register Publication... Read More
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
Manifest Preparation – Information Notice (Buffalo)
CBP Buffalo has provided new instructions today on issues of “Electronic Information for Truck Cargo Discrepancies”. In their Information Notice they identify 6 points of frequent errors by the carriers, and have asked the brokers to pass along their Information Notice. As they state in their document . . . “This information notice is also a reminder that violations of the above requirements will result in penalty actions initiated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.” Please... 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
