REDUCTION IN THE DUTY RATE ON CERTAIN CHINESE PRODUCTS COVERED BY THE 301-CHINA TARIFFS
Yesterday, January 15, 2020 the US and China signed the Phase One trade deal that mandates structural reforms and other changes to China’s economic and trade policies as well as increasing US exports to China. As a result of this commitment, the US Trade Representative’s office announced a reduction in the duty rate on certain Chinese products covered by the 301-China Tarrifs. Specifically, those products listed in Annex A of the August 20, 2019 notice (84 FR 43304) have had the duty... Read More
NEW PRODUCT EXCLUSIONS FOR THE CHINA TARIFFS TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER ON 1/6/2020
Hello everyone! On Monday, 1/6/2020, the Federal Register will 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... Read More
2020 Federal Holidays
Below is a listing of Federal Holidays for the Calendar Year 2020. Date Holiday Wednesday, January 1 New Year’s Day Monday, January 20 Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday, February 17 Washington’s Birthday Monday, May 25 Memorial Day Friday, July 3 Independence Day Monday, September 7 Labor Day Monday, October 12 Columbus Day Wednesday, November 11 Veterans Day Thursday, November 26 Thanksgiving Day Friday, December 25 Christmas Day Read More
Government Closure on December 24, 2019
On December 17, 2019, President Trump signed an Executive Order providing for the closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on Tuesday, December 24, 2019 as a federal holiday. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will operate as a holiday on December 24, 2019. CBP will remain closed through the Christmas Holiday (December 25, 2019) and will reopen for business on Thursday, December 26, 2019. Please plan accordingly. Thank you. Read More
Product Exclusion Extensions for select Chinese Products
Last December the initial set of product exclusions for the $34 Billion Dollar Trade Action were announced and were scheduled to expire on December 28, 2019. The announcement below, which will be published in the Federal Register on Monday 12/23/2019, will apply the extension as of December 28, 2019 and extend them for one year. Please click the link below to see if any of your products are affected. Please contact us at 360-332-1778, or by e-mail to orders@sandersbrokerage.us if you have any questions... Read More
NEW PRODUCT EXCLUSIONS FOR THE CHINA TARIFFS PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER ON 12/17/2019
Hello everyone! On Tuesday, 12/17/2019, 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... Read More
AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN PRODUCT EXCLUSIONS FOR THE CHINA TARIFFS TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER ON 12/17/2019
Hello everyone! On Tuesday (12/17/2019) there will be posted in the Federal Register a set of amendments to certain 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.... Read More
Suspension of the pending tariff increase on China tariffs due to take effect on 12/15/2019
We received the following message from US Customs today regarding the suspension of the pending tariff increase on China tariffs due to take effect on 12/15/2019. Cargo Systems Messaging Service ________________________________________ CSMS #40984510 – Section 301 Duties on Certain Products of China Scheduled to be Effective December 15, 2019 Have Been Suspended Indefinitely ________________________________________ BACKGROUND: On August 20, 2019, as modified by 84 FR 45821 (August 30,... Read More
Holiday Hours
Hello everyone! Below is our hours for this holiday season. Please contact us at either orders@sandersbrokerage.us or by phone at 360-332-1778 if you have any questions. Normally, our office hours are Monday – Friday 7:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.. ***HOLIDAY HOURS*** · We will close the office at 1:00 p.m. PST on Christmas Eve, 12/24 · Our office will be closed throughout the day on Christmas, 12/25 · We will have reduced staff on Boxing Day as that is also a Canadian Holiday, 12/26 · We will... Read More
Sanders Brokerage is closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday
Our offices will be closed for the US Thanksgiving holiday and will reopen tomorrow, Friday November 29th, at our regular time. We will have limited personnel coming in from time to time to take care of urgent shipments that are arriving today; however, all new business will be conducted upon our return tomorrow. If you have an urgent matter, then please contact us at orders@sandersbrokerage.us, or you can reach our on-call representative at 360-332-1778 option 7. Thank you for the opportunity to... Read More
