The Consumer Product Safety Commission will require e-Filing effective July 8, 2026. At this point, obtaining an account with CPSC is still in a voluntary stage, but Thunderbolt Global Logistics, LLC highly recommends all importers to research if their products require CPSC eFiling per applicable U.S. Harmonized Tariff (HTS) numbers. The tariff numbers can be […]
The temporary suspension of the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No. 15 (ISPM 15) hyphen requirement for the marking of wood packaging material (WPM) concluded on December 31, 2025. Per the ISPM 15 regulations, WPM must be marked with the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) logo, the two-letter International Organization for Standardization (ISO) code for […]
January 29,2026 Thunderbolt Global Logistics, LLC strongly encourages all importers to apply for an account with U.S. Customs ACE (Automated Commercial Environment) Portal. The ACE Portal is available at no cost. There are many benefits associated with having access to the ACE Portal. -Streamlined Communication with U.S. Customs Inquiries -Improved Compliance Management to Monitor Trade […]
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Is everyone having fun keeping track of the tariffs that the Trump Administration has implemented since April? The uncertainty that has been with us since Jan. 20th when President Trump was sworn in as President has not gone away. The tariff announcements have been like a merry-go-round of starts and stops. The pause on the […]
The day that the additional higher reciprocal tariffs are effective has arrived. We had sent out the list of additional tariffs last week that would be effective April 9th at 12:01 AM. The stunning news prior to the tariffs being effective was that President Trump was adding an additional 50% tariff from China due to […]
“Liberation Day” has come and gone and global trade looks a lot different now. What happened on April 2nd was a day that shocked the world. The full scope and how the tariffs will be implemented has not been finalized by U.S. Customs. The Government is still working on it. We expect to see a […]
March 4, 2024 Today is the day that new tariffs from Canada, Mexico and China are in effect. All imports from Canada will now have an additional 25% tariff with the exception of energy imports which will be at 10%. Imports from Mexico will have an additional 25% tariff on all imports with no exceptions. […]
December 30,2024 The year is ending the way it began with lots of uncertainty in the shipping world. The Houthi’s in Yemen are still attacking vessels in the Southern Red Sea. This is causing most ocean carriers to divert vessels around the Cape of Good Hope. An ILA (International Longshoreman’s Association) strike along USA East […]
August 20,2024 We are now in what we call the dog days of August. Summer holidays are ending, school is about to start, football in Europe has just begun their season and the NFL is going to start in early September. The word of the day/week/year is disruption. Here is the definition of disruption. Disturbance […]