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CNY 2022 Preparing for Chinese New Year Factory Closures

CNY 2022- Preparing for Chinese New Year Factory Closures

What is the Chinese New Year? The Chinese New Year refers to the beginning of a New Year in China following the lunar calendar. The New Year usually begins on the second moon following the winter solstice and ends about fifteen days later when the full moon appears. Unlike the Western New Year, the Chinese New Year does not have a fixed date and usually takes place anywhere between January

Customs City Case Study Evolve Supply Chain Solutions LLC

CustomsCity Case Study: Evolve Supply Chain Solutions LLC

Evolve has greatly improved the importation process of their D2C (Direct-to-Consumer) Ocean shipments using CustomsCity’s all-in-one US eCommerce Clearance Service (ACE Ocean, ISF & Type 86). Evolve’s D2C eCommerce process is now seamless & our solution allowed them to save at least 30% on customs clearance, warehousing costs & time.  Summary Background Evolve Supply Chain Solutions LLC provides a global fulfillment solution where they can get your products from where

FDA Entry Submission Process Using FDA Flags Disclaim Codes

FDA Entry Submission Process Using FDA Flags & Disclaim Codes

All products regulated by the FDA have to be submitted to a review FDA before being allowed into the United States. The FDA employs an electronic review process of all submissions for entry via the Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP). All products that are regulated by the FDA need to be compliant with the regulations and laws of the FDA on importation. It is up to the importer to

Delivering Imports to Amazon FBA using Section 321 1

Delivering Imports to Amazon (FBA) using Section 321

Delivering imports to the Amazon FBA program has been improved due to the recent guidance by the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) administrative ruling on fulfillment centers and warehouses. According to the ruling, imports can be admitted tax and duty-free into the US as long as that merchandise has a value of $800 or less in the country of shipment and is imported by one person on one day. Starting

Customs City Case Study Great Way Trading Transportation Inc

Case Study: Great Way Trading & Transportation Inc

Great Way Relies on CustomsCity’s AMS Air and Type 86 Customs Compliance System to Improve their customs compliance process for their high-volume US eCommerce Shipments While Saving 50% In Time Spent on Labour-Intensive and Manual Tasks Summary   Client: Great Way Trading & Transportation, Inc. Challenge: To speed up the process of uploading and submitting high volume eCommerce Section 321 shipments with an end-to-end solution that provides real-time visibility and

Case Study Sung Moo Kim CHB

Case Study: Sung Moo Kim CHB

CustomsCity’s Type 86 and ACE Air Customs Compliance System helps Sung Moo Kim CHB to Streamline Their Customs Compliance processes for high-volume US Section 321 eCommerce Shipments and Save More than 40% in Costs and Manual Tasks Summary   Client: Sung Moo Kim CHB Challenge: To streamline and speed up the process of submitting large volume eCommerce Section 321 shipments with a complete solution that provides data validations and real-time

What is D2C eCommerce

What is D2C eCommerce?

Direct-to-consumer e-commerce, usually abbreviated as D2C eCommerce an eCommerce strategy where traditional business-to-business (B2B) organizations sell directly to consumers via an eCommerce site thus cutting out middlemen such as retailers and wholesalers. For instance, mattress manufacturers can sell their products directly to families on their website instead of sending them to a mattress store. Is the D2C Revolution a New Thing? D2C is not a new concept and has been

CBP Rule to Require Advanced Electronic Information Filling for International Mail

CBP Rule to Require Advanced Electronic Information Filling for International Mail

Customs and Border Protection is expected to publish in the Federal Register its interim final rule mandating the advance electronic information for international mail shipments on March 15, 2021. The interim final rule (IFR) was signed by DHS Secretary Mayorkas on Feb. 26, announcing regulations that allow CBP to implement provisions in the Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act enacted in October 2018. These regulations will strengthen the sharing

Clear US Air eCommerce Shipments at the Click of 2

Clear US Air eCommerce Shipments at the Click-of-a-Button | Single Platform for ACE Air eManifest (AMS Air) & Section 321 (Type 86)

Pickering, Ontario: CustomsCity Global Solutions Inc. today announced a new eCommerce all-in-one platform that connects customs brokers directly to CBP (Customs & Border Protection) for sending air manifest (ACE Air eManifest) and importer declaration (Section 321, Type 86) data to ABI (Automated Broker Interface).  This manifest & declaration data satisfies freight forwarder, warehouse & customs broker obligations under the Trade Act & also generates an electronic release for every shipment

Black Friday and Cyber Monday Statistics for 2020 1

Black Friday and Cyber Monday Statistics for 2020

The Black Friday and Cyber Monday Weekend is always a golden opportunity especially for companies that use e-commerce technology. The very online nature of these shopping holidays which has only been reinforced this year has seen an unprecedented change in how commerce is conducted. The shopping holidays have seen the revamping of customer service, direct to consumer programs, and curbside pickup among many other options. On the flip side, there