Gallagher's Holiday Hours: Tuesday, December 24, Christmas Eve, Closing early at 1pm Wednesday, December 25, Christmas, Closed Tuesday, December 31, New Year's Eve, Closing early at 2pm Wednesday, January 1, New Year's Day, Closed As 2019 draws to a close, we [...]
Customs Clearance Stories from the Gallagher Archives Lesson: When using the HTSUS it is critical to know the headnotes! A client has purchased a shipment of merchandise described as “Women’s 53% cotton 47% rayon knitted sweaters.” After checking the HTSUS we [...]
Photo credit: Opendemocracy [BREAKING NEWS - CLIENT ALERT] In an effort to keep our clients as up to date as possible, please read the following alert: NEW E.U. TARIFFS OF 10-25% ANNOUNCED EFFECTIVE 10/18/19 The US-EU conflict over Boeing and Airbus [...]
Customers Clearance Stories from the Gallagher Archives. Importing Goods from Overseas. Who should pay shipping? Sometimes our clients purchase goods where the delivery is paid for by the shipper, and the shipper arranges for the steamship line to deliver the goods [...]
Heads up: New 10% Tariff on $300B China Imports to the U.S. starting September 1st On August 1, 2019 President Donald Trump declared that effective September 1, 2019, an additional 10% Section 301 tariff will be imposed on all the remaining [...]
The tariffs rules are changing so fast and so often, it is hard to keep track. Our goal is to share the latest information on these complicated matters as accurately and timely as possible. Below is the latest information about the [...]
Tariff Engineering: Where the Little Things Truly Matter You’ve probably heard about the term “tariff” or duty at least once in your life, but you may not have heard of the term Tariff Engineering. In simple terms, a tariff is a [...]
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is to officially publish the first round of exclusions from Section 301 to the Federal Register on July 31, 2019. This first round of product exclusions will be exempt from the second tranche [...]
The United States Trade Representative Office is allowing for importers and other interested parties to apply for tariff exception or exclusions for products from the List 3 Section 301 tariffs. These products include over 5,700 HTSUS subheadings that cover food items, [...]
Customs Clearance Stories from the Gallagher Archives. Importing an Elephant?! Machinery is a pretty normal item in the supply chain, and clothing is certainly common. Sometimes, however, we encounter rather odd things like furniture made with animal parts (such as [...]