Third-party logistics services providers involved in international trade remain concerned about how their businesses will remerge post-COVID-19. They are addressing tough questions about what it will take in terms of staff, systems and office space to operate a successful company.
The duty deferment applies to qualifying importers facing “significant financial hardship,” Customs and Border Protection said.
Third-party logistics providers engaged in international trade are facing the difficult decision of whether to thin staff or even close altogether in the face of a prolonged economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Office operations that remain open implement CDC guidance to protect employees from spreading or contracting COVID-19.
JAXPORT hosts seminar on the often misunderstood and misused International Commercial Terms.
South Florida’s customs brokers and forwarder employees begin returning to their offices, with the region mostly avoiding the damaging effects of the hurricane.
Many of Florida’s customs brokers and freight forwarders already have taken measures to protect their business operations from what could be a hard-hitting storm on Labor Day.
