This Week the Federal Maritime commission published its final report on the Commission’s Supply Chain Innovation Initiative. This report summarizes the work of the six Supply Chain Innovation Teams led by Commissioner Rebecca Dye over the last 18 months.  Gemini Shippers Group was proud to have been chosen to be one of…

The Association would like to point out that (1) CBP has delayed making ACE the sole EDI system until January 6, 2018; (2) CBP has published a Rule regarding Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments for Inflation, which provides for penalty that will be appl…

CBP has posted an Updated version of the ACE Entry Summary Business Process Trade Document [version 8.0b], it may be found at: November ACE Entry Summary Business Process   Changes Summary (Entry Summary Record Creation) Section 2 Added content about Single Pay to sub section 2.2 of the “Entry Summary…

    The Association reminds importers that as of December 9, 2017, ACE will be the sole CBP-authorized EDI system for daily and monthly statements.  To that end, in CSMS #17-000744, CBP has advised that due to an 11/6/2017 VPN maintenance, it recommends that trade partners attempt to authenticate at…

  The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade, including links to: CBP’s Rule concerning Technical Amendment to List of User Fee Airports, Removing Meadows Field Airport, Bakersfield, CA and the Addition of Griffiss International Airport, Rome, NY; Van Nuys Airport, Van Nuys, CA;…

Gemini Shippers Group joined with more than 100 trade associations in sending a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer urging him to maintain NAFTA’s cross-border trucking provisions in any renegotiated agreement. The letter comes in response to reports that the Trump administration was considering new restrictions against Mexican long-haul truckers

The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade, including links to: APHIS’ Withdrawal of a Proposed Rule that would have Revised The Regulations regarding the Importation, Interstate Movement, And Environmental Release Of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms; CBP’s Notice of a Comment Request, latest Bulletins…

The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade, including links to: APHIS’ Withdrawal of a Proposed Rule that would have revised the regulations regarding the Importation, Interstate Movement, and Environmental Release of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms; CBP’s Notices advising that effective December 9, 2017,…

  The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade, including links to: APHIS’ Notices of Comment Requests concerning the Importation of Fresh Bananas from the Philippines into Hawaii and U.S. Territories and of Litchi and Longan Fruit from Vietnam into the Continental United States;…

The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade, including links to: CPSC’s Rule regarding the Prohibition of Children’s Toys and Child Care Articles Containing Specified Phthalates and Proposed Rule about the Acceptance of Third Party Laboratories, revising the Notice of Requirements for Prohibitions of…