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On December 9, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced $94,700 in fines to five importers and that more than 1394 items that included engines, scooters and ATV’s had been seized, exported or destroyed. "This was the latest result of their continued joint operations at the ports of LA, Long Beach and Oakland, targeting foreign-made vehicles and equipment without proper emission controls, as well as illegal pesticides, imported into the United States in vocation of federal law," stated an article from the U.S. EPA, "EPA estimates that the non-compliance vehicles and engines in its enforcement cases announced today would have emitted at least 215,000 pounds of nitrogen oxide (NOx) and hydrocarbons (HC) per year."
“EPA has been working diligently with CBP officers at the ports to ensure all items entering our nation comply with federal environmental standards,” said Jared Blumenfeld, EPA’s Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest. “We will continue our efforts to reduce pollution and protect consumers from illegal imports," the article stated.
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For January, we are highlighting Ivel Martinez, our Air & Ocean Manager/FTZ Administrator in the JAS Miami office. Ivel joined JAS in November 2021 and has been instrumental in helping manage the MIA Foreign Trade Zone operations. She is very meticulous in keeping records and validating inventory control.
Ivel's parents owned one of the first CFS warehouses in Miami. Ivel has been in the industry for many years and remembers typing 7512's on a huge brown typewriter.
Ivel has been happily married for 28 years and her family is extremely important to her. She has 2 sons, and 3 puppies. Ivel loves getting together with family and enjoying good food.
Ivel is yet another great example that People Make the Difference!
Census has published the Harmonized Tariff Codes that are not valid for AES filing for 2025. The US Census department issues a list of HTS codes each year that are not valid for use when filing an AES. Those numbers for January 1, 2025 are listed in the link below.
New Section 301 China Tariffs went into effect on January 1, 2025 for five subheadings. These increases are the result of the Four Year Review and will affect imports from China of certain tungsten products, wafers and polysilicon.
The rates on tungsten products will increase to 25 percent, while the rates for wafers and polysilicon will increase to 50 percent. Affected subheadings are 2804.61.00, 3818.00.00, 8101.94.00, 8101.99.10, and 8101.99.80.
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