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On April 1, 2024, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released a new Cargo Systems Messaging Service announcement addressing “vague descriptions” of imported merchandise used by filers (importers of record). The CSMS reminded importers of the importance of using a complete verbal description, in English, with sufficient detail. Let’s remember the goal of using a verbal description: we […]
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Contingency plans. Companies who are members of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT), or foreign companies who participate in their respective supply chain security programs (Authorized Economic Operator/AEO, etc.) should have already made contingency plans for a port closure. That is the point behind the development of supply chain security as a field. After the
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In recent news reported by CNBC, there have been concerns regarding China’s potential strategy of moving goods through Mexico to circumvent the Section 301 tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. However, it’s crucial to clarify that merely transiting goods through Mexico does not exempt them from these tariffs. Goods manufactured in Mexico, on the other
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Hi guys! Arthur O’Meara here visiting NASA and learning a lot about space shuttles and something popped into my head I thought would be interesting to share with you. The space shuttle Challenger disaster was horrible, it was awful, I was in college when it happened. I remember it and it was caused by the
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Hi everyone! Arthur O’Meara here coming to you from the Texas Hill Country, and I just wanted to tell you a little story today at my expense, about my mansplaining something to my wife. See, my wife is from Mexico City, and one day we were in the grocery store. So I’m in the grocery
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Hi guys, Arthur O’Meara here coming to you from beautiful Lake Travis. Today we’re going to hit 80 plus degrees today in February–you got to love it–so we’re going to talk about supply chain Security in general and CTPAT in particular and Port Security in par- par- particular. Why? Well, two things happened recently that
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Hey there, Arthur O’Meara here from O’Meara and Associates coming to you from inside my office today. I wanted to talk to you about this humble little fruit here. I got it at Trader Joe’s, and it’s delicious. I love it. I saved one just for this video so I could show you. The reason
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Everything from the Neck Down is Just Packaging September 2019 US Customs and Border Protection never lets anything slip through the cracks, especially at O’Hare International Airport (I fly through O’Hare frequently, so I know). Apparently, this shipment from 2013, which had arrived just in time for Christmas was a bit strange: 18 human heads.
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Possession and ownership are two mutually exclusive topics that are often confused. For example: when borrowing your neighbor’s lawn mower, you possess it, but your neighbor still owns it. When sellers and buyers neglect to separate the concepts of possession and ownership in their terms and conditions, misunderstandings often arise. This can be costly for
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