On October 21, 2011, H.R. 2832 was signed into law, changing the merchandise processing fee (MPF) rate for formal entries from 0.21% (.0021) to 0.3464% (.003464), with an effective date of October 1, 2011.
The minimum and maximum fees of $25 and $485 respectfully did not change.
Effective November 5, 2011, Customs & Border Protection changed their software to allow the broker to submit the new MPF rate for summaries that have a duty computation date of October 1, 2011 and later.
For entries filed on or after October 1, 2011 and before the system changes on November 5, 2011, Customs will bill the importer for any increases that equal more than $20.
If you have any questions, please contact Dee Jones, Vice President of Trade Services at dee.jones@craneww.com or your local Crane Worldwide representative.
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June 20, 2011- Houston, TX- Crane Worldwide Logistics, a full service air, ocean, trucking, customs brokerage, and logistics company, is proud to announce the development and launch of a new iPhone application designed to put control of their customer’s supply chain at their fingertips in a user friendly format. Simply enter your shipping information and receive the up to the minute shipment status of your air or ocean shipments. The CraneMobile track and trace milestones provide important shipment details, such as “Confirmed on Board”, “Customs Release”, and “Delivered” allowing for full transparency to the shipments in a customer’s global supply chain.
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The Pier Pass Program at the port of Long Beach has announced its first increase since 2006. Effective July 4th 2011 the rate will increase to $60.00/TEU or $120.00/40FT. The Clean Truck Program Fee will be $70.00/TEU or $140.00/40FT. Thank you for your understanding.
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Crane Worldwide Logistics and President John Magee were featured in the May, 2011 issue of Smart Business Houston Magazine.
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May 3, 2011 – Chelmsford, MA. – Kewill (LSE: KWL), a leading provider of global trade and logistics software, today announced that Crane Worldwide Logistics has reached another milestone in their aggressive growth plans to become the premiere logistics service provider. The company was founded in 2008 and has grown aggressively to over a quarter of a billion dollars in turnover ($252M), with the goal of exceeding half a billion ($600M) by 2012.
Crane Worldwide Logistics is committed to developing and implementing supply chain solutions that will greatly enhance their customers’ competitiveness in this ever-changing global arena and Kewill Forwarding is the key platform on which this success is built….
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Global terrorism and cargo security threats have had a great effect on the air cargo industry in recent years. As a company that has a great deal at stake in the air freight business, it is important for us to understand the security and regulatory landscape so we can both thrive in the current environment, but also be able to adapt to future requirements…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security announced the appointment of members to the President’s Export Council Subcommittee on Export Administration (PECSEA), which will advise the Department on export control reform as it impacts dual-use items. The inaugural PECSEA meeting will take place on March 10 prior to the next meeting of the President’s Export Council (PEC) on March 11. “The PECSEA will provide executive level input to the Administration’s effort to strengthen national security by reforming the U.S. export control system,” said [Secretary Locke][Under Secretary of Commerce Eric Hirschhorn]. “Reforming the export control system requires a public-private partnership and as we move toward implementation, having this distinguished group of executives to advise on how our actions will impact the competitiveness of the industrial base, which is a key component of our national security,
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