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Strategies to Hedge Your Risk Against Trade Wars
As a business owner, your primary focus is on growing your business. This means expanding your market, looking for competitive advantages anywhere you…

Persistent Uncertainty in the China-US Tariff Deal
“The uncertainty is still there,” says John Frisbie, former president of the U.S.-China Business Council. The referenced uncertainty has to do with th…

Deferring Harbor Maintenance Fees
Tri-Link’s consulting services include solving international trade problems, overcoming barriers to trade, educating the international trade community…

How Much Will Your Business Pay When The Tariff Bill Comes Due?
The European Union has been in the media lately, as details about illegal subsidies and loans provided for years to airplane manufacturer Airbus have…

Chinese tariffs set to increase Oct. 15
Chinese tariffs are set to increase Oct. 15 on $250 billion worth of Chinese goods. Although some products have recently become exempt from the 25 per…

The US Tariffs, China Tariffs and now the EU Tariffs, what can you do?
The casualties of the current trade war continue to pile up, and now the EU is joining in. Today they announced the consideration of hitting the Unite…

What is a Foreign Trade Zone?
A Foreign Trade Zone is located outside the Customs territory of the United States, often a warehouse or factory. Since it is not in the Commerce of t…

Reduce Merchandise Processing Fees (MPF)
Tri-Link has helped clients reduce FTZ Merchandise Processing Fees. A Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF) is a fee assessed by U.S. Customs for most impo…

FTZ Weekly Entry Filing
When importing items into the United States, Tri-Link can help save time and money through utilizing Weekly Entry Filing (WEF), rather than having to…