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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Deferring Harbor Maintenance Fees
Tri-Link’s consulting services include solving international trade problems, overcoming barriers to trade, educating the international trade community…
Activities Permitted in an FTZ
There are various benefits to using a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ), but companies must stay within the guidelines of what is allowed in at FTZ. Both large…
How Does Hong Kong Affect Tariffs?
For months now pro-democracy riots and protests have been rampaging through the streets of Hong Kong, mostly peaceful and sometimes shockingly violent…
Fitbit Diversifies its Supply Chain Outside of China
On Nov. 6, 2019, Fitbit, which is about to be acquired by Google for $2.9 billion, announced that it has undertaken a plan to shift its manufacturing…