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Announcement of Vague Merchandise Description Cargo Messages U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued messaging below regarding vague merchandise descriptions which will hold up cargo movement. We would […]

BREAKING: Baltimore Bridge Collapses After Cargo Ship Crash Early Tuesday morning, a 984-foot cargo ship collided into the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore, MD. The […]

Houthi Attacks Continue to Disrupt Ocean Freight & Cause Pricing Fluctuations We have been closely monitoring the Red Sea Crisis since October, when the Houthi attacks […]

Transpacific Imports & What to Expect in Coming Months As we try to make sense of the recent ocean import numbers, Western Overseas would like to […]

APHIS BRS Implements Flexibility to Import Permits Due to the feedback of stakeholders, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Biotechnology […]

Red Sea Crisis Update: Navy Enters First Major Battle at Sea in the 21st Century In recent months, there has been a continuous increase in delays […]

Urgent 2024 Import Updates As we move into 2024, it seems we will be met with many of the challenges we encountered during the pandemic. We […]

FDA eSTAR Program for Medical Device Submissions The National Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association (NCBFAA) recently released a notice regarding the new FDA eSTAR program […]