customs brokers

The spread of the highly infectious coronavirus, known as COVID-19, is starting to empty custom broker and freight forwarder offices – large and small – throughout the United States. Fortunately for this industry, which is driven by the management of cargo data between federal agencies and other...

On this week's Port Report Britain's own Oliver Haines joins Laura Fava and Dooner and they're talking an end to the trade war…not so fast, the living hell that is the customs brokers exam, Lufthansa on strike in Germany, drone deliveries, plus a deep dive into nutella, and more. Subscribe on:...

The U.S. customs broker license exam is difficult enough without having to take the four-and-a-half-hour test in subpar conditions, the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) told Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in recent feedback. The NCBFAA recently commented...

Expeditors International (NASDAQ: EXPD), the Seattle-based international freight forwarder, reported its third-quarter financial results before markets opened on Nov. 5. Expeditors posted diluted earnings per share of $0.92, which were flat year-over-year but beat Wall Street's consensus...

The future of the customs brokerage industry was very much under discussion at the Western Cargo Conference (WESCCON) of the Pacific Coast Council, held this year in Rancho Mirage, California. Among the issues discussed by various panels were how freight forwarders and customs brokers will be...

The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) said it generally supports the Customs and Border Protection's proposed rule to enhance the practices of verifying importers operating in the U.S. but warned that it could become a burdensome requirement for the country's...