Important Port Fees Update

Port Fees at the Los Angeles/Long Beach port will go in effect October 1, 2008

Beginning 10/01/08 all containers going in and out of the ports, including intermodal cargo trucked to or from off-dock to rail yards, cargo to or from other domestic ports and military cargo will be subject to $35/20 ft and $70/40ft containers.

It is very important that you click on the following website, which will provide you the detailed information as to why these fees are being implemented:

http://www.polb.com/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=5618

http://www.polb.com/environment/air_quality/cleantrucks.asp

http://www.polb.com/environment/air_quality/caap.asp

http://www.portoflosangeles.org/environment/ctp.asp

These changes will also have a great effect on your trucking companies as the truck and the driver would need to be registered and approved to enter the ports. We urge you to contact your transportation providers to find out if they are in compliance and are able to fulfill the ports new requirements.

Other Future Fees in the Making

As if the above fees were not enough, similar fees may be imposed come January 1, 2009

Read more : http://www.portoflosangeles.org/environment/cif.asp

We are not done yet. A third imposition of port fees for the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Oakland (commonly known as the Lowenthal Bill) may go in effect July 1, 2009.

Read more: http://www.coalitionforcleanair.org/press-release-Governor-Supports-Container-Fee-But-Delays-Signing-SB-974.html

First Sale Declaration Requirement

First Sale Declaration Requirement
09/04/08



To all our valued Customers:
Please take immediate note of the following U.S Customs announcement regarding First Sale Declarations -

Effective September 19, 2008, all importers will be required to provide a declaration to CBP at the time of filing a consumption entry when, in a series of sequential sales, the transaction value of the imported merchandise is determined on the basis of the "first or earlier sale" of goods - the first sale in which the goods are "sold for exportation to the United States" or any other sale earlier than the last sale prior to the introduction of the merchandise into the United States.

Your declaration will need to be made on the Commercial Invoice. Please notify your vendors immediately of this required declaration.

For more detailed information, please see following:
http://frwebgate4.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/PDFgate.cgi?WAISdocID=55046015397+3+1+0&WAISaction=retrieve
http://federalregister.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2008-19640_PI.pdf
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_programs/cargo_summary/grace_period2.xml

__________________________________________________________________________________
Copyright 2009 - Flegenheimer International

310-322-4366
227 W. Grand Avenue
El Segundo, CA 90245

First Sale Declaration Requirement

To all our valued Customers:

Please take immediate note of the following U.S Customs announcement regarding First Sale Declarations -

Effective September 19, 2008, all importers will be required to provide a declaration to CBP at the time of filing a consumption entry when, in a series of sequential sales, the transaction value of the imported merchandise is determined on the basis of the "first or earlier sale" of goods - the first sale in which the goods are "sold for exportation to the United States" or any other sale earlier than the last sale prior to the introduction of the merchandise into the United States.

Your declaration will need to be made on the Commercial Invoice. Please notify your vendors immediately of this required declaration.

For more detailed information, please see the following:

http://frwebgate4.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/PDFgate.cgi?WAISdocID=55046015397+3+1+0&WAISaction=retrieve

http://federalregister.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2008-19640_PI.pdf

http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_programs/cargo_summary/grace_period2.xml