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Market Advisory Update – China Coronavirus
As we continue to monitor and receive information from our partners and vendors in China, note the following news that has been updated today. We have been advised that road closures not only between cities but within cities are becoming more prevalent. See the two...
Market Advisory Update – China Coronavirus
The Lunar New Year Holidays have officially drawn to a close in China, however, the risk posed by the coronavirus both inside and outside of China continues to affect the logistics supply chains. We here at TOC understand the worry and uncertainty this is causing as...
China Coronavirus Update
In our last advisory, we detailed how Beijing has made the determination to officially extend the Lunar New Year through February 2nd while allowing individual provinces to determine whether or not to extend it further or take additional measures. Shanghai, for...
China extends Chinese New Year Holiday to Curb Spread of Coronavirus
The Chinese government announced today that nationwide the Lunar New Year Holiday has been extended until February 2nd making the first available working day February 3rd. While this is an announcement from the Beijing leadership, they gave provincial (state)...
CBP FEE CHANGES, UPCOMING CHINA SECTION 301 DUTY CHANGES
TOC Logistics International would like to provide the following update regarding China Section 301 Duty Changes: As determined by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have updated the amounts for...
HOLIDAY IMPACTS ON CHINESE GOODS – September 3, 2019
TOC Logistics International would like to provide the following update regarding Chinese-origin products: Upcoming National Chinese holidays may delay the shipment of goods. Typically, the Mid-Autumn Festival that takes place in September does not affect A/F and O/F...
US WEST AND EAST COAST PORT CONGESTION UPDATE – November 5, 2018
TOC LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL INC. offers this update to the ocean market at US West and East Coast ports: TOC Logistics has been advised by our contract carriers at LA/LGB and New Jersey ports of severe congestion occurring over the last few weeks and expected to...
URGENT OCEAN MARKET UDPATE – October 31, 2018
TOC LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL INC. here offers an ocean market update with information on the concerning water levels in the German inland waterways and rivers. Because of an extremely long and dry summer, with a lack of rain in the past six months, the water levels in...
PIER PASS 2.0 IMPLEMENTATION: November 19, 2018
TOC LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL INC. here offers an ocean market update pertaining to new PierPass Peak/Off-Peak container surcharges and terminal operations: A flat TMF (Traffic Mitigation Fee), per TEU (Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit) is being imposed on all import...
US CUSTOMS FEES INCREASE: October 1, 2018
TOC LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL INC. would like to offer this US Customs fee application update: Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF): MPF is a statutory fee assessed by Customs on most US Customs entries. October 1, 2018, the Merchandise Processing Fee will increase; applied...