The recent rise of usage-based shipping insurance provides a more practical and cost-effective solution especially for small to medium sized shippers looking to insure their shipments. Rather than having to purchase a multi-year cargo insurance policy, you are now able to shape an insurance policy based on how often you ship, what you ship, and …
Layering in Shipper’s Interest when Self-Insured When it comes to choosing a cargo insurance policy, large organizations often choose the route of self-insurance. Self-insurance requires risk management, the financial capacity to self-insure, and the collection of safety and loss data. While self-insurance is a sensible way that large carriers can cover losses, layering in shippers …
When it comes to USMCA, it can be a lot to digest. We have compiled a list of the most common questions we receive regarding USMCA at Borderless Coverage. What are the Requirements of USMCA? The nine requirements are listed at the end of Chapter 5 of USMCA. The title of this section is ‘ANNEX …
What Is USMCA? The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or the USMCA, is a trade agreement between the three respective nations that replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement, also known as NAFTA. NAFTA had been in effect since 1994, serving as a segway towards reduced trade restrictions and facilitating market access among the big three North …
Chapter 5 of USMCA details nine specific requirements that must be provided by an importer or exporter seeking preferential tax treatment under the agreement. These nine data requirements are used by customs to validate that the goods claiming this treatment meet the entirety of the prerequisites in Chapter 5 of USMCA Origin Procedures. The first …
On January 1st, 1994, the United States, Canada, and Mexico signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Tariffs were eliminated progressively and all duties and quantitative restrictions, with the exception of those on a limited number of agricultural products traded with Canada, were eliminated by 2008. To qualify for this preferential tax treatment, exporters …
Borderless Coverage and it’s parent company, Reliance Partners, were recently featured in an article on FreightWaves discussing the cross border insurance gaps. “By the time you get coverage that complies with the shipper’s requirements, you often still end up with high deductibles, and it probably doesn’t provide the level of coverage that you need,” Vickers …
With the USMCA now in effect, many North American businesses are presented with a need to change the way they conduct international business. One of the changes introduced by the USMCA is an increase in de minimis, involving the origins of inputs for products within the North American market. NAFTA, the former North American agreement, …