Blog/News

Reminder – ETC Upcoming 4th of July Holiday Hours

Important Upcoming Information:

Due to the upcoming 4th of July Holiday, our office will be closing Friday, July 2nd at 3 p.m. EST and be closed on Monday, July 5th in the observation of the holiday.

Please contact your account officer to plan accordingly during this time frame.

We greatly appreciate your understanding and apologize for any inconvenience.

Happy 4th of July to all!


Reminder – ETC Upcoming Holiday Hours

Important Upcoming Information:

Due to the upcoming Holidays, our office will be closing Thursday (12/24) at 3pm and closed on Friday (12/25). We also will be closing Thursday (12/31) at 3pm and closed Friday (1/1/2021).

Please contact your account officer to plan accordingly during this time frame.

We greatly appreciate your understanding and apologize for any inconvenience

Happy Holidays to all!


Reminder – ETC Upcoming Federal Holiday Hours

Important Upcoming Information

Due to the upcoming federal holiday, our office will be closed Wednesday, November 11th.

Please contact your account officer to plan accordingly during this time frame.

We greatly appreciate your understanding and apologize for any inconvenience.


China Market Update

Overall Market Conditions:

China officials have extended the Spring Festival Holiday until after February 2. The length of the extensions may vary depending on the location. Shanghai has extended until February 10, while others until February 14 or longer. As factories re-open, labor continues to be minimal as public transportation in certain cities or provinces are still under restriction and quarantine. These can last up to an additional 14 days or longer. Trucking equipment and services as well are still impacted due to the lack of labor as well as road restrictions preventing normal pickup and delivery services.

Airlines:

Passenger Flights: Over 60 airlines have announced cancellation from flights to/from China.

Freighter Flights: Freighter flights are slowly returning as demand continues to increase. As of now, 60% of freighter flights are still not operating.

Airfreight Pricing: Due do the current supply & demand, transit is continued to be limited under a Force Majeure environment based on first come basis.

Infrastructure:

The major airports that are impacted are PVG & CGO with limited amount of staff. WUH is closed until further notice and those operating under normal conditions include, BJS, SZX, HKG, LAX, ORD, JFK, AMS, & FRA. 

All Seaports are operating under normal conditions, excluding Wuhan & Yichang a Hunan province. Ocean demand has dropped by more than half and is not expected to pick up again until after February 20.

Please contact our logistics office with any further questions contact@expresstradecapital.com.


Reminder – ETC Upcoming Federal Holiday Hours

Important Upcoming Information

Due to the upcoming Federal Holiday, our office will be closing Monday, February 17th. We will re-open Tuesday, February 21st.

Please contact your account officer accordingly during this time frame.

We greatly appreciate your understanding and apologize for any inconvenience.


Reminder – ETC Upcoming Federal Holiday Hours

Important Upcoming Information.

Due to the upcoming Federal Holiday, our office will be closing Monday, January 20th. We will re-open Tuesday, January 21st.

Please contact your account officer accordingly during this time frame.

We greatly appreciate your understanding and apologize for any inconvenience.


ETC – Upcoming Holiday Hours

Important Upcoming Information

Due to the upcoming holidays, our office will be closing Tuesday, December 24th from 3:00 through end of the day Wednesday. We will also be closing Tuesday, December 31st from 3pm through January 1st.

Please contact your account officer accordingly during this time frame.

We greatly appreciate your understanding and apologize for any inconvenience.

Wishing you all a Happy Holiday and a prosperous 2020!


IF YOU IMPORT FROM CHINA—IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING CHANGES TO TRADE-REMEDY TARIFFS

Reports from the White House and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTF) announce that a Phase 1 agreement with China has been reached with a significant impact on the current and pending changes.

  • The trade-remedy tariffs under List 4B will not go into effect on December 15, 2019, as previously announced.  This action has been suspended indefinitely.
  • The trade-remedy tariffs under List 4A will remain in effect but at a reduced rate.  The current rate of 15% will be dropped to 7.5%.
  • The trade-remedy tariffs under Lists 1-3 will remain at 25% for the time being.  These tariffs are being retained to be used as a negotiation point during Phase 2, which is anticipated to commence soon after this Phase 1 is signed.

Official implementing instructions need to be published which will likely provide specifics, for example, the effective date and time and event of the 4A reduction.  This may not occur until the agreement is signed with China in early January. 

For assistance in understanding the impact to your company, please contact Express Trade Capital. Contact@expresstradecapital.com


Reminder – ETC Upcoming Holiday Hours

Important Upcoming Information

Due to the upcoming holiday, our office will be closing Wednesday, November 27 from 3:00 through end of the day Friday. We will reopen Monday, December 2.

Please contact your account officer accordingly during this time frame.

We greatly appreciate your understanding and apologize for any inconvenience.


Reminder – ETC UPCOMING HOLIDAYS

Important Upcoming Information

Due to the upcoming Federal Holiday, our office will be closed Monday, November 11, 2019.

Please contact your account officer accordingly during this time frame.

We greatly appreciate your understanding and apologize for any inconvenience.