16 Additional Carriers to Move to the eAWB at First U.S. Airports

On July 1st, 16 airlines at John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in New York and Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) airport in Texas, are switching to electronic Airway Bill (eAWB) as the preferred means to ship air cargo. JFK and DFW are the first airports in the United States with airlines making the transition toward the eAWB.

Earlier this year on March 1st, 15 air cargo carriers implemented the eAWB Single Process Approach, a technique which places the bulk of eAWB processing and data management on carriers to increase freight forwarder and Ground Handling Agent (GHA) uptake.

Troy Graham is Senior Vice President of Business Development at Descartes.

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To support its expanding product line and channels that now include Amazon, 2000+ dealers and hobby shops, and its own ecommerce site, Redcat is using a joint solution from Descartes and NetSuite for omnichannel retail order fulfillment and multimodal shipping. The company has been able to easily scale and flex the combined solution to help sustain business growth that has eclipsed 650%. While the mix and complexity of orders varies greatly, the solution has helped Redcat to increase order accuracy, cut fulfillment cycles and improve warehouse performance while sustaining customer satisfaction, growth and profits.

The CARM ARL Initiative and Its Impact on the Visibility of Canadian Duties and Taxes Paid

Managing duties and taxes paid is of key importance to importers. However, keeping track of the amount remitted to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and when payments were filed has been a time consuming and paperwork-intensive process.

Luckily, the trade is now in the initial stage of a CBSA data collection and duty/tax assessment overhaul. This first phase of functionality, known as the Accounts Receivable Ledger (ARL) program, is part of the larger initiative called the CBSA’s Assessment and Revenue Management Project (CARM).

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