CRCBFA

Keeping You Informed on Trade Industry News 3299 Trouble in Portland? Are you having difficulty clearing household goods / personal effects belonging to an importer’s spouse or child? Please let us know. A few members of the association have run into a hiccups when attempting to clear these types of goods [eg. the importer’s child’s toys, the importer’s wife’s clothing, etc] via the 3299 form, and we’d like to know if there are others in the CRCBFA community that are experien

Roughly six months have passed since the greater west coast trade community returned to work after the ILWU (International Longshoreman and Warehouse Union) and PMA (Pacific Maritime Association) reached a labor contract agreement. In the interim, the Port of Portland and Oregon businesses - whose economic viability depends greatly upon both ILWU and PMA compliance with that labor contract - have suffered from various trade-limiting circumstances. In addition to long standing