News & Insights

Roanoke Trade is thrilled to pass along the excellent news to our partners and clients that the scope of acceptance for ATA Carnets in China has expanded! Per a recent announcement, the General Administration of Customs of the Peoples Republic of China has started accepting ATA Carnets for Professional Equipment and Commercial Samples as of […]

January 17, 2019

The New Year is upon us, and on behalf of all of us at Roanoke, we wish you a joyous and prosperous 2019! Please be advised that our offices will close at 3pm on Monday, December 31st and will remain closed on Tuesday, January 1st. Normal business hours will resume on Wednesday, January 2nd.  

December 31, 2018

Our offices will close at 1pm on Friday, December 21st and remain closed for the Christmas Holiday on December 24th and 25th. We will resume normal business hours on Wednesday, December 26th. Happy Holidays!  

December 19, 2018

The National Customs Broker and Forwarder Association of America (NCBFAA) offers a $5,000 scholarship award to students intending to join the trade industry. The award is presented to the winner at the NCBFAA annual conference. Roanoke is delighted to once again sponsor this meaningful competition and each year we look forward to sharing in the […]

December 11, 2018

Roanoke Trade is pleased to introduce our Bond Sufficiency Calculator, a new tool to help you determine the appropriate continuous customs import bond amount. Due to the ongoing “trade wars”, tariffs have recently been increased on many imported goods and materials. These increased tariffs have precipitated a spike in mandated increases to customs bond amounts. […]

November 20, 2018

To all ATA Carnet users traveling to Turkey, please be advised that Turkish Customs has implemented a new national rule that requires ATA Carnet holders and/or their authorized representatives to provide an Excel file stored on a memory key to Turkish Customs at the time of entry. This file is then uploaded into Turkey’s national […]

October 30, 2018