GISTnet Tips: 3 Oct 2001 GISTnet Tips: 3 Oct 2001
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General: Do you arrange FCL container drayage or FTL truck loads? Read about "Permissible Weight Limits" in the GISTnet text at http://www.gistnet.com/sub/text/2:k296.html (just click on "next" to go to the next page), and check out our recently revised "U.S.Truck Size and Weight Limits" Exhibit at http://www.gistnet.com/library/2/exhibits/ca-vehdiag.html. Customs Brokers and Importers: Do you ever have to scrounge around for a conversion table when calculating quantities for items in the HTSUS? Here is a link to a nifty site that offers conversion factors and a listing of units and their abbreviations. See GISTnet referrals at http://www.gistnet.com/library/2/ref/conversion.html. Exporters/Freight Forwarders/Exporters: Have you seen the BXA's "Helpful Hints for Freight Forwarders"? See GISTnet exhibit http://www.gistnet.com/library/2/exhibits/bxa-forwdr.html. If any of you are attending WESCCON 2001, we look forward to seeing you there!