Golden Week is a China National Holiday held annually starting Monday, October 1st. This 7-day festival includes festivals, parades, and ceremonies to celebrate the founding of the People's Republic of China. This year, Golden Week will be celebrated from October 1st-7th. Factories will close for the extended holiday week, with operations resuming on Monday, October 9th. Hong Kong will be off only October 1st, and will resume back October 2nd. Please expect space to be extremely tight since carriers announced blank sailings after the holiday. Also, expect carriers to overbook space which could cause cargo to be rolled to next sailing schedule.

This year, we hosted our first ever dip-off competition amongst our team. We had over 25 home-made dips that were all so delicious! Some dips included: guacamole, salsa, buffalo chicken dip, queso, 7 layer dip, hummus, jalapeno popper, bacon chive, honey mustard, spinach, and bean dip. The winner of the dip-off was Arlene Gutierrez who brought in a "Somoa Cheesecake Dip". Second Place was Megan Cook, who brought in an "Out of This World Corn Dip. Lastly, third place was Margaret Taosoga who brought in a "Cake Batter Dip". Thank you to everyone who participated

September 18th, 2018: Starting Monday September 24th, 2018 an additional 10% tariff will be imposed on List# 3, which will then increase to 25% starting January 1st, 2019. The purpose is to encourage China to change its harmful policies, acts, and practices related to intellectual property, innovation, and technology transfer. To view the entire List #3, please click the link below LIST# 3: 10% Additional Tariff If you have any questions regarding if your cargo will be affected by this news, please contact your sales representative or email us at support@cslexp.com