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Presidential Proclamations Impact Turkey
Two Presidential Proclamations were issued on May 16, 2019, which significantly impact imports of Turkish origin goods imported… Read more
Section 232 Update: Agreement reached to lift steel and aluminum tariffs and corresponding surtaxes
Last week, the governments of Canada, the United States and Mexico reached an agreement on the removal of… Read more
WhatsApp hack may compromise carrier data
A cybersecurity breach in Facebook’s messaging app, WhatsApp, has left users vulnerable to malicious spyware installed on their… Read more
Transfer of U.S. border officers from Canadian to Mexican border likely to cause delays
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency has announced the transfer of 731 of its agents from… Read more
List 4 Section 301 Additional Duties Proposed for Remaining Chinese Origin Imports
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), is accepting comments on the proposed expansion of Section 301 duties to a… Read more
CBP Announces 2019 CTPAT Conference
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have announced the 2019 CTPAT conference has been scheduled for June 25th… Read more
Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico: Termination of Suspension Agreement
The Department of Commerce (DOC) announced they are terminating the 2013 Suspension Agreement on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico,… Read more
4th Tranche of Exclusions Issued on Chinese Origin Section 301 for List 1
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), who periodically announces decisions of additional approved product exclusion requests, have approved a… Read more
Updates for Section 301 Chinese Origin Imports
Section 301 List 3 additional duties for Chinese origin product are increasing from 10% to 25% on Friday,… Read more
AMS 2019 Fees for Voluntary Grading, Inspection, and Certification
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced the 2019 fees they will charge for voluntary grading, inspection, certification, auditing,… Read more