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Importer Cotton Fee Assessment, AMS Removes $2 per Line De Minimis
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is amending the Cotton Board Rules… Read more
US Census Bureau Announces Removal of AES License Type Code C32-No License Required (NLR)
Effective October 1, 2016, the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) will remove the license… Read more
USDA Updates Agriculture Quarantine Inspection (AQI) FAQ
Since the new Agriculture Quarantine Inspection (AQI) treatment monitoring user fee went into effect in December 2015, the… Read more
CBP Offers New Online Payment Option for Commercial Truck User Fee
Earlier in June U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced a pilot program allowing commercial trucks to prepay the… Read more
California Senate proposal an incentive for green equipment
California ports hope to become among the greenest in the world. A state Senate committee recently proposed a… Read more
Time is running out for TTIP
Time is running out for the U.S. and European Union to complete a trade pact, according to President… Read more
What can TPP do for California?
A former member of the California State Assembly believes that the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) will be a… Read more
Small trucking operations not rushing on ELDs
With two years until the December 2017 deadline, most small trucking firms are taking the long road when… Read more
Senators propose port funding reforms
In the Pacific Northwest, two U.S. senators hope to streamline the port funding process in an effort to… Read more
Trans-Pacific Partnership Signed on February 4th by All Participating Countries
With more than five years of negotiations now behind them, representatives from all twelve (12) signed the Trans-Pacific… Read more