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EU, U.S. negotiators pick up TTIP talks
Recent reports indicate that negotiations for the world's largest free trade agreement have recently picked up.
Softwood Lumber export tax reduced for August 2015
Under the terms of the 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA), the trigger for a reduction in the export… Read more
USDA announces fiscal year 2016 sugar TRQ
On June 12, 2015, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 tariff-rate quotas… Read more
President reauthorizes and renews GSP, AGOA and Haiti FTAs
On June 29, 2015 President Barack Obama signed the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 into law, effective… Read more
USDA signs Organic Equivalency Agreement with Switzerland
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced they have signed an Organic Equivalency Agreement with Switzerland, that beginning… Read more
CTP says DOT study on larger trucks supports raising size limits
Last month, the Department of Transportation (DOT) ultimately decided that a study it was ordered to conduct on… Read more
CBP-Port Huron phasing out user fee collection at primary booths
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Port Huron, MI, has advised the trade community during the month… Read more
Bill offering assistance to workers hurt by trade deals reaches president’s desk
A bill designed to help workers who lost their jobs due to international trade deals was sent to… Read more
TPA passes Senate, clearing path for TPP negotiations
A bill seen as critical in the push to move forward with the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal… Read more
Effects of West Coast congestion force shippers to consider options
Unprecedented port congestion during the lengthy negotiations between West Cost shipping managers and union members certainly did its… Read more