On August 28, 2008, Australia and New Zealand and the 10 ASEAN countries (Brunei Darussalem, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam) concluded a comprehensive free trade...
It is obvious that the global economic environment for the auto industry is not a healthy one. Auto companies and associations are concerned that the "suspension" of the WTO Doha Round will result in a further proliferation...
If you are wondering whether goods coming to the U.S. are subject to antidumping duties, there is information available from the U.S. government which will help. See...
Donald Hatch entered into a plea agreement for export violations involving night vision equipment. Why question his intelligence? Well, first the company's website os reported to state that all shipments are made as gifts and are...
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) changed is a program in which it tested containers for fumigant and solvent levels before allowing officers to enter them for inspection purposes. The program was originally put in place two...
As countries such as Belarus, Burma, China, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam continue their efforts to restrict Internet access to their citizens,...
On July 16, 2008, CBP published a policy statement regarding how its officers are to conduct themselves when dealing with searches of laptops, PDAs and other electronic devices. See...
"China likely to increase textile tax rebates" is the headline screamed by China Daily on July 15, 2008. See www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2008-07/15/content_6848428.htm. China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) is quoted as...
Customs and Border Protection has released an updated draft of the ABI and AMS data sets for submission of the Importer Security Filing, commonly called 10 + 2. According to Customs' posting, these updates are the result of both...
On July 24, 2008, the New Zealand - China Free Trade Agreement Bill passed third and final reading in the New Zealand Parliament. The New Zealand - china Free Trade Agreement Bill is New Zealand's domestic legislation that...
U.S. Customs established the C-TPAT program right after the events of 9/11. Since then, the World Customs Organization has adopted the AEO program. American traders, exporters in particular, have been after the U.S. to find a way...
The following article appears on the Reuters website at www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUST34238. Reuters holds the copyright on this story but it is being republished here strictly for informational purposes....
Customs Update: Big issues roil traders
July 2, 2008
By Susan Kohn Ross / The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINE©
International traders have for the most part been insulated from a lot of the issues roiling "big...
On May 30, 2008, the Census Bureau issued a reminder to the trade that all export data must now be reported through the Automated Export System (AES). The final rule implementing mandatory AES filing was published in the Federal...
Relying on the authority of the 1950 Defense Production Act, the Dept. of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security has been asked by the Naval Air Command to assess the scope and impact of counterfeit electronics on U.S. supply...
On its website, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has clearly articulated its trade priorities for the current fiscal year. In alphabetical order, they are:
1) Agriculture;
2) Antidumping and Countervailing...
