CBP POE Update on Southern Border About 11 weeks ago, President Trump threatened to close the border between the United States and Mexico, which would significantly impact international trade between the two countries. In response and ever since the announcement, leadership from the U.S. Customs […]
U.S-Tunisia Trade and Investment Council Meeting On May 16, 2019. The United States-Tunisia Trade and Investment Council met in Washington, D.C. This was the eighth session that the council has held since the TIFA was signed in 2002. Some topics of discussion covered during the […]
UK and U.S. Trade Talks Trump Meets with May Just this week, United States’ President Trump and Great Britain’s Prime Minister May met to discuss a number of things, one being trade between the two countries. According to American Journal of Transportation, “As the U.K. […]
Pan-African free trade deal almost finalized Africa is about to become the world’s largest free trade zone after it has decided to open a free trade agreement deal across the region. This trade agreement currently has 44 of the 55 African countries: Algeria Angola Burkina […]
List 3 Product Exclusions Exclusions On February 15, 2019, via the mini-omnibus bill, Congress directed an exclusion process for List 3 by March 17, but that deadline was not met. In regards to List 3, USTR’s Robert Lighthizer stated that no exclusion process would be […]
USMCA Trade Agreement Last fall, the United States, Mexico, and Canada came to agreement on a trilateral trade that will better benefit North American workers. This trade agreement sprouted after renegotiating NAFTA which, Trump stated to be the “worst trade deal ever.” The new agreement […]
Laredo Port becomes USA’s Top Trade Port For the first time ever, Laredo a town of 260,000 hardworking people located on the U.S.-Mexico border just became the number one trade port in the United States. The Port of Laredo surpassed the Port of LA in […]
Trump’s New Threat: Tariffs on all Imports from Mexico On May 30, 2019, President Trump announced if Mexico does not stop migration to his satisfaction, he will begin imposing tariffs on imports into the United States from Mexico. If Mexico’s response is not sufficient, the […]
Trump Announces Imposition of Tariffs on All Goods Imported Into the US from Mexico Effective June 10, 2019 Written by Daniel D. Ujczo, Practice Group Chair – Intl & Regional Practices, Dickinson Wright The President of the United States of America (POTUS) Donald Trump declared a […]
U.S. Customs Offers Virtual help with Ace Reports According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Cargo Systems Messaging Service, “Starting on Tuesday, June 18th, any ACE Reports user can schedule a 15-30 minute appointment with an ACE Reports expert to assist with a specific issue […]
