11 03, 2023

USDA introduces new import classifications for bovine animals from Mexico

By | 2023-03-11T19:33:13+00:00 March 11th, 2023|Imports|

The Department of Agricultura’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has classified eight regions in Mexico for bovine tuberculosis using its classification system, which ranges from Level I to Level V. Level I regions have the lowest prevalence of the disease, and animals from this region can be imported [...]

1 03, 2023

Power of Attorney regulations updated for customs brokers

By | 2023-03-01T03:37:33+00:00 March 1st, 2023|Border Crossing, Legislation|

The new requirements for customs brokers with power of attorney (POA) under 19 CFR 111.36(c)(3) established by the Modernization of the Customs Broker Regulations Final Rule (87 FR 63267) are now in effect. A Power of Attorney agreement gives another party (either an individual or a company) the authority to [...]

28 02, 2023

President Biden imposes 200% aluminum tariff on Russia

By | 2023-02-28T23:57:40+00:00 February 28th, 2023|Imports, Tariffs|

In response to what he called Russia’s “unjustified” war against Ukraine, and the negative effects the war is having on global energy prices and the United States aluminum industry, President Joe Biden has imposed a 200% tariff on Russian aluminum products. According to a statement released by the White House, [...]

20 02, 2023

CBP updates Section 232 guidelines for aluminum and steel importers

By | 2023-02-20T18:13:08+00:00 February 20th, 2023|Imports, Tariffs|

Importers of steel and aluminum products are no longer required to provide certain information to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) by email in order to activate approved Section 323 exclusions in Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). According to a message issued on Feb. 7, the CBP stated that it is [...]

13 02, 2023

US launches APEP economic partnership to stimulate trade in the Americas

By | 2023-02-13T16:01:49+00:00 February 13th, 2023|Trade|

The US, along with 11 other countries in North and South America, has launched the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP), a new economic partnership designed to stimulate trade, resilience, competitiveness, shared prosperity, sustainability, and inclusivity among partners countries. The APEP, “will be a tool to bring more voices to [...]

31 01, 2023

USDA strengthens the oversight and enforcement of organic products

By | 2023-01-31T01:17:10+00:00 January 31st, 2023|Imports, Legislation|

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a final rule aimed at strengthening the oversight and enforcement of the production, handling, and sale of organic products. The Strengthening Organic Enforcement (SOE) rule is the biggest update to the organic regulations since the original Act in 1990, according to USDA [...]

27 01, 2023

US challenges Canada’s dairy tariff rate quota policies (again)

By | 2023-01-27T03:59:41+00:00 January 27th, 2023|Tariffs|

The US is expanding its challenge to Canada’s dairy tariff rate quota policies under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Under the USMCA, Canada has the right to maintain 14 tariff rate quotas (TRQs) on the following types of dairy products: milk cream skim milk powder butter and cream powder industrial [...]

16 01, 2023

Duty free import eligibility determined for sugar products from FTA partners

By | 2023-01-16T16:19:00+00:00 January 16th, 2023|Imports, Tariffs|

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has determined the 2023 trade surpluses for sugar, syrup goods, and sugar-containing products from its Free-Trade Agreement (FTA) partner countries. The level of a country’s trade surplus in these goods in 2021 helped determine whether the USTR granted duty-free status or preferential [...]

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