Customs, Duties, and Free Trade news around North, Central, and South Americas
On June 29, revised export controls for shipments to China, Russia, and Venezuela will go into effect, requiring companies to adjust document procedures. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Business of Industry and Security (BIS) published these rulings on April 28,…
Leading industry analysts assessed that global airfreight capacity has fallen 35% year-over-year, and projects further decline. Several states, non-government organizations, and businesses have initiated relief efforts in response to the economic effects of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak: Singapore announced two…
While many area officials have called for social distancing, temporary business closures, and shelter-in-place, the transportation of materials, products, and necessities is needed to continually support vital utilities and infrastructure in these urgent times. As of March 20, 2020, World…
As the nation’s risk advisor, CISA brings our partners in industry and the full power of the federal government together to improve American cyber and infrastructure security. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has been monitoring the evolving Coronavirus, also…
OTTAWA -- Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has signed on to an updated text of the renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement on behalf of Canada at a ceremony in Mexico City. (CBC News photo) “Canada, United States, and Mexico…
Customs Notice 19-09 Ottawa, May 19, 2019 1. Effective May 19, 2019, the United States Surtax Order (Steel and Aluminum): SOR/2018-152 and the United States Surtax Order (Other Goods): SOR/2018-153 imposing surtax on certain products originating in the United States…
After extensive discussions on trade in steel and aluminum covered by the action taken pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. §1862), the United States and Canada have reached an understanding as follows: The…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration has reached a deal with Canada and Mexico to remove U.S. tariffs from steel and aluminum from the two countries in exchange for a monitoring system that aims to ensure that metals from other…
United States President Donald Trump is backtracking on last week’s remarks to shut down the US-Mexico border if Mexico refused to “immediately stop all illegal immigration coming into the United States,” news sources report. Legislators are currently in talks as…
The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of fabricated structural steel from Canada, China, and Mexico that are allegedly subsidized and…