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Burma Sanctions Lifted; Burma to be GSP Eligible Nov 13, 2016
On October 7, 2016, President Obama signed Executive Order 13742 terminating the national emergency with respect to Burma… Read more
CFIA Notice on the Centralization of Ministerial Exemptions, Permissions to Move, and Maple Authorizations
Effective October 31, 2016, local CFIA offices will no longer accept Ministerial Exemption, Permissions to Move or Maple… Read more
Softwood Lumber Agreement expiry unresolved as talks continue – Update October 13, 2016
As you are now aware, the moratorium of one (1) year agreed upon by both countries expired October… Read more
U.S. Export Control Reforms for Cloud Computing
By Chris Brady, GTM Governance, U.S. On June 3, 2016, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry… Read more
The WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
By John Moccia, Regulatory Affairs, Canada Nearly three years have passed since the 159 member states of the… Read more
Focus Country: PERU
Home to 31.75 million people, the Republic of Peru is located on the Western side of South America,… Read more
Classifying Goods: A Crucial Part of Your U.S. Business
WHY IS HTS CLASSIFICATION IMPORTANT? The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) is the foundation of… Read more
Canada’s Wassenaar Implementation Delay Causing Administrative Burden to Canadian Exporters
By Brad Lehigh, GTM Governance, Canada The Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) is made up of 41 countries committed to… Read more
BREXIT = Uncertainty
By Phil Sutter, GTM Governance, Global The Brexit Referendum vote in the United Kingdom (UK), on 23 June… Read more
U.S. ACE and PGA Crossover
By Patty Davis U.S. Regulatory Affairs Following years of planning, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) transition to… Read more