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CBP and USDA: import restrictions on bird and poultry product due to bird flu in British Columbia
Due to a confirmed outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), commonly known as “bird flu”, the United… Read more
Free-trade agreement between Canada and South Korea goes into effect
On January 1, 2015, Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) went into effect – Canada’s first free-trade agreement in the Asian-Pacific… Read more
Chassis maintenance and repair a main culprit of ILWU-PMA impasse
Contract negotiations resumed Monday between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association after the… Read more
PMA to begin calling out fewer night workers at LA-Long Beach
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Pacific Maritime Association entered the weekend engaged at a standoff at… Read more
2015 U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule posted
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has posted the 2015 Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) to their website. This includes… Read more
DHS Single Window implementation priorities for 2015
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Counselor to the Deputy Secretary Christa Brzozowski has posted an article noting DHS’… Read more
USDA proposes changes to the TRQ dairy license program for imports
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is proposing changes to the dairy tariff-rate quota… Read more
Presidential Proclamation on AGOA, IL FTA, and HTS Changes
President Obama has issued a Proclamation affecting trade. Select countries have undergone a status change on whether they… Read more
Executive order prohibiting imports and exports to Crimea region of Ukraine
President Obama has issued an Executive Order prohibiting certain transactions with the Crimea Region of the Ukraine. Prohibited… Read more
Sweeping changes to U.S.-Cuba relations will bring a positive atmosphere to trade, commerce
Brad Lehigh, Trade compliance analyst With President Obama’s recent announcement relating to US-Cuba diplomacy, the biggest since the… Read more