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GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN 2018 CBP IMPACT
The U.S. Congress and the President did not reach agreement on a budget as of midnight on December… Read more
FDA to Begin Full Enforcement of FSVP Requirements in 2019
At the Food and Drug Law Institute’s (FDLI’s) Enforcement Litigation and Compliance Conference, held in Washington, DC, on… Read more
EPA Requirements When Importing Composite Wood Products
UPDATE March 28th, 2019 Based on EPA’s advice, on March 26, 2019 CBP updated the Automated Commercial Environment… Read more
Government Shutdown 2018 Impact
What would be a fitting end to 2018, the year of unprecedented trade turmoil? How about a U.S.… Read more
CBP Announces 2019 Federal Holidays
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Service posted the list of U.S. Federal Holidays for the Calendar… Read more
ATF Issues 2018 Annual List of Explosive Materials
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) issued its annual list of explosives determined to be… Read more
G20 Summit Updates Include USMCA Signing, Section 301 Abatement
On November 30, 2018, and December 1, 2018, Leader of the Group of 20 (G20) attended the 2018… Read more
Reminder: New PGA Reporting for Shrimp and Abalone Imports on December 31, 2018
This is a reminder of our previous announcement that effective December 31, 2018, imports into the United States… Read more
Signing of the USMCA
The United States of America, Mexico and Canada will sign the new trade agreement (USMCA) on Nov 30,… Read more
How will the USMCA Change Customs Processes?
The USMCA, the handshake deal agreed to by Canada, the U.S. and Mexico to replace NAFTA, makes a… Read more