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Dec 22, 2018

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 

Dec 20, 2018

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 

Dec 20, 2018

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 

Dec 19, 2018

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 

Dec 18, 2018

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 

Dec 14, 2018

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 

Dec 7, 2018

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 

Dec 7, 2018

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 

Nov 14, 2018

Signing of the USMCA

The United States of America, Mexico and Canada will sign the new trade agreement (USMCA) on Nov 30,… Read more 

Nov 13, 2018

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