On June 5th, 2018, the Mexican authorities published, in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF), the retaliatory measures that Mexico is adopting against various goods originating in the United States. This action was taken in response to the Trump... Read more >
This article was originally published in the Journal of Commerce on June 6, 2018. By Daniel J. McHugh, Chief Executive Officer, Livingston International It’s difficult to imagine precisely what Washington’s end game might be with the recent imposition of tariffs... Read more >
The Department of Finance has issued a statement Thursday May 31 2018 following the United States announcement of imposing tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum products from Canada. Canada intends to impose surtaxes or similar trade-restrictive countermeasures against up... Read more >
The unions representing workers at Canadian Pacific (CP), one of Canada’s largest railway network, have served CP with a strike notice set to commence at 22:00, Tuesday, May 29, 2018. Should the parties fail to resolve the current impasse in... Read more >
EXCLUSION implications under the Proclamation On May 18, 2018 and May 21, 2018, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) notices #18-000349 and #18-000352, respectively. The messages state that on June 1, 2018 there will... Read more >
President Trump has announced that the U.S. will cease participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and begin to re-impose U.S. nuclear-relation sanctions against Iran, following a wind down period. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) expects that all... Read more >
This article was originally published on May 7, 2018 in the Journal of Commerce. By Mike Wilder, Vice-President, Managed Services, Livingston International May is slated to be a banner month for US trade policy. A list of key US trading... Read more >
This article was originally published on May 7, 2018 in Global Trade Magazine. By David Merritt, Director, Global Trade Consulting, Livingston International One would be hard-pressed to find a business in the United Kingdom and the broader European Union that... Read more >
It’s not just about responding to what a business wants, but knowing it well enough to identify what it needs. When you’re a Canadian pulp and paper manufacturer with critical customers in Asia, transport delays mean missed deadlines – and... Read more >
This Associated Press article featuring commentary from Stephan Galarneau, Livingston International's head of small business, was originally published on May 1, 2018 and appeared in numerous publications, including the NYtimes.com, CNBC.com, MSN.com, ABC News and numerous other publications. By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics... Read more >