The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) joint review process is scheduled to begin on July 1, 2026, but the time to prepare is now. Embedded trade compliance professionals should already be doing scenario...more
2/11/2025
/ Biden Administration ,
China ,
Competition ,
International Trade ,
Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trade Deficit ,
Trade Negotiations ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Remedies ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
USTR
Part one of this series focused on former US Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer’s approach to trade and how it would flavor the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) joint review process in 2026 if Donald...more
10/9/2024
/ Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Carbon Emissions ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Export Controls ,
Forced Labor ,
International Trade ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Judges ,
Judicial Reform ,
Labor Disputes ,
Longshoremen ,
Mexico ,
Ports ,
Strike ,
Supply Chain ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
This is the second of a three-part series about the USMCA joint review process, focusing on China, Mexico, and competing visions of a “worker-centered” trade policy. Part one introduces the USMCA joint review process and...more
10/8/2024
/ Anti-Dumping Duty ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Domestic Policy ,
Fair Trade Agreements (FTA) ,
Fairness Standard ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
International Trade ,
Kamala Harris ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
National Security ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Technology ,
Trade Policy ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
USTR ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
This is the first of a three-part series about the USMCA joint review process, focusing on China, Mexico, and competing visions of a “worker-centered” trade policy. Part one introduces the USMCA joint review process and...more
8/13/2024
/ Administrative Agencies ,
Administrative Review ,
BRIC ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CEOs ,
CFOs ,
Chevron Deference ,
China ,
Commercial Contracts ,
Court of International Trade ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Economic Growth ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
International Trade ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Judicial Interpretation ,
Oil & Gas ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
Sunset Provisions ,
Supply Chain ,
Texas ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
This is the first of a three-part series about the USMCA joint review process, focusing on China, Mexico, and competing visions of a “worker-centered” trade policy. Part one introduces the USMCA joint review process and...more
8/12/2024
/ Donald Trump ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Kamala Harris ,
Mexico ,
Section 301 ,
Sunset Provisions ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Agreements ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
In February 2024, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began taking a new approach to Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) enforcement—questionnaires. Once again, the solar industry is among the first targets, vanguards...more
4/5/2024
/ Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Cybersecurity ,
De Minimis Claims ,
EU ,
Export Controls ,
Food Safety ,
Forced Labor ,
Foreign Policy ,
Freight Forwarding ,
Global Disputes ,
IMMEX ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
Section 321 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariff Act of 1930 ,
Tariffs ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) ,
Withhold Release Orders (WROs)
In February 2024, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began taking a new approach to Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) enforcement—questionnaires. Once again, the solar industry is among the first targets, vanguards...more
Last June (2023), in response to a ruling request from Your Special Delivery Services Specialty Logistics (YSDS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued HQ H324098, clarifying what it means to be an “owner or purchaser”...more
2/8/2024
/ Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
Brokers ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Customs ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Distribution Rules ,
Duties ,
EFTs ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
First Sale Doctrine ,
Foreign Policy ,
Foreign Trade Zones ,
Free Trade Zone ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
Infringement ,
International Trade ,
Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) ,
Mexico ,
Military Conflict ,
Minister of Foreign Affairs ,
NVOCCs ,
Parallel Imports ,
Patents ,
Supply Chain ,
Taiwan ,
Tariffs ,
Tokenization ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trade Relations ,
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) ,
Utility Tokens ,
Voluntary Disclosure
Last June (2023), in response to a ruling request from Your Special Delivery Services Specialty Logistics (YSDS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued HQ H324098, clarifying what it means to be an “owner or purchaser”...more
Uniformity, or rather the lack thereof, in procedures and practices within U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Centers of Excellence and Expertise (Centers) is evidently harming compliant companies within the trade...more
8/9/2023
/ Brokers ,
Buy America ,
CAFC ,
Compliance ,
Court of International Trade ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
Licenses ,
OMB ,
Sanction Violations ,
Supply Chain ,
Taiwan ,
Trade Agreements ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
Reframing a Common Problem: Reporting Structure for Trade Compliance- Whether you are creating a new in-house trade compliance function or evaluating an established one, there is no getting around the perpetual question:...more
The Trade Act of 1974 grants the President broad powers to manage trade relationships with foreign countries. Section 301 of the act allows the President, acting through the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”), to...more
6/8/2023
/ Australia ,
China ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Exports ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Forced Labor ,
IMMEX ,
Imports ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) ,
WTO
Section 301 Tariffs on Chinese goods continues to be at the forefront of international trade relations with China and the United States. As part of the four-year review required under the relevant statute (19 USC § 2417), the...more
6/8/2023
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
China ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Forced Labor ,
Russia ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)