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CBP Announces Date for Modified Reconciliation, PSC, and Periodic Monthly Statement Tests

In a Federal Register Notice (FRN) published on June 8, 2017 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the modifications to the National Customs

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CBP Announces ACE Filing Dates for Duty Deferral, Drawback, and Entry Summary Filings

In a Federal Register Notice (FRN) to be published on June 8, 2017 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will announce an update to the previously

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Free Trade Agreement between MERCOSUR Members and the Arab Republic Egypt

On May 31, 2017 the Importers Chamber of the Republic of Argentina posted Law 27361 of which Article 1 establishes the approval of a Free Trade Agreement

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WTO Releases Annual Report 2017

On May 31, 2017 the World Trade Organization (WTO) released its Annual Report for 2017, which covers the activities that took place in 2016 and early 2017

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Canadian Senate Ratifies Canada-European Union Trade Agreement

On May 11, 2017 the Canadian Senate’s standing committee ratified the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA). Though not

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Update: Canadian National (CN) Rail in Negotiations with Teamster’s Canada Rail Conference (TCRC)

On May 29, 2017 a collective agreement between CN and the TCRC had been tentatively reached pending ratification by the union’s membership. CN Executive

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USTR Requests Comments on Renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement

In a Federal Register notice published on May 23, 2017 the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced they are requesting trade

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CBP Releases Quarterly Interest Rates for Overdue Accounts and Refunds

In a Federal Register notice published on May 26, 2017 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released a general notice publishing the quarterly

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Canadian National (CN) Rail in Negotiations with Teamster’s Canada Rail Conference (TCRC)

CN Executive Vice-President and Chief Marketing Officer Jean-Jacques Ruest has recently communicated the latest update with regards to the labour

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CBP Announces Air Splitting Entry Processing

On May 17, 2017 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) #17-000279 advising the trade on the regulations

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NOAA To Host Webinars Regarding New SIMP Program

NOAA will be hosting a series of webinars starting in late May and continuing into June in order to provide the trade community (both foreign and

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Contingency Plan Announced for Laredo/Nuevo Laredo Border Crossing After Severe Weather

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European Commission Announces Approved Access for Sri Lanka

In a Press Release issued on May 17, 2017 the European Commission announced it will remove a large section of the remaining duties on Sri Lankan products

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CBP Announces Tuna in Airtight Containers Tariff-Rate Quotas for Fiscal Year 2017

In a Federal Register notice, published on May 18, 2017, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the tariff-rate quotas (TRQ) for tuna in

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First Meeting of Committee on Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) Meets

On May 16, 2017 members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) met for the inaugural meeting of the Committee on Trade Facilitation. This committee will

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