Matt Schmitt

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House of Representatives Passes C-TPAT Reauthorization Act

On October 24, 2017, the US House of Representatives passed the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) Reauthorization Act of 2017. The

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Saudi Arabian Customs Will Not Require a Certificate of Origin with Indelible Marking of Origin

On October 8, 2017, Saudi Arabian Customs issued a statement that importers would not need a Certificate of Origin when importing products that bear an

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US Customs and Border Protections Updates the Harmonized Tariff Schedule

On October 19, 2017, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) #17-000664 announcing a Harmonized System Update

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U.S. Government, Trade-Related On-Line Resources

Many U.S. government and other trade-related web sites offer a wide variety of information to importers, exporters, manufacturers and other interested

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Cotton Fee to Increase in November

On September 5, 2017, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) published a notice in the Federal Register, announcing amendments to the Cotton Board Rules

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Fourth Round of NAFTA Negotiations Concludes

On October 17, 2017, the US, Canada, and Mexico concluded the fourth round of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations. The fourth

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APHIS Clears Japan of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease Status

On October 16, 2017, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) declared Japan free of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and Newcastle

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Canada Publishes Consolidated Sanctions List

On October 12, 2017, Global Affairs Canada published the Consolidated Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) sanctions list, which contains the names of

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UK and EU Issue Post-Brexit Trade Proposals to WTO Members

On October 11, 2017, in a joint letter to the WTO members, the UK and the EU outlined proposals in preparation for future trading arrangements including

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Fourth Round of NAFTA Talks Resume

On Wednesday, October 11, 2017, the United States, Canadian and Mexican governments began the fourth round of North American Free Trade (NAFTA) renewal

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Commerce Announces Preliminary Findings of Dumping of Aircraft Imports from Canada

On October 5, 2017, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its preliminary findings in the antidumping duty (ADD) investigation on large civil

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Public Comments Sought Regarding Routed Export Transactions

Starting on October 6, 2017, the Bureau of the Census is seeking public comments to review the requirements regarding routed export transactions.

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Argentina Establishes a Simplified Export Program

On September 25th, 2017, a notice was published in Argentina’s Boletín Oficial, announcing a simplified export program for exports.  Resolución 725-E/17,

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U.S. Revokes Certain Economic Sanctions with Respect to Sudan

The U.S. Government announced on October 6, 2017 that it will revoke certain economic sanctions with respect to Sudan and the Government of Sudan. That

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European Commission Issues a New Customs Decisions System

On October 2, 2017, the European Commission announced a new pan-EU electronic Customs Decisions System (CDS).

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