Matt Schmitt

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CBP to Begin Required Electronic Reporting of In-Bond Exports, Arrivals, and Diversions

On July 2, 2019, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced in Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) #38731726, the upcoming requirement for the

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BIS Annual Conference on Export Controls to be Held in July

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) will hold their annual conference on export controls from July 9, 2019, to July 11, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

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WCO Releases New Integrity Development Tool Online

On June 27, 2019, the World Customs Organization (WCO) released a new integrity development tool, titled the “Compilation of WCO Members’ Integrity

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BIS Adds 5 Chinese Entities to the Entity List

On June 24, 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amended the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to add five entities to the Entity

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USTR Excludes Particular Products from the Section 201 Solar Products Safeguard Measure

On June 13, 2019, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register Notice (FRN) granting additional exclusion requests to

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OFAC Imposes Additional Sanctions on Iran

On June 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed additional sanctions on Iran in order to implement

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CBP Releases Updated ACE Entry Summary Business Process Document

On June 24, 2019, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced in Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) #19-000320, the release of the updated ACE

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CBP Retires ACE Reports for Entry Summary, PGA Entry Summary, and PGA Message Set

On June 19, 2019, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced in Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) #19-000314 and #19-000315, a reminder to

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USTR Publishes Process for Product Exclusions for List 3 of the Section 301 Trade Remedies

On June 19, 2019, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published a process for requests to exclude products from the third list of Section

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G20 Trade Ministers Renew Commitment to WTO Reform

On June 8 and 9, 2019, the World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General met in Tsukuba, Japan with the G20 Trade Ministers for the G20 Ministerial

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Costa Rica Publishes New Regional Customs Format

On May 6, 2019, Costa Rica published an Executive Decree 41,627 on “La Gaceta” with the new regional Customs Format for Central American countries (Costa

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India Implements Tariffs on U.S. Goods

On June 15, 2019, the Government of India announced tariffs on certain goods of U.S. origin. The announcement was published in the Gazette of India under

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CBP Opens Registration for 2019 Trade Symposium

On June 13, 2019, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) #19-000305 announcing that registration for the

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CBP Creates Trade Statistics Webpage

On May 23, 2019, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) created a trade statistics webpage highlighting CBP’s revenue collection efforts, implementation

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G20 Summit to Take Place June 28 and 29

This year’s G20 Summit will be held in Osaka, Japan on June 28 and 29, 2019.

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