DOC Seeks Comments on Counterfeit and Pirated Goods

On July 10, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) announced in a Federal Register Notice (FRN) they are seeking comments on the trafficking of

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USTR Launches Section 301 Investigation into France’s Digital Services Tax

On July 10, 2019, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced the initiation of a Section 301 investigation into France’s Digital

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WTO Issues New Edition of World Tariff Profiles

On July 2, 2019, the World Trade Organization (WTO) issued its annual edition of World Tariff Profiles, which provides comprehensive information on the

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USTR Issues Sixth Round of Product Exclusions for Section 301 List 1

On July 8, 2019, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a pre-publication notice for the sixth round of product exclusions for the

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DOC Announces Preliminary Circumvention Rulings on Exports of Steel Products from Vietnam

On July 2, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) announced three preliminary affirmative circumvention of Anti-Dumping Duty (ADD) or Countervailing

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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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