CBP Schedules ACE Deployment E

On July 10, 2015, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) #15-000438 announcing the revised date of the

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TPP Negotiations Continue

On July 7, 2015, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a press release announcing that the United States will host a Trans-Pacific

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GSP Update

On June 29, 2015, President Obama signed the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 (H.R. 1295), retroactively reinstating and extending the Generalized

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Next Customs Broker Exam is Wednesday, October 7, 2015

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted a notice to its website announcing the October 2015 Customs Broker License Examination. Customs stated

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Argentinian Agricultural Food Quality & National Sanitary Service Set to Strike

On July 6, 2015, the Argentinian Customs Brokers Center (CDA) issued a press release announcing a potential 10-day strike by the Agricultural Food Quality

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New Mercosur Certificate of Origin Requirements Take Effect

Effective June 27, 2015, beneficiaries under the Mercosur free trade agreement between Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay will need to present a

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CBP Releases Harmonized System Update

On July 1, 2015, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) # 15-000414 announcing the release of Harmonized

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Guatemala Customs to Require Additional Information on Electronic Cargo Manifests

On May 26, 2015 the Guatemalan Revenue Administration (SAT) issued letter OFI-SAT-IAD-511/2015 to Guatemala’s President of Cargo Agencies announcing

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CBP Postpones ACE Deployment E

On June 26, 2015, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) #15-000404 announcing the postponement of the

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Bill to Avoid Port Slowdowns Introduced in Senate

On June 5, 2015, Senator Cory Gardner introduced legislation to minimize the threat of shutdowns and strikes at seaports. The bill, “Protecting Orderly

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Congress Passes Bill to Renew GSP

On June 25, 2015, the House of Representatives passed the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 (H.R. 1295), retroactively reinstating and extending the

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Senate Advances Trade Promotion Authority Bill

On June 24, 2015, the Senate voted to advance a bill that will grant President Obama fast track authority to negotiate international trade bills,

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U.S. and Mexico Customs Continue to Collaborate

On June 17, 2015, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske’s remarks on recent collaboration projects between

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CBP Deploys Several ACE Air Manifest Fixes

Over the last three days, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) deployed numerous fixes to resolve the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Air

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Canada Border Services Agency Announces Weekend Outages

On June 20-21, 2015, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will conduct numerous system maintenance updates resulting in Electronic Data Interchange

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