USTR Announces Outcome of GSP Limited Product Review

On September 30, 2015, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced several changes for the Generalized System of Preferences

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TPP Negotiation Reaches Final Agreement

On October 5, 2015, the White House Press Secretary Office, issued a statement that after five years of negotiations, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

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APHIS Seeks Participants for ACE Pilot

On October 2, 2015 the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that they are looking for participants to join its upcoming pilot on

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Columbian Ministry of Commerce Updates Exemption Decree

On August 5, 2015, the Colombian Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism issued Decree 1595. This decree made an important modification to Decree 1074

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ACE Export Webinar Now Available

On September 29, 2015, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) #15-000732, announcing that CBP has now posted

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U.S. Agencies Release Contingency Plans in Case of Government Shutdown

On September 28, 2015 various U.S. Government Agencies released contingency plans for their respective operations in case of a Government shutdown that

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EPA Proposes Updates to International Hazardous Waste Shipments

In a Federal Register published on September 25, 2015 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a list of enhancements that will help to

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TTB Announces Changes for COLA Qualification

On September 24, 2015, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) announced they will be changing the way that certificate of label approval

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USTR Publishes Update on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations

On September 23, 2015, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released an update on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations. The

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CBP Posts SOP Summaries for PGA Pilots

On September 22, 2015, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), released Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) summaries, for CBP and Participating

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BIS Amends License Exception Support for Cuban People

In a Federal Register published on September 21, 2015, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a Final Rule, amending the Export Administration

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CITIES Approves Trade with Laos

On September 15, 2015, The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITIES), has advised that the Lao People’s

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CBP Issues Final Rule Regarding Suspected Trademark Infringement

In a Federal Register to be published on September 18, 2015, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Final Rule to the regulations regarding

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DEA Trade Working Group Participants Needed

On September 16, 2015, U.S. Custom and Border Protection (CBP), issued Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) #15-000692, announcing that the

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Update to Cuban Certain Authorities

In a memorandum issued by the White House, on September 11, 2015, President Obama has issued a statement that calls for the “continuation of the Exercise

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