European Union-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement

The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and New Zealand will enter into force on May 1, 2024, and seeks to improve trade between

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U.S. and Ecuador Sign New Protocol on Trade Rules and Transparency

On December 8, 2020, in a press release, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced the signing of a new Protocol on Trade Rules and

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Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act Scheduled to Expire October 1, 2020

On October 1, 2020, in Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) #44279197, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued guidance on the expiration of the

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EU – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement

The European Commission published a notice on 30 June 2020 announcing that the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and the

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U.K. and U.S. Launch Trade Negotiations

On May 5, 2020, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and the United Kingdom Secretary of State for International Trade Elizabeth Truss announced

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CBP Issues Guidance on U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement Claims

On December 31, 2019, in Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) #41149692, U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued guidance for claiming preferential

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USTR Issues Full Text of U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement

On October 7, 2019, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued the full text of the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement, as well as “side letters”

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UK Publishes Import Guidance Ahead of Brexit

Over the last few weeks, the government of the United Kingdom (UK) has issued several updates and guidance documents related to Brexit.

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Costa Rica Adopts Central America-Korea Free Trade Agreement into Law

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President Trump Issues Proclamation Modifying Several Free Trade Agreements

On December 21, 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation modifying the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and other

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­Costa Rica Publishes Guidelines on Free Trade Agreement Between Costa Rica and China

On September 6, 2018, the Costa Rican General Director of Customs and the General Director of Foreign Trade and Application of Commercial Agreements

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ITC and WCO Release Rules of Origin Facilitator Tool

On June 28, 2018, the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) released the Rules of Origin Facilitator tool to enable

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EU and Japan Finalize Economic Partnership Agreement

On December 8, 2017, the European Union (EU) and Japan announced the conclusion of the final discussions on the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement

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Free Trade Agreement between MERCOSUR Members and the Arab Republic Egypt

On May 31, 2017 the Importers Chamber of the Republic of Argentina posted Law 27361 of which Article 1 establishes the approval of a Free Trade Agreement

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CBP Publishes Updated FTA Side-By-Side Comparison

On March 31, 2017 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published a side-by-side comparison of eighteen U.S. Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and

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