Egypt Announces Exporters of Certain Products Must Register

Egypt’s Ministry of Trade and Industry recently released Decree of Minister of Trade and Industry No. 43, announcing that exporters of manufactured goods

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Netherlands Customs Announces 47-Hour Downtime

Beginning Friday, March 11, 2016 at 19:00 o’clock CET, Netherlands Customs will perform system updates resulting in a 47-hour downtime for the Import and

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USTR Announces Verification Request Under PTPA

On February 29, 2016 the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a press release announcing a verification request has been sent to the

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CBP Announces ACE as Sole EDI System

On February 29, 2016 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released a Federal Register notice advising the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) will

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CBP Releases Updated ACE Cargo Release Document

On February 25, 2016 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) #16-000144, announcing the posting on an

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President Signs H.R. 644 into Law

On February 24, 2016 President Obama signed into law H.R. 644, the “Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015”. H.R. 644 reauthorizes U.S.

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Update: Lithium Battery Changes

On February 23, 2016, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) released a notice confirming that the International Civil Aviation Organization

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FDA Releases UOM Codes

On February 23, 2016 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released on their website, a list of updated Units of Measure (UOM) codes for use in Automated

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USITC Makes Determinations on Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel

On February 19, 2016 the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) announced in a news release its decision to leave in place the existing antidumping

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CBP Releases Updated ACE CATAIR Chapters

On February 19, 2016 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) #16-000130, announcing the release of two

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U.S. and ASEAN Strengthen Trade Ties

The United States Trade Representatives (USTR) and officials from the ten Association for Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met recently in San Francisco,

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CBP Publishes ACE Recordkeeping Guidance

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently released a Guide to Recordkeeping in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). This guidance will

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FDA to Hold Public Workshop on Pilot Projects

In a Federal Register notice published on February 16, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced their holding of a public workshop to

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Update: Proposed Lithium Battery Changes

On February 8, 2016 the International Air Transport Association (IATA) released a notice proposing further changes to the requirements for the air

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BIS and Department of State Propose Changes to the Control Lists

On February 9, 2016 the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the Department of State issued Federal Register notices announcing a proposed rule to

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