Next COAC Meeting Scheduled for November 15, 2013

In a Federal Register notice published on October 30, 2013, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the upcoming meeting of the Commercial

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NAFTA Officials Discuss Trade Opportunities at NACIC

On October 28, 2013, the United States Department of Commerce issued a press release on the North American Competitiveness and Innovation Conference

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FDA Issues Proposed Ruling on Animal Food

In a Federal Register Notice to be published on October 29, 2013, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a proposed ruling aimed to modify the Food

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Dynamic Air Export Market: Hong Kong to Americas and Europe

Demand levels have far exceeded available capacity out of the Hong Kong market. The market has seen an influx of cargo from South China and Southeast Asia

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ACE Deployment- Revised Date Issued

On October 23, 2013, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that the ACE deployment A, originally scheduled for October 5, 2013, will now be

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Air Cargo Market Update

Over the past few years, the global air cargo market has been difficult to forecast, as growth hinges on myriad factors throughout the international

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USTR Seeking Comments on Technical Barriers to Trade

In a Federal Register notice to be published on October 23, 2013, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is requesting written

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Trade Agreement between Central America and the European Union

The Central America-European Union Association Agreement was established on December 11, 2012, and has previously entered into application for Honduras,

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Canada and EU Reach Free Trade Agreement

On October 18,2013, the European Union (EU) and Canada reached a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), which will remove approximately 99% of

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Traders and Declaring Agents Acting as Importer and Exporter of Record

On October 7, 2013, Singapore Customs released a circular to the trade community as a reminder to only act as the importer or exporter of record when

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Government Shutdown Ends

On October 16, 2013, Congress reached an agreement on the Continuing Resolution funding the federal government, and the President signed the bill to end

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CBP to Postpone Trade Symposium

On October 16, 2013, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a news release announcing the postponement of the East Coast Trade Symposium,

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Baltimore Port Strike

On October 16, 2013, the Journal of Commerce (JOC) issued an article advising that the port of Baltimore has been closed due to a strike by members of the

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U.S. Senate Committee of Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Impacts of Government Shutdown

On October 11, 2013, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation John D. Rockefeller IV issued a report titled "Impacts

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Dept. of State & Commerce Final Rules on Export Control Reform to Become Effective

As stated in the original Dept. of Commerce Federal Register notice, “This final rule implements the initial ECR changes by adding a structure and related

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