Two Minutes in Trade

Customs held a call late yesterday regarding trucking protests on the Canadian border.  For more information listen to today's Two Minutes in Trade.

Tick-tock. China failed to buy the US goods/services under the Phase I agreement. Trade deficit hits all time high. Is it time for a new strategy on trade?  Listen for more on today’s Two Minutes In Trade.

Lower tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber are a good thing but Canada wants them removed. Listen for more on today’s Two Minutes In Trade.

House passed it's America Competes Bill, surprisingly adds Ocean Shipping Reform Bill just as Senate introduced its OSRA and day before.  Bills now go to conference.  Listen for more on today's Two Minutes in Trade.  

With about 650 AD/CVD orders currently in place, how can importers avoid errors and misconceptions?  Some of our tips may be more obvious than you expect.

The CIT held oral arguments on the section duties levied on $350 billion in Chinese imports. Listen for more on today’s Two Minutes In Trade.

New York and Washington introduce bills that would require significant public disclosure by apparel and footwear retailers and producers on supply chain and environmental efforts. Learn more on today’s Two Minutes in Trade.

The time has come to rethink the legal fundamentals needed for the multi-billion dollar e-commerce de minimis trade.  Revising the entry statute in a flexible way that doesn’t disrupt current business models, but requires the right data and parties could keep penalties in check while balancing expediency and enforcement.

Forced labor is a scourge and a whole of government approach has gov’t agencies initiating strategies and measures to address it. But perhaps including the community would achieve better results. Listen on today’s Two Minutes In Trade

House introduces its America COMPETES Act with significant trade provisions impacting the movement of goods, investment and reporting requirements. Listen for more on today’s Two Minutes In Trade.