Two Minutes in Trade

The Importance of Pre- and Post-Entry Reviews .  For more information, please listen to today's Two Minutes in Trade. 

Current status covering Mexico’s CITES commercial trade with the U.S. suspension.  For more information listen to today's Two Minutes in Trade.  

Is your Mexico IMMEX operation ready? Time is running out and the consequences for missing the deadlines are critical, make sure your Mexico team timely files the annual report as your company will be suspended from the ability to do “temporary” importations into Mexico, if the deadlines are missed.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (“CBP”) latest monthly operational update reports that in March of this year the agency saw significant increases in audit and related activity, along with a jump in the volume and value of counterfeit goods.

If you import or plan to import toy or imitation firearms into the U.S. there are certain requirements you have to keep in mind if you want to avoid what happened during March 20-24 at the Louisville port of entry, where more than 100 non-compliant airsoft rifles were seized by CBP officers in a special operation known as Operation Safety Tip.

Tune in for a quick update regarding: (1) the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC) warning to U.S. businesses regarding tankers carrying Russian oil sold above the Biden Administration’s $60 price cap spoofing their Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) and fraudulently changing export documentation to obtain prohibited services from U.S. companies and (2) EAR99 items and related export license requirements for Russia.  Thank you for listening.

The State of New York enacted legislation earlier this year postponing from Dec. 31, 2023, to Jan. 1, 2025 its ban on the sale and offer for sale state-wide of new apparel containing intentionally added PFAS substances.

CBP has issued a detailed cyber incident guidance document in light of new customs broker reporting requirements. Is your company ready to meet the new protocols?

CBP is getting hit on all sides for its enforcement of the UFLPA. Both Congress and the FMC sent them letters. Listen for more on today’s Two Minutes In Trade.

CBP will be announcing new enforcement efforts for Type 86 entries on low value shipments. Listen for more on today’s Two Minutes In Trade.