Two Minutes in Trade

Oh crystal ball, what formula can I use to calculate potential future US countervailing duties? The WTO just gave one to Canada. Learn more on today’s Two Minutes In Trade.

You can’t say that!  A new ITC study finds foreign State Sponsored censorship costs US companies $Billions. Listen for more on today’s Two Minutes In Trade.

FBI and MI5 teamed up to warn businesses of Chinese government attempts to pressure US states, localities and business for its political & security goals. Learn more on today’s Two Minutes In Trade.

On June 30th, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement, Matthew Axelrod of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), released a memo outlining the agency’s new civil enforcement strategy.   For more information, listen to today's Two Minutes in Trade.

Recently, the CBP COAC advisory group revealed its progress on its 21st Century Customs Framework deliberations. While they noted some forward movement, there still are opportunities to achieve a balance between enforcement and facilitation.

Under U.S. law, section 301 tariffs are to sunset after four years, unless the USTR receives a request from a domestic beneficiary of the tariffs. The four-year anniversary of List 1 tariffs was July 6, but no announcement was made that the tariffs would terminate, which can only mean that USTR believes it received the necessary request to continue with the additional tariffs.

CBP released it's Green Trade Strategy which includes enforcement. Listen for details in today’s Two Minutes In Trade.

There are a lot of provisions in the new Ocean Shipping Reform Act, but some of them will not come into force until regulations are promulgated. Here is a list of provisions that are self-executing and came into force the day the legislation was signed into law.

Fireworks on display in Congress as the USICA/COMPETES  conference fails to advance. Listen for more info on today’s Two Minutes In Trade.

Russia and Belarus are subject to Column 2 duty rates but effective July 27, new tariff rates will be applied to certain goods from Russia. Listen for more info on today’s Two Minutes In Trade.