U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is seeking to expand industry participation in its electronic pilot program to collect advance data related to e-commerce shipments with import values of less than the $800 de minimis.
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As Pressure to Advance USMCA Builds, House Democrats Hold Firm
September 16, 2019
Democrats in the House of Representatives are holding firm to their position that several improvements are needed to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement before they would approve implementing legislation.
Two-speed global economy
September 13, 2019
In our contentious world, consensus is hard to find. But one thing that most seem to agree on is today’s two-speed economy. Central banks are saying it as often as they can. Other public officials are singing in unison, and the financial world is chiming in on the chorus. What’s the main refrain? Things at home are generally strong, and it’s the external stuff that’s weakening.
Top U.S. trade official submits USMCA ideas to Democrats
September 13, 2019
The Trump administration on Wednesday sent U.S. House of Representatives Democrats its latest proposals for addressing legislators' concerns about the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal, lawmakers and congressional sources said.
Democrats are reviewing the proposals, a spokeswoman for the House Ways and Means Committee said, without providing any details...
China refuses to provide evidence of pests in canola, Canada says in WTO complaint
September 13, 2019
China has repeatedly declined to provide Canada with adequate scientific evidence to justify shutting the door to imports of Canadian canola seed, Ottawa says in a new complaint to the World Trade Organization that referees global commerce.