Customs and Trade Snapshot

Customs and Trade News Snapshot –

Customs and Trade News Snapshot Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade news:     Customs and Border Protection (CBP)     CBP releases June 2023 monthly update. Highlights:  CBP processed more than 3.1 million entry summaries valued at more than $278 billion.   CBP identified an estimated $7 billion of duties to be collected …

Doing Business With Cuba: What You Need to Know

Cuba is home to 11 million consumers and a growing private sector. Its proximity to the United States (the Port of Havana is only 198 nautical miles from the Port of Miami) makes the country a natural trade partner. While changes in policy over the last several years have unlocked new business opportunities in Cuba, …

Customs and Trade Snapshot

Customs and Trade Weekly Snapshot

Customs and Trade Weekly Snapshot Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade law news:    Customs and Border Protection (CBP)    DHS to Ban Imports from Two Additional PRC-Based Companies as Part of Its Enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) – The interagency Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), led …

Customs and Trade Snapshot

Customs and Trade News Snapshot

Customs and Trade News Snapshot Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade news: Customs and Border Protection (CBP) The National Commodity Specialist Division, Office of Trade, presented the next round of approximately 35 commodity-specific, educational webinars to support internal and external stakeholders. See the full list of webinars and RSVP here. …

Green Trade Innovation and Incentives Forum RECAP

On July 11, 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) held the Green Trade Innovation and Incentives Forum, the agency’s first conference that covered CBP’s Green Trade Strategy and related sustainable trade issues. The CBP Green Trade Strategy was formulated by the World Customs Organization (WCO) in Brussels in June of 2022 and serves as …

Customs and Trade Snapshot

Customs and Trade News Snapshot

Customs and Trade News Snapshot Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade news:    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) CBP Seizes $3M in Counterfeit Watches – CBP officers at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport seized five counterfeit Richard Mille watches originating from Hong Kong. Harmonized System Update: Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2308 was …

Customs and Trade Snapshot

Customs and Trade News – Weekly Snapshot

Customs and Trade News – Weekly Snapshot Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade news: Customs and Border Protection (CBP) U.S. candidate Ian Saunders elected Secretary General of the World Customs Organization CBP releases Integrity and Accountability Strategy. The Strategy builds upon CBP’s previous strategy to broaden the focus of integrity …

DHS Adds Ninestar Co. And Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co. to the UFLPA Entity List

Last week, the interagency Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), led by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), added the following two People’s Republic of China (PRC)-based companies to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List: Ninestar Co. and Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co. DHS found that the companies engaged in business practices that …

RECAP: World Trade Center Miami World Trade Month Webinars

Last week concluded World Trade Center Miami’s International Trade Weeks Webinars. The two weeks of webinars coincided with World Trade Month and included online presentations from U.S. federal agencies on current federal regulations and updates, classification, and essential import and export information. The series included sessions from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Headquarters Offices, …