Member companies of the Airforwarders Association (AfA) and the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) have presented a petition to the TSA regarding the current state of the Known Shipper Management System (KSMS) and the Indirect Air Carrier Management…
READ MORE >The following terminal and port facilities are open and fully operational under normal conditions: Savannah; Charleston; Norfolk; and Baltimore. The Wilmington Port facilities will remain closed through Wednesday, September 19 until Local, State, Port and Federal Authorities determine the final port condition after the…
READ MORE >Thousands of members of the International Longshoremen’s Association, AFL-CIO at ports from Maine to Texas have unanimously approved a Six-Year Master Contract Extension with United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) that will bring “peace and stability” through September 30, 2024.
READ MORE >The new guidance document provides a detailed overview of the Food and Drug Administration’s Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) regulations as well as useful information to prepare a GRAS notification. [Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism]
READ MORE >Chilean Finance Minister Felipe Larraín announced last month the successful conclusion of a joint effort to digitally interconnect various trade entities. As a result, the documentary cycle of an export operation is expected to be reduced by 10 days, which…
READ MORE >Jian Zhang, a partner at Pamir Law Group, offers his advice on negotiating and signing clear and balanced purchase contracts, as well as best practices for successfully conducting business in China.
READ MORE >Brussels is willing to scrap tariffs on all industrial products, including cars, in its trade talks with the United States, EU trade chief Cecilia Malmström recently announced. “We said that we are ready from the EU side to go to zero…
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