Trade Compliance

Ambassador Bruce Heyman on Cross-Border Trade Tensions

Posted June 25, 2018

Under Canadian Customs Issues, International Trade Issues, Trade Compliance News, U.S. Customs Issues

Bruce Heyman, former U.S. ambassador to Canada, was recently interviewed for his take on the recent escalation in trade tensions between the Trump administration and the Trudeau government. Heyman says that to understand what Trump is doing today, you first need to look to his past experience in the world of construction and real estate…  Continue Reading

President Trump’s Sunset Clause: “A Major Sticking Point” – By Design

Posted June 22, 2018

Under International Trade Issues

Seeing as today is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year for everyone in the Northern hemisphere, it seemed like an appropriate date on which to address another mystery of Trump’s trade agenda: the sudden insistence that all U.S. trade deals must include a “sunset clause” that would automatically terminate the agreement unless it’s successfully renewed again following a periodic review process.  Continue Reading

Trade Planning in a World of Disruption: Business Impacts & Best Practices

Posted June 21, 2018

Under GHY International, Risk Management, Trade Compliance News

Al Dewar, our VP of Client Services & Regulatory Affairs, provides a close-up look at what the growing number of global trade disputes mean to businesses with products in the crossfire and what best practices can be applied to navigate the changing tariff environment.  Continue Reading

Trade Planning in a World of Disruption: Free Trade, Fair Trade, Fool Trade

Posted June 21, 2018

Under International Trade Issues, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Trade Compliance News

GHY International CEO Rick Riess provides an overview of the ramifications that Trump’s “America First” policy is having on the multilateral global trading system, the potential impacts of a shift in Washington to “Fair Trade” objectives driven by a zero-sum imperative – and what you need to do to cope with today’s world of “absolute disruption” while also preparing for future challenges that might arise.  Continue Reading

Canada Customs & Other Regulatory Trade Updates: May-June 2018

Posted June 19, 2018

Under Canadian Customs Issues, International Trade Issues, Trade Compliance News

A summary of recent regulatory updates, notifications, and technical bulletins from the Canada Border Services Agency and other federal government departments, agencies and administrative entities concerning Canadian imports and exports.  Continue Reading

Understanding the Trump Administration’s “National Security” Rationale (Part II)

Posted June 14, 2018

Under International Trade Issues

By using the most expansive possible interpretation of U.S. “national security” to justify what is inherently a matter of economics, some lawmakers have accused the administration of abusing the Section 232 process in order to deliberately avoid any congressional or independent economic accountability as it moves unilaterally to act on Trump’s protectionist “America First” trade agenda.  Continue Reading