GHY discusses changes to international trade regulations and explores cutting-edge compliance strategies.
Posted May 14, 2018
As negotiators scramble to meet a May 17 deadline for a deal to be reached in order for the current Congress to vote on it in accordance with the timelines set out in the existing Trade Promotion Authority legislation, a wide range of highly contentious issues remain still unresolved and could end up pushing the NAFTA talks into next year following upcoming elections in Mexico and the United States. Continue Reading
Posted May 11, 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
Posted May 04, 2018
While the White House decides before June 1 whether to impose steep new tariffs on more than $22 billion worth of steel and aluminum imports from the EU, Canada and Mexico, a study recently commissioned by a broad coalition of American companies opposed to the tariffs concluded that the proposed measures are unlikely to achieve the administration’s key goal of boosting the U.S. steel industry’s capacity utilization. Continue Reading
Posted May 04, 2018
Under GHY Blog
Throughout my career, had our company had a customs broker service, no let me re-phrase that, had our company had a broker partnership with us, with the wealth of trade compliance knowledge within GHY - I would have never requested another RFQ from a broker again. Continue Reading
Posted April 30, 2018
Under Canadian Customs Issues, International Trade Issues, Trade Compliance News, U.S. Customs Issues
Citing “poor border enforcement” and the lack of customs authority to interdict counterfeits in transshipments among other concerns, the USTR downgraded Canada’s status on its annual “Special 301 Report” and placed it on a priority watch list along with 11 other countries that are accused of failing to adequately enforce intellectual property rights or measures to stem the increasing flow of fake goods. Continue Reading
Posted April 25, 2018
Under GHY Blog, Trade Compliance News
Is a carrot, a carrot? This puzzling question was brought to mind when I was cleaning out some old files the other day and came across a Ruling that I requested from U.S. Customs back in 1997... Continue Reading
