GHY discusses changes to international trade regulations and explores cutting-edge compliance strategies.
Posted October 24, 2016
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is giving people an additional 60 days to comment on a proposal outlining how the agency will implement improved procedures for investigating claims of evasion regarding antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders. Continue Reading
Posted October 12, 2016
Under International Trade Issues, Trade Compliance News, U.S. Customs Issues
Registration is now open for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s 2016 East Coast Trade Symposium that is being held on December 1-2, 2016 in Arlington, Virginia. Continue Reading
Posted September 29, 2016
Under U.S. Customs Issues
U.S. CBP announced yesterday that it is again moving back the Automated Commercial Environment mandatory use dates for liquidation, drawback, reconciliation, duty deferral, collections, statements, and the Automated Surety Interface, tentatively to January 2017. Continue Reading
Posted September 22, 2016
Earlier this week, outgoing Customs and Border Protection Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske sat down for a wide-ranging interview on CPAC to talk about various cross-border issues and the challenges involved in striking a balance between ensuring security and facilitating trade. Continue Reading
Posted September 20, 2016
In light of the Obama administration’s latest efforts to demonstrate a tough stance on the compliance enforcement of existing trade deals as part of its final push to obtain ratification of the TPP, importers need to prepare themselves for greater levels of “informed compliance” and possibly increased scrutiny in all aspects of their operations. Continue Reading
Posted September 16, 2016
Under Logistics & Supply Chain Management, U.S. Customs Issues
In the wake of recent amendments to the Tariff Act, the Commercial Enforcement division of CBP has published a new fact sheet concerning forced labour in supply chains, stressing the importance for companies to exercise due diligence and “social compliance” in order to avoid involvement with these types of goods. Continue Reading
