Trade Updates

U.S. Steps Up Efforts to Combat Counterfeit Goods Online

Posted February 05, 2020

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

Ahead of President Donald Trump signing an executive order last week aiming to prevent the online sale of fake goods to U.S. consumers, the Department of Homeland Security released a detailed new report outlining its strategy for “Combating Trafficking in Counterfeit and Pirated Goods,” including best practices for the private sector.  Continue Reading

FDA Looking to Make Food Safety “Smarter” in Future

Posted October 24, 2019

Under Trade Compliance News, U.S. Customs Issues

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration held a conference earlier this week that brought together a wide range of stakeholders for a high-level, discussion about a new modernization initiative taking shape at the FDA that the agency is planning to take to strengthen its protection of the U.S. food supply by using digital technologies and new predictive analytics tools like artificial intelligence to assess risks and prioritize resources.  Continue Reading

CBP Begins Pilot Testing ACE Reporting for Certain Low Value Shipments

Posted September 27, 2019

Under Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Trade Compliance News, U.S. Customs Issues

Importer of Low Value Goods? Stay compliant. Changes to ACE are on their way with CBP's pilot testing. Find out what the required data elements are and further details here.  Continue Reading

De Minimus Thresholds Under USMCA

Posted July 11, 2019

Under Canadian Customs Issues, GHY International, International Trade Issues, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Trade Compliance News, U.S. Customs Issues

Often highlighted as a positive outcome from renegotiation of NAFTA, the new trade deal struck last year between the Canada, Mexico and the United States will raise the so-called de minimus thresholds under which low-value parcels can be imported duty/tax free. That is, once the USMCA makes it through a highly polarized Congress...  Continue Reading

Fighting the Fakes: Anti-Counterfeiting Steps for Brand Owners

Posted March 28, 2019

Under International Trade Issues, Trade Compliance News

With counterfeit products on the rise thanks in part to the boom in e-commerce and despite calls for coordinated action on the part of governments around the world to combat the problem, for now the onus remains with trademark owners to be proactive in guarding their interests and ensuring that the value of their intellectual property isn’t being undermined by cheap knockoffs.  Continue Reading

Modernizing De Minimus: Upcoming New ‘Section 321’ Requirements for Truck Shipments

Posted November 06, 2018

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

As part of an effort to modernize the handling of certain low-value imports, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced that beginning next year all commercial truck shipments containing “Section 321 merchandise” will be required to file an advance electronic manifest.  Continue Reading