Trade Updates

U.S. Bans Imports of Cotton, Tomato Products From China’s Xinjiang Region

Posted January 14, 2021

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

Continuing its crackdown on China’s forced labor practices, CBP yesterday issued a sweeping ban on all cotton and tomato products grown and produced by entities operating in that country’s Xinjiang region after investigations found they are made with illegal forced labor by detained Uyghur Muslims.  Continue Reading

U.S. Bans Malaysian Palm Oil Imports Over Forced Labor Allegations

Posted December 31, 2020

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

CBP yesterday issued a detention order that bans all imports of palm oil from one of the world’s biggest producers after an investigation found indicators of forced labour and other worker abuses on plantations that feed into the supply chains of many consumer goods.  Continue Reading

Act Now to Obtain CUSMA/USMCA Advance Rulings

Posted May 28, 2020

Under Canadian Customs Issues, Risk Management, Trade Compliance News, U.S. Customs Issues

Do you have advance rulings that were obtained under NAFTA? If so, you should be aware that these will no longer be valid as of that date, when USMCA/CUSMA comes into force July 1, 2020. We detail what you need to do to obtain new rulings in order to avoid possible unwanted tariff assessments and penalties in the future.  Continue Reading

Protecting Your Networks from Ransomware

Posted August 25, 2016

Under Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Trade Compliance News

The U.S. Government has published a comprehensive interagency technical guidance document that provides an aggregate of government and private industry best practices and mitigation strategies focused on the prevention and response to ransomware incidents.  Continue Reading

Supply Chain Risks: Ranking the Best and Worst Countries

Posted May 11, 2016

Under International Trade Issues, Logistics & Supply Chain Management

The FM Global Resilience Index is designed to help executive decision-makers explore key supply chain risks that can harm their performance in order to better select suppliers, site facilities, evaluate established supply chains and identify customers who may be vulnerable.  Continue Reading

The Role of a Trade Compliance Champion: Case Studies

Posted May 10, 2016

Under Case Studies, GHY International, Trade Compliance News

Two of the firms we consulted with in the research of this paper generously provided concise descriptions of how they view their role in advancing their organization’s trade compliance objectives.  Continue Reading