E-Commerce Gains Global Trade Attention
September 11, 2018
AAEI and its partners participating in the World Customs Organization’s (WCO’s) E-Commerce Work Group (WGEC) are working on solutions to the many trade-related pain points involving e-commerce. AAEI has been a leading voice on this work group for more than two years. In August 2018, the WCO published guiding principles for crossborder e-commerce. The goal …
Full Text of TPP Released
November 9, 2015
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released the full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement and it under a 90 day review in Congress. AAEI’s substantive committees also are busy examining the trade deal’s details. The TPP’s provisions would allow importers and exporters to do business with lower costs and have …
AAEI Urges DHS to Alter ACE Transition
February 8, 2016
AAEI is calling on US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to release its contingency plans for the transition to Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) as soon as possible. AAEI sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Deputy Secretary Mayorkas expressing deep concern over the February 28th deadline for filing entries in ACE. As AAEI’s letter states, “We do …
WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
June 10, 2014
AAEI is closely monitoring the implementation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement. The agreement, which was reached at the Ninth Ministerial Conference in Bali, Indonesia last December, could add $1 trillion to the global economy. The deal cuts red tape at customs agencies around the world and makes it easier for businesses …
No Delay in Works for Exporters’ SOLAS Requirement
February 22, 2016
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) says it will not delay implementation of the new Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) amendment that will require exporters to provide a signed and certified document verifying the weight of the containers that they use to ship their exports. The requirement to provide the verified gross mass (VGM) …