Registration Now Open for #AAEI2019
February 8, 2019
AAEI has opened Early Bird Registration for the 98th Annual AAEI Conference & Expo, which will be held in Washington, DC June 26-28, 2019. The featured keynote speaker will be CBP Commissioner Kevin McAleenan. AAEI’s theme for 2019 is, Trade in a Shifting World. Everyone involved in trade is challenged to keep up with the flow …
CBP Commissioner Keynoter at #AAEI2019
February 8, 2019
AAEI is honored to announce that U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin K. McAleenan will be the keynote speaker at the 98th Annual AAEI Conference and Expo in Washington, DC this June. Commissioner McAleenan ensures the effective operations of CBP’s mission to protect national security while promoting economic prosperity. In directing one of the agency’s core …
AAEI Stands for Free Trade
October 2, 2018
AAEI has joined a nationwide coalition of U.S. businesses, trade organizations, and workers united against tariffs as part of the Association’s ongoing effort to promote free trade. Americans for Free Trade, a coalition of more than 100 of the nation’s leading trade associations, sent a letter to U.S. Trade Ambassador Robert Lighthizer requesting an exclusion process for Section 301 …
2018 Annual Conference Succeeds
June 19, 2018
The 97th Annual AAEI Conference and Expo was held in Baltimore, Maryland, June 6-8, 2018, under the theme, Inflection Point: The Future of Trade Policy, Technology and Globalization. The theme reflected the uncertain atmosphere of trade policy despite the gathering speed of trade practice and trade technology. Trade compliance professionals face significant uncertainty stemming from current U.S. …
AAEI Adjusts 2017 Annual Conference Dates
January 24, 2017
AAEI shifted the dates for the 96th Annual AAEI Conference and Expo in Austin, Texas, in order to avoid any conflicts for Father’s Day among the attendees. The revised dates will be June 20-22, 2017. The check-in day will be on a Tuesday, June 20th with an opening reception on Tuesday evening. The two-day conference program will …
McAleenan Sworn In as CBP Commissioner
April 17, 2018
Kevin K. McAleenan was sworn in on March 20, 2018, as Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Prior to his confirmation, Mr. McAleenan served as the Acting Commissioner since January 20, 2017. The Senate confirmed the Commissioner’s nomination after Finance Committee voted unanimously to approve it in December. Last summer, the Acting Commissioner …
Update: AAEI Strategic Alliance Partnerships
January 4, 2017
AAEI’s Strategic Alliance Partnership program is beginning its second successful year in 2017. This opportunity provides new ways for service providers to reach out to AAEI members by offering white paper publications and webinars to the general membership—for educational purposes only. There are three levels of Strategic Alliance Partnership to choose from, each with its …
Secretary of Commerce Pritzker Delivers Keynote at AAEI
June 7, 2016
Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker delivered the keynote address to attendees of the 95th Annual AAEI Conference & Expo on June 6, 2016, in Arlington, VA, praising the work of AAEI members to expand trade in the US through trade facilitation and compliance. AAEI represents US companies engaged in global trade and works to advocate on …
Do You Use ACE?
August 17, 2014
AAEI launched a new survey on the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) for all users of US Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP’s) digital system designed to facilitate legitimate trade while enhancing border security. The survey is open to members and non-members in an effort to measure the trade community’s transition to ACE. The survey will remain …
AAEI Conference Standard Registration Rates Apply
April 18, 2017
Standard registration rates are now in effect for the 96th Annual AAEI Conference and Expo, one of the year’s most anticipated events in international trade. To register now, please click here. The theme for the conference, which will be held June 20-22, 2017 in Austin, Texas, is, “NexGen: Building Frictionless Trade for the 21st Century”. It will be …