Top Stories: UFLPA’s Rebuttable Presumption
Lawmakers Raise Concerns about UFLPA Enforcement A bipartisan group of lawmakers raised their concerns this week with the Department of Homeland Security about the enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), including implementation of the law’s “rebuttable presumption.” The signatories, which include the law’s lead sponsors, acknowledged major challenges in UFLPA implementation amid […]
Top Stories: Evading Sanctions
Lawmakers Call for Crackdown on Sanction-Evading Countries The House Foreign Affairs CommitteeSubcommittee on Oversight & Accountability held a hear last week on the Biden Administration’s sanctions policy and enforcement, and lawmakers called for a crackdown on sanctions-evading countries. Witnesses included Anthony Ruggiero, Senior Director and Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, who testified that these […]
Top Stories: Import Ban
US Suspends Trade of Plants and Wildlife with Mexico The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) issued a notice this week suspending trade of plants and animals with Mexico over the country’s failure to protect a species protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The international […]
Top Stories: U.S. Trade Policy
Congressional Hearings This Week on Biden Trade Agenda U.S. Trade Ambassador Katherine Tai will testify this week before the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee to answer lawmakers questions about the Biden Administration’s trade policy agenda. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released the 2023 Trade Policy Agenda and […]
Top Stories: UFLPA Dashboard
CBP Launches New Forced Labor Enforcement Dashboard U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) launched an online dashboard this week with more detailed information on the agency’s enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). CBP says the dashboard is an “interactive tool allowing users to select specific views for greater details of shipments stopped […]
Top Stories: China Competition
House Select Committee on China Looks at Trade and Investment The House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party held its first hearing last week, highlighting concerns about U.S. business’s supply chain reliance on China. Scott Paul of the Alliance for American Manufacturing testified that he is encouraged […]
Top Stories: Trade Agenda
White House Releases 2023 Trade Policy Agenda The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released President Biden’s 2023 Trade Policy Agenda and 2022 Annual Report to Congress today, showcasing trade initiatives in Asia, Europe and Africa. The report indicates that negotiated agreements will include a focus on workers’ rights and economic equity. In a […]
Top Stories: 321 Data Pilot
CBP Opening Section 321 Data Pilot to More Companies U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is announcing it will expand the Section 321 Data Pilot to more participants and will extend the pilot program for two more years. Section 321 provides for an administrative exemption from duty and taxes for imports valued under $800. CBP […]
Trade News Roundup
CBP Announces Dates for Forced Labor Tech Expo U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the dates this week for CBP’s first-ever Forced Labor Technical Expo, “Tools for Supply Chain Transparency.” The event will be held March 14-5, 2023. No word yet on the location and venue for the event. New HWM Committee Hears Why […]
Trade News Roundup
CBP May Add “Prior Disclosure-Like Process” on Forced Labor for CTPAT CBP May Add “Prior Disclosure-Like Process” on Forced Labor for CTPAT U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP’s) Director of Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) Manny Garza reportedly said recently during a CBP webinar that the agency is working on a new benefit for CTPAT […]