Trade News Roundup
US Calls for “Worker-Centric” Trade System U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai recommended at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that global leaders adopt a “worker-centric” trade system as they reform and strengthen the World Trade Organization (WTO). Tai told a panel yesterday that the United States wants to lead a conversation on a new […]
USTR Extends Tariffs Exclusions
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US-Africa Leaders Summit: US Seeks Improvement for AGOA China Challenges U.S. Curbs on Microchip Exports AAEI’s Work to Avoid National Rail Strike Praised
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CBP to Begin Testing Global Business Identifier Program U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will begin testing a new “Global Business Identifier Evaluative Proof of Concept” this month. In a notice published last week, CBP is seeking volunteer importers to participate in the pilot, which will run from December 19, 2022 through July 21, 2023. […]
Freight Rail Strike Averted
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Congress Takes First Steps to Avert Rail Strike President Calls on Senate to Stop Threat of Rail Strike Macron Expected to Challenge Biden on U.S. Subsidies
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AAEI Meets with Trade Leaders on Future of Importing & Exporting Biden and Xi Meet to Discuss Trade and Investment Magnus Resigns as CBP Commissioner
Magnus Resigns as CBP Commissioner
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Freight Rail Strike Deadline Pushed into December A railroad group and a labor union involved in U.S. rail worker contract negotiations have agreed to extend a potential strike deadline until December 4, 2022, moving the potential for a rail strike until December 5 at the earliest. The National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC) and the International Brotherhood of […]
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AAEI Board Identifies Top 2023 Trade Issues AAEI’s Board of Governors identified some of the top trade issues that the Association will pursue in 2023. At a strategic planning session last week, AAEI Board members agreed that the top advocacy issues next year will include export sanctions, 21st Century Customs Framework (21CCF), forced labor compliance, […]