AAEI Joins USMCA Coalition
March 4, 2019
AAEI has joined the USMCA Coalition, a group of more than 250 businesses and associations united in support of passage of the United-States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The new agreement still contains many of the benefits of the original North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Improvements to the original include modernized customs rules, and ways to address …
Data Shows Trump Tariffs Cost U.S. Businesses $Billions
February 14, 2019
U.S. businesses paid an additional $2.7 billion in tariffs in November 2018. That’s what the Tariffs Hurt the Heartland coalition determined after examining the latest data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The coalition, which includes Americans for Free Trade, says the numbers are proof that the “many billions of dollars pouring into our treasury” …
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 …
Growing Demand for Allowing Tariff Exclusions from Section 301 List 3
October 26, 2018
A Congressional sign on letter is circulating calling on the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) to create an exclusion process for products affected by List 3 of the Section 301 China import tariffs. The letter is part of an expanding campaign that includes AAEI and the Americans for Free Trade coalition. The letter …