MEMBER OF THE WEEK
October 21, 2021
This week’s spotlight is on Doug Jacobson of Jacobson Burton Kelley PLLC. Doug is former member of AAEI’s Board of Governors and a past co-chair of AAEI’s Export Committee. He is a leading expert on export controls and has spoken at AAEI’s annual conferences. Today, he was featured in a webinar for the Massachusetts Export …
U.S. Importers & Exporters Applaud Confirmation of CBP Commissioner
December 8, 2021
AAEI commends the U.S. Senate for confirmed former Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus to become Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Magnus is the first CBP commissioner confirmed by the Senate since 2019, when Kevin McAleenan become acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) during the Trump Administration. “AAEI applauds the Senate for …
AAEI Calls for Restarting Trade Talks with China, Cutting Tariffs
August 9, 2021
AAEI co-signed an industry letter calling on the Biden Administration to restart trade negotiations with China, cut tariffs and improve the tariff exclusion process at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). The letter was signed by more than 30 business groups and covered by major news publications. USTR says it currently is reviewing …
Member of the Week
July 22, 2021
As leader of AAEI’s 21st Century Customs Subcommittee, Stephanie Wang of Steptoe & Johnson LLP is overseeing one of AAEI’s top priorities, coalescing members’ positions on U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP’s) 21st Century Customs Framework (21CCF). Stephanie’s international trade practice at Steptoe includes advising clients in antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings before the US …
2021 Trade Priorities
March 10, 2021
AAEI releases its 2021 Trade Priorities – Back to Basics highlighting the important issues that the 117th Congress and the Biden Administration need to address in order to reassert U.S. leadership by embracing “first principles” of multilateral trade liberalization. 2021 Trade Priorities – Back to Basics (Congress) 2021 Trade Priorities – Back to Basics …