President Amends HTS for NAFTA Rules of Origin

Posted by Annika Helmrich on September 3, 2009

Here are the specifics from the Proclamation:

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Topics: Free Trade Agreements

Free Trade Agreement Comparison

Posted by Annika Helmrich on September 3, 2009

United States Customs & Border Protection (CBP) has released updated help documents regarding the use of Free Trade Agreements on their website, including a helpful table of free trade agreements (PDF) in which the US participates.

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Topics: Duty Management, Free Trade Agreements

NAFTA Surface Trade Down 31.5% In June

Posted by Annika Helmrich on September 2, 2009

Bad news for NAFTA: Surface trade decreased by 31.5% in the month of June versus the same time last year, according to the BTS, a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration.

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Topics: Free Trade Agreements

Trilateral Trade Agreement: Brazil, India, S. Africa

Posted by Annika Helmrich on September 2, 2009

And you thought a bilateral trade agreement was difficult to negotiate!

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Topics: China Trade Management, Free Trade Agreements

Mexico Fires All of Its Customs Inspectors

Posted by Annika Helmrich on September 1, 2009

According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Mexican officials have fired all 700 customs inspectors to root out corruption. 1,400 newly trained inspectors are hired as replacements. The new inspectors were heavily trained to detect fire arms, drugs, tvs, and other popular items smuggled into Mexico on a daily basis.

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Topics: Import Management, Global Trade Management, Free Trade Agreements

NAFTA Trade Update

Posted by Annika Helmrich on September 1, 2009

According to The Journal of Commerce trade surface transportation has fallen by 31 percent in June as compared to last year statistics. June was the ninth month in row showing a decline in trade and the eighth showing a double digit loss.

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Topics: Global Trade Management, Free Trade Agreements

GAO: Trade Agreements Have Commercial Benefits but Challenges Remain

Posted by Annika Helmrich on August 25, 2009

A recent report released by the US Government Accountability Office shows that since 2001, Free Trade Agreements have successfully increased trade, improving access to these markets and strengthening rules for government fairness and transparency.

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Topics: Free Trade Agreements

China, ASEAN Sign Trade Agreement

Posted by Annika Helmrich on August 21, 2009

The Journal of Commerce has reported that China and the 10-nation ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) signed a bilateral investment agreement this week completing the earlier signed trade agreement to cover goods and services and making it official. Implementation of this trade agreement is scheduled for January 2010.

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Topics: Duty Management, Global Trade Management, Free Trade Agreements

Canada and Panama Sign Trade Agreement

Posted by Annika Helmrich on August 17, 2009

A free trade agreement between Canada and Panama was signed last week. This agreement will eliminate tariffs of more than 90 percent on Canadian imports into Panama, and Panama will have 100 percent access to the Canadian market.

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Topics: Global Trade Management, Free Trade Agreements

CBP Offers NAFTA Training in N. Dakota

Posted by Annika Helmrich on August 5, 2009

Listen up, North Dakota! The CBP is coming - and not to inspect for trade agreement violations!

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Topics: Duty Management, Certificate Management, Free Trade Agreements

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