According to the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), โthe largest ILWU local on the West Coast has taken a concerted action to withhold labor at the Ports of Los Angeles and…
Trade Alerts
April 15th General Rate Increase for Container Freight
Ocean carriers have announced a GRI effective April 15th for $540/$600 per 20โ/40โ container for Port to Port and $720/$800 for anything moving over the rail to inland locations. Carriers…
Phase VII of Lacey Act Enforcement Schedule Announced
On March 27, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced it would begin requiring Lacey Act declarations for Phase VII as early as spring 2024.ย Phase VII includes…
FDA Terminates Pending Option for Unique Facility Identifier Requirement
According to CSMS# 55593773, the Food and Drug Administrationโs (FDA) flexibility for the Unique Facility Identifier (UFI) requirement for Food Facility Registrations has been terminated, and the choice to select…
EPA Releases Guidance on Pesticide Devices Imported into the U.S.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a compliance advisory in February 2023 about importing pesticide devices into the U.S., which are subject to statutory and regulatory requirements.ย The producing,…
Forced Labor Prevention Act Region Alert Enhancements Coming to ACE March 18
On March 18, 2023, CBP will implement an Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) enhancement that will โprovide an early notification to importers and their representative of goods that may have been…
Duty Free Entry eTool System Replaced with New Platform
On January 15, the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Duty Free Entry (DFE) eTool System was deactivated and replaced with a new platform, Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE). Vendors/prime contractors…
FSVP Final Guidance Issued for Importers of Food for Humans and Animals
Final guidance for the Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) for Importers of Food for Human and Animals was issued on Tuesday, January 10, by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
USTR Extends 301 Exclusions an Additional Nine Months
On Friday, December 16, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced an extension of the 352 product exclusions from Section 301 tariffs on Chinese goods scheduled to…
Biden Calls on Congress to Intervene and Avoid National Rail Shutdown
To avert a national rail shutdown, U.S. President Joe Biden sent a statement yesterday calling for Congress to pass legislation immediately to adopt the Tentative Agreement announced in September between…
