Trade Alerts

APHIS announced an amendment to the Lacey Act, Phase VII, set for implementation on December 1st. In this phase, declarations will be required for all remaining plant product HTS codes…

More than 9,000 workers from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) have paused their strike as negotiations with the government continue with the help of a mediator until June 12th,…

On May 24th, the union representing Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) employees announced a possible June strike, with over 9,000 members voting to secure a strike mandate. If the strike…

Operations at Chittagong Port were suspended for 54 hours until noon today due to Cyclone Remal, while the West Bengali ports were closed for over 12 hours. Additionally, Colombo Port,…

In an effort to strengthen domestic manufacturing in key industries, President Joe Biden is implementing higher tariffs on a variety of Chinese imports, such as semiconductors, batteries, solar cells, and…

The ongoing situation of a potential strike, by approximately 10,000 workers on May 22nd, from Canada’s two major railways has seen a new development. The federal government has asked the…

The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, also known as APHIS, recently shared a draft list of products which will be included in the anticipated Phase VII of the…

Announced on May 1st, 98% of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) workers, employed at Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), have voted to strike as…

On April 12th, The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), announced the implementation of an embargo on the importation and entry into the U.S. of aluminum, copper, and…

An interactive tool is available on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) website, which allows users to easily filter and view data from the Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA)…