On December 23, 2021, President Biden signed into law the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). The Act prohibits U.S. imports of any goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced,…
Trade Alerts
USDA Seeking Nominations for Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeks nominations for the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (FVIAC). The advisory group will be represented by up to 25 qualified fruit…
APHIS Veterinary Services New eFile Permitting System
Beginning May 31, 2022, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Veterinary Services (VS) will require submission via the APHIS eFile system for all new and renewal permit applications…
Russia & Belarus Lose Normal Trade Relation Status with the U.S.
In response to the continuing conflict in Ukraine, President Biden signed legislation, “Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act” (the Act), into law on April 8, 2022. The…
U.S. Trade Representative Reinstates Section 301 Exclusions
On March 28, 2022, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published the Federal Register (FR) notification that it would reinstate certain Section 301 exclusions retroactively to October 12, 2021. In many…
LA/LB Ports to Begin Collecting a Clean Truck Fund Rate on April 1
Effective Friday, April 1st, the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles will implement a Clean Truck Fund (CTF) collection of $10 per twenty-foot equivalent unit on loaded import and…
APM Terminals Announce Demurrage Policy Change
APM Terminals is set to implement a policy change related to Saturday demurrage fees for all inbound containers. Starting April 9th, 2022, Saturdays will no longer be counted as exempt…
Shanghai Implements Two-Stage Lockdown in Effort to Curb Virus Outbreaks
On Monday, Shanghai launched a two-stage lockdown of its 26 million residents in a campaign against the Covid-19 virus and rising omicron cases. The lockdown is being implemented in two…
U.S. Announces New and Updated Russian Sanctions
The trade continues to closely watch the movement of legislation through the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, which would remove Most Favored Nation (MFN) trade…
CP and TCRC Reach Agreement and End Work Stoppage
Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) and the Teamsters union have agreed to final and binding arbitration to end the work stoppage that began on Sunday. Workers returned to the job at…
