November 14, 2025
Officially Suspended for One Year – Section 301 Vessel Fees and BIS “Affiliates Rule” The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) formally announced that, effective November 10, 2025, the United […]
November 11, 2025
Avoid Costly Delays Caused by Bond Saturation Since the start of 2025, the nationwide number of Customs Bond insufficiencies issued by CBP has increased by nearly […]
November 4, 2025
U.S.–China Agreement Reached Following Trump–Xi Meeting (2025) During high-level talks this week, President Trump and President Xi Jinping reached an understanding to pause and partially reverse […]
October 31, 2025
CBP Automates ACE Portal Importer Account Applications Why You Should Set Up an ACE Portal Account The Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) is CBP’s online system for managing all […]
October 14, 2025
October 2, 2025
CBP Operations During Government Shutdown CBP is fully operational: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed on October 1st that it remains “open for business” despite […]
October 1, 2025
BIS Expands Entity List Controls to Cover Affiliates Effective September 29, 2025: The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a […]
October 1, 2025
Adjusting Imports of Timber, Lumber and their Derivative Products into the United States On July 1, 2025, the Secretary of Commerce told President Donald J. Trump […]