The National Institute of Standards and Technology posts drafts and changes to foreign technical regulations for manufactured products which may be considered technical barriers to trade and are therefore required to be reported to the World Trade Organization, which distributes the information to WTO Member countries.

On June 9, 2010, six trade associations and business groups issued a statement and position paper on behalf of U.S. textile and apparel retailers, manufacturers and importers regarding the mulesing of sheep in the Australian wool industry. The positions paper calls on all segments of the Australian wool industry to recommit to the goal of ending mulesing by the end of 2013. These associations also submitted a letter regarding efforts to promote wider use of the National Wool Declaration by the Australian wool industry.

According to the State Department, Resolution 1929 - which was passed by the U.N. Security Council on June 9, 2010 - imposes a series of new sanctions on Iran due to its nuclear program, including sanctions that would affect the movement of cargo. A new cargo inspection framework would be required, where States would inspect any vessel in their territory suspected of carrying prohibited cargo. States would also be expected to cooperate in such inspections on the high seas. The resolution also restricts the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and Iran Air's cargo division. In addition, States are prohibited from selling or in any way transferring to Iran eight broad categories of heavy weapons. State Dept Q&A on resolution available here.

In the June 11, 2010 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union, the following trade-related notices were posted:

The European Commission has posted statistics and a status update of all of its antidumping and countervailing measures in force through May 2010.