The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notice for Oct. 5:
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notice for Oct. 4:
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notice for Oct. 3:
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notice for Oct. 2:
The Census Bureau proposed to amend the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR) to instruct entities on how to transmit certain information related to Kimberley Process certificates to the U.S. government, Census said. The Kimberley Process is an international certification arrangement applying to the rough diamond trade. Census proposes to clarify that the certificates must be provided to Census immediately after export from the U.S., and that certificates for all rough diamonds classified under HS subheadings 7102.10, 7102.21 and 7102.31 must be provided to the agency immediately after entry of shipments into the U.S. The proposed rule would also add a note that Kimberley Process certificates aren’t confidential under U.S. Code Title 13 regulations, which cover Census. The agency is also proposing to add provisions saying that parties voiding the certificates must transmit notices of such voids to a specific Census fax number or by “other methods as permitted by the Census Bureau immediately upon voiding.” Census is accepting comments on the proposed rule through Nov. 28.
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notice for Sept. 28:
The Commerce Department scheduled a multi-sector trade mission to China for "mid-November" 2017.
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notice for Sept. 25:
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notice for Sept. 21:
The National Foreign Trade Council, the EU and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce were among those expressing concern about the potential of tightening U.S. “Buy American” requirements, in statements submitted to the Trump administration after a U.S. government comment request on costs and benefits to U.S. industry of U.S. and other governments’ procurement obligations (see 1708180040). “In sum, American workers and businesses would be harmed if the United States were to extend the reach of ‘Buy American’ rules or unravel the trade agreements that help American companies secure procurement opportunities abroad,” the Chamber said.