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With the end of the year quickly approaching, now is the time for importers and exporters to review, update and renew their blanket Free Trade Agreement …

It is common practice for Customs Brokers to invoice for projected duty, often listed as :estimated costs," on the invoice instead of the actual duty...

All companies importing goods into the U.S. are subject to audit - no matter their size, scope of business, resident or non-resident importer...

In an apparent effort to increase enforcement activities, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has been issuing Informed Compliance Notification (ICN) letters to a variety of importers lately with a subject line, Distribution of Informed Compliance Publications and Other Informative Documents.

The responsibility of understanding and abiding by trade regulations falls upon all of us playing a part in global trade. We want to help your business import...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now completed its transition to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). As a result, all goods…

As an importer of foreign goods coming into the commerce of the United States, you already know how complicated the import formalities can be, and…

As a business you have measured the pros and cons of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). You have asked...

In January 1994, Canada, the United States and Mexico launched the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and formed the world's largest free trade …