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In the News

5/28/2020
Sanctions, New Tariffs? What it Means for US to Certify Hong Kong as not Autonomous from China [The Straits Times]
5/1/2020
Collinson: Pandemic Forcing ‘Rethink’ of Corporate Sustainability, Supply Chains [Inside U.S. Trade]
4/27/2020
Industry Lobbyists Push to Expand Trump Tariff Deferral Scope [Bloomberg Government]
4/8/2020
US Trade Deficit in Goods Falls to Lowest in Three Years [just-style]
4/6/2020
New Import Rule For Natural Materials May Create Headaches [Law 360]
3/31/2020
Essential Oils, Musical Instruments Face New Import Rules [Law 360]
3/27/2020
Coronavirus: Trade War With China Weakens Crucial Links in US Medical Supply Chain [South China Morning Post]
3/19/2020
CIT Seals Pool Co.'s Victory Over Steel Dumping Orders [Law 360]
3/13/2020
The Final USMCA Deal [HKTDC Research]
3/6/2020
Let’s Talk Tariffs: Update on Section 301 Impact on Mold-Related Products [MoldMaking Technology]
3/2/2020
US Textile Rules May be Amended to Add Generic Fibre Names [Fibre 2 Fashion]
2/27/2020
US, India Confident of 'Phase One' of a Bilateral Trade Deal [just-style]
2/18/2020
Ford Asks Justices to Reinstate ‘Bedrock’ Import Tariff Rule [Bloomberg Law]
2/6/2020
China Announces Tariff Cuts as Part of Phase 1 Deal Despite Coronavirus Outbreak [Politico]
2/6/2020
Companies Find Ways to Bypass Tariffs on Chinese Imports [Wall Street Journal]
2/6/2020
Trade War: China Announces Tariff Cuts as Part of Phase One Deal Despite Coronavirus Outbreak [South China Morning Post]
2/6/2020
US, Kenya Launch Talks on Trade Deal in Move Welcomed by Industry [Epoch Times]
2/3/2020
Companies are Worried Tariff Exclusions are Getting Harder to Come by [NPR Marketplace]
1/31/2020
USMCA Unlikely to Enter Into Force Before July 1 [Export Compliance Daily]
1/30/2020
Trump Signs USMCA; Expert Says July 1 is ‘Absolute Earliest’ It Could Take Effect [Consumer Electronics Daily]
1/27/2020
China's Designation as Currency Manipulator Removed [just-style]
1/21/2020
Trump’s victory moment at Davos [Politico Morning Trade]
1/17/2020
What’s Next on the President’s Trade Agenda? Europe [The Wall Street Journal]
1/16/2020
USMCA Approved by U.S. Senate, Phase One of China Deal Signed by Trump [California Apparel News]
1/14/2020
Trump Gives Green Light for Iran Textile Sanctions [just-style]
1/9/2020
USMCA Trade Deal Approved by Senate Committee [California Apparel News]
1/7/2020
EU Next Target for US Trade War? [just-style]
1/6/2020
Annual Review & Outlook - Beth Ring [The Journal Of Commerce]
1/6/2020
How Trump’s Trade War Is Making Lobbyists Rich And Slamming Small Businesses [ProPublica]
12/30/2019
Proposed Reinterpretation of Classification Rules Withdrawn [HKTDC]
12/19/2019
US Close To Making Trade Agreements After Year of Upheaval [California Apparel News]
12/14/2019
Do The Numbers in Donald Trump's 'Phase One' Trade Deal Work? US Critics Worry They Don't [South China Morning Post]
12/11/2019
US Apparel Groups Hail Deal on USMCA Trade Pact [just-style]
12/9/2019
COAC Trade Advisory Committee Keeps an Eye on the Future at D.C. Meeting [CBP]
12/3/2019
Donald Trump: ‘No Deadline’ For Trade War Deal With China, May Come After US Election [South China Morning Post]
12/2/2019
Hong Kong’s Dimming Light Poses an Urgent Question [Bloomberg News]
12/1/2019
Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act Likely to Have Little Impact on Shipping Sector [South China Morning Post]
11/24/2019
What You Missed in New Orleans - Conference Recap [SPESA]
11/21/2019
AAFA Echoes Industry Sentiment in Letter to CBP Regarding Proposed Footwear Duty [California Apparel News]
11/20/2019
Trump Visits Apple Factory at Crunch Time for Apple [NPR Marketplace]
11/19/2019
Trump's Tariff Powers Take A Glancing Blow From Trade Court [Law 360]
10/24/2019
How to Avoid or Reduce Section 301 Duty Increases [just-style]
10/21/2019
Las Vegas Valley Businesses Grapple With Effects of Import Tariffs [Las Vegas Review-Journal]
10/2/2019
Maybe It's Not A Recession After All [NPR Marketplace]
10/1/2019
Confirmed Date for China Tariff Hike Expected [just-style]
9/19/2019
Importers Warned to Check Origin Amid Tariff Confusion [just-style]
9/12/2019
Next US Customs Blockchain Test to Focus on IP Rights [just-style]
9/10/2019
Washington Insider - Tuesday [DTN.com]
9/9/2019
GSP Offers Exporters Safe Passage to US [Thailand Business News]
9/2/2019
Trade War Pushes Garment Companies Back to Bangladesh [Wall Street Journal]

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