Proposed U.S. jewelry import policy would require declaration of origin
“While the regulations would have a significant impact on the jewellery industry in the US, which sources the vast majority of its materials from overseas – there are few details available at this point – including when—or even if—the regulations will go into effect, what they will entail for jewellery importers and how they will be enforced.”
[Tamebay]
Trump cracks down on Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela
“The measures seem likely to hit hardest in Cuba, which is at a moment of severe economic weakness as it struggles to find cash to import basic food and other supplies following a drop in aid from Venezuela and a string of bad years in other key economic sectors.”
[Associated Press]
China said to lose market-economy trade case in EU, U.S. win
“The decision deals a significant blow to China, which had argued that its 2001 accession to the WTO required members after 15 years to treat Beijing as a market economy, which would reduce trade partners’ ability to curb goods sold below cost. The European Union, which was the defendant in the case, had previously used a non-market economy methodology when calculating anti-dumping duties, which allowed for higher penalties.”
[Bloomberg]
Electronic information exchange now mandatory for ports
“A mandatory requirement for national governments to introduce electronic information exchange between ships and ports comes into effect from 8 April 2019. The aim is to make cross-border trade simpler and the logistics chain more efficient, for the more than 10 billion tons of goods which are traded by sea annually across the globe.”
[International Maritime Organization]