People say the American Mall is dying — but if so, someone forgot to tell La Plaza Mall. La Plaza is the largest shopping center in McAllen, Texas, a mid-size city on the U.S.-Mexico border. It’s the sort of establishment you’d find in any city or suburb — Foot Locker, Bath & Body Works, Baby Gap…
“Synergy”, the outcome when two or more items combine to create something greater than the sum of its parts. Generally considered a good thing. Several recent international trade developments show that synergy also can work in reverse. In this instance turning three separate obnoxious events into one seriously intractable problem. Everyone already knows about the…
In today’s geopolitical climate, it is impossible to ignore the turbulent trade environment. Just turn on any major cable news channel. Browse the headlines of top-tier newspapers or swipe through a few digital news stories. See news related to the current renegotiation of the UK’s relationship with the EU, post Brexit or the bilateral trade…
As trade compliance professionals, we joke that our family members now finally understand what we do for a living. In fact, 2018 has been the year that anybody with access to a news platform has become well acquainted with the concepts of global trade compliance. Both shippers and logistics service providers are certainly on the…
Today, however, digital products and services help ensure a more energy efficient and resilient grid, allow for improved agriculture production, and facilitate data driven health care services and improved patient outcomes. According to the World Trade Organization, digital trade accounted for $27.7 trillion in 2016, up 46 percent from 2012. It is imperative that our national…
President Trump hailed an agreement reached with China in late 2018 at the Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires to temporarily halt a scheduled tariff increase for 90 days. “One of the largest deals ever made” and claimed China would be “getting rid of tariffs.” If you read the news headlines, you might have thought…
You can now double-check your entries filed by your broker with CBP & directly (or via a trusted consult) interact with CBP via ACE! The Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) is a U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) system. Designed, to facilitate legitimate trade while enhancing border security. ACE improves the collection, sharing, and processing of information submitted…
Despite higher steel prices in the wake of tariffs many fear could decimate the domestic manufacturing sector. Cleveland’s Stripmatic Products closed 2018 on a high note. The maker of stamped tubular sleeves commonly used in auto suspensions and chassis launched three new parts and added eight new positions since June. It has three more new parts slated…
The Huawei sanctions fraud case rattled markets, stunned the tech world and put U.S. agencies on the spot. All three will be monitoring the next several weeks to see what’s next. Huawei is one of China’s largest companies and is the second largest producer of mobile phones in the world. On Dec. 1, police in Vancouver arrested Huawei CFO…
By Mark Landler BUENOS AIRES — The United States and China called a truce in their trade war on Saturday after President Trump agreed to hold off on new tariffs. President Xi Jinping pledged to increase Chinese purchases of American products. The two also set the stage for more painstaking negotiations to resolve deeply rooted differences…
September and October were record months for many of the nation’s ports as shippers prepared for a busy holiday shopping season and rushed to get cargo into the U.S. ahead of the Trump administration’s tariffs against several nations, including China. The Port of Los Angeles processed a record 952,554 20-foot-equivalent units, or TEUs, in October,…
On September 13, 2018, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a significant ruling that addresses the interplay between the NAFTA Marking Rules and the Section 301 duties applied to goods from China. We believe it is important to understand this ruling as importers may seek to mitigate the impact of Section 301 duties on…
