by Andrea | May 25, 2020 | Business, Trade and Society, COVID-19, international trade rules, Trade and Development, Trade and Small Business, Trump on Trade, World Trade Organization
Trade sanctions are still operating during the pandemic. The United States and other countries impose comprehensive economic and trade embargoes or more targeted sanctions on countries considered “bad actors” by the United Nations or individual countries. Small...
by Andrea | May 10, 2020 | Business, Trade and Society, COVID-19, Featured
With many companies experiencing significant financial hardship as a result of the social isolation policies put in place to fight the #COVID-19 pandemic, a Temporary Final Rule gave eligible Importers of Record the option to temporarily postpone the payment of some...
by Andrea | Apr 27, 2020 | Business, Trade and Society, Featured, Rules of doing business internationally
Perhaps, even before the coronavirus pandemic, the US-China trade war had already forced you to begin re-engineering your supply chains. Nevertheless, in 2019 about 16% of the world’s manufacturing output came from China. And the reality is that, even with the...
by Andrea | Feb 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
Proper classification of your imports has become increasingly important in the age of escalating Trump tariffs. Proper classification of your imports determines whether your product will avoid or have to pay these punitive tariffs that increase your costs. The US...
by Andrea | Jan 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
US-China trade – will the two economic powerhouses be able to negotiate away the trade tensions and tariffs? They have negotiated a Phase One deal which is scheduled to be signed in January. But we have been here before. The mutual mistrust means that all bets are off...
