The supply chain disruptions that we first saw in 2020 because of the COVID-19 global pandemic continue, unabated and even exacerbated by labor shortages and shipping delays. In just one incident, the positive Covid test result of a ship’s crew member upon arrival in...
As we close out the month of May – widely celebrated across the United States as “World Trade Month” – this seems an appropriate time to highlight some of the resources that are available to support companies to do business internationally. Knowing Your...
The Trade Policy Agenda of the Biden Administration, released in March (2021), very clearly reflects U.S. domestic concerns. Unlike the Trump Administration, however, which kept narrowly defined U.S. interests at the heart of its policy, the Biden Administration trade...
As we celebrate the achievements of women this month (March) we also welcome Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the new Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO). By her very appointment, “Dr. Ngozi”, as she is called, has overcome a six-month period when the...
As of December 31, 2020, importers who rely on the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program have lost those benefits. GSP has expired – again! The GSP is the largest US trade preference program, allowing over 5000 products from over 100 developing countries to...
The Trump trade policy has been characterized by a protectionist America-first agenda. Featuring unilateralism and isolationism, its hallmarks have included a repudiation of multilateral trade agreements and negotiations, a unilateral trade war with China, and a...