Brian Bradley
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Sep- 2019 -11 SeptemberAmerican Shipper
Trump announces two-week delay to planned China tariff increase
The announcement comes after Beijing announced its first round of tariff exemptions for U.S. goods earlier in the day.
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11 SeptemberAmerican Shipper
China announces first tariff exemptions on US goods
China’s Finance Ministry on Sept. 11 announced the first round of exemptions of U.S. goods from Chinese retaliatory tariffs. The exemptions will be effective from Sept. 17 to Sept. 16,…
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10 SeptemberAmerican Shipper
GAO releases yearly report on conflict minerals regulation compliance
Almost all companies required to conduct due diligence to determine the countries of origin for conflict minerals used in their products did so last year, according to a Government Accountability…
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9 SeptemberAmerican Shipper
NAFTA panel issues split ruling on ITC softwood lumber decision
A NAFTA binational antidumping and countervailing duty dispute panel on Sept. 4 issued a decision upholding the U.S. International Trade Commission’s (ITC’s) finding that imports of softwood lumber from Canada…
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6 SeptemberAmerican Shipper
In UK, Pence pushes for trade deal
Vice President Mike Pence on Sept. 5 in London made the case for a post-Brexit U.S.-United Kingdom trade agreement, asserting that such a deal could triple or quadruple bilateral trade.…
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5 SeptemberAmerican Shipper
Senator’s white paper suggests distributed ledger to stop trade-based money laundering
A white paper released Sept. 4 by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., raises concern with the ability of the federal government to combat trade-based money laundering (TBML) and suggests that a…
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4 SeptemberAmerican Shipper
Mnuchin, French counterpart hope for early 2020 international tax deal
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Sept. 3 stated a shared commitment for their countries to work constructively on a solution to international taxation…
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4 SeptemberAmerican Shipper
Attempt to smuggle 53 pounds of meth results in arrest at Arizona port of entry
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers arrested a 24-year-old woman on Sept. 2 at the Port of Lukeville, AZ, for attempting to smuggle 53 pounds of methamphetamine from Mexico to…
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3 SeptemberAmerican Shipper
China to file WTO dispute over latest US tariffs
China will file a dispute at the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding U.S. tariffs across approximately $263 billion worth of goods from China in annual import value, China’s Commerce Ministry…
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Aug- 2019 -30 AugustAmerican Shipper
USTR accepting comments on foreign trade barriers
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is accepting comments through Oct. 31 on foreign barriers to exports of U.S. goods and services, U.S. direct foreign investment, and protection…
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