American Shipper

Brian Bradley Monday, August 12, 2019

CBP to start ACE de minimis test

Customs and Border Protection will conduct a test to examine new functionalities for de minimis entry filings in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) beginning no earlier than September 28, CBP announced. The ACE Entry Type 86 Test “will allow CBP to address the growing volume of Section 321 low-valued shipments resulting from the global shift […]

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Brian Bradley Friday, August 9, 2019

Agencies propose to expand acquisitions for overseas small businesses

The Defense Department (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to support the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) policy of including overseas contracts in agency small business contracting goals, the agencies announced in a proposed rule. The proposed FAR changes are consistent […]

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Brian Bradley Thursday, August 8, 2019

International convention to consider wildlife trade proposals

The 183 parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) will adopt decisions and resolutions to expand and strengthen the global wildlife trade regime during the organization’s triennial World Wildlife Conference in Geneva Aug. 17-28.  Governments have submitted 56 new proposals to change levels of protection that […]

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