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EU Customs Practice Group - March 2013

by White & Case LLP on 4/16/2013

In This Issue: *EU CUSTOMS POLICY - Recast MCC/UCC developments *TARIFFS - Update on duty suspensions/tariff quotas - GSP Regime Developments - Commission amends list of biological or...more

Gentlemen, Start Your Engines: The Race for Riches in U.S.–EU Trade Begins with a Mandate from the European Commission

by Reid Whitten | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/3/2013

Agreements to free up the flow of trade between countries or regions are aimed to increase economic activity and wealth on both sides. The EU and United States, however, already make up 40% of global economic output and the...more

Canada Selectively Withdraws GPT Benefits

by Darrel H. Pearson | Bennett Jones LLP on 4/2/2013

On December 22, 2012, the Canadian government solicited views on the withdrawal of general preferential tariff (GPT) status from imports of beneficiary countries. It was proposed that the withdrawal would be discriminatory to...more

ITC Investigates Economic Impact of Proposed Modifications o NAFTA Rules of Origin

by King & Spalding on 4/2/2013

On March 28, 2013, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) initiated an investigation into the potential economic impact of proposed modifications to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The proposed...more

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Proposes Testing Method to Classify Footwear

by Brian Goldstein | Duane Morris LLP on 3/27/2013

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published in The Customs Bulletin (Vol. 47, No. 14, March 27, 2013), a proposed testing method to determine the proper classification of certain footwear under the Harmonize Tariff...more

Japan’s Entry Into Trans-Pacific Partnership FTA Raises Opportunities and Risks for US Companies

by Jay Eizenstat, Carolyn Gleason, Pamela D. Walther | McDermott Will & Emery on 3/20/2013

On March 15, 2013, Japan announced it will seek to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, an 11-country free trade agreement (FTA) negotiation involving Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, New...more

Frito-Lay: CITT Lays Down the Law

by Darrel H. Pearson | Bennett Jones LLP on 3/12/2013

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal decision in Frito-Lay v. President of the CBSA, AP-2010-002 (December 21, 2012), reasons January 8, 2013, teaches Canadian importers and the CBSA a number of important lessons. Three...more

EU Customs Practice Group - December 2012

by White & Case LLP on 1/22/2013

In This Issue: EU CUSTOMS POLICY: - MCC recast/UCC - 2012 revision of the Electronic Customs Multi-Annual Strategic Plan - Council Conclusions on the Progress on the Strategy for the Evolution of the...more

Doing Business in Canada: International Trade

by Bennett Jones LLP on 10/18/2012

Canada’s international trade law regulates the import and export of goods, the manner in which these goods are procured or sold, and the protection of foreign investments in Canada and Canadian investments abroad. Most of the...more

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