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U.S. Government Plans to Restrict Low-Value Imports Under De Minimis Exemption

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Under the current de minimis rule, shipments with an aggregate value up to $800 per day per person can be imported free of duties and taxes, except for antidumping and countervailing duties and taxes collected by other...more

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RCEP: What does it mean for future Asia-Pacific trade and U.S. companies operating in the region?

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After eight years of back-and-forth negotiations, Asia’s Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership on Trade (RCEP), the world’s largest regional trade agreement, was signed in an online ceremony on 15 November 2020....more

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What the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Means for U.S. and Foreign Companies

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A. What is the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement - The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement is a mega free trade agreement signed on November 15, 2020 by 15 Asia-Pacific countries,...more

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RCEP – bigger, but is it better? Taking Stock of Asia's new free trade agreement

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After eight years of negotiation, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership on Trade (RCEP), the world's largest regional trade agreement, was signed in an online ceremony on 15 November 2020. The trade deal lowers...more

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RCEP: Boosting Value Chains and Facilitating Trade Flows

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This is the second alert in a four-part series on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The RCEP is the world’s largest free trade agreement (FTA) involving ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations,...more

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Asia-Pacific Signals Strong Commitment to Economic Integration and Cooperation with RCEP Signing

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After eight years of negotiations, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)—covering 15 economies in the Asia-Pacific region, accounting for 30 percent of the global population, 30 percent of global GDP, and 34...more

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15 Asia-Pacific Countries Sign World’s Largest FTA; A Closer Look at RCEP’s Key Outcomes and Implications

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After eight years of negotiations, Economic Ministers from 15 Asia-Pacific countries signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) on November 15, 2020 during a virtual signing ceremony on the sidelines of the...more

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Executive Order on Essential Medicines: A Timeline and Overview of Key Provisions

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On August 6, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) titled “Ensuring Essential Medicines, Medical Countermeasures and Critical Inputs Are Made in the United States.” The far-reaching EO seeks to ensure the domestic...more

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E-NAFTA: Canada and Mexico May Be Hot E-Commerce Markets After NAFTA Renegotiation

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North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”) renegotiations are presently under way with closed-door rounds of negotiation planned for most of 2017. Fortunately, the proposed “Border Adjustment Tax” is off the table and...more

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EU Retail News - July 2016

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BREXIT – THE NEXT STEPS - Despite the UK’s vote to leave the European Union, companies doing business in the UK can still continue to trade with the European Union in exactly the same way as they have done in the past –...more

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