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Amendments to Canada’s Export Control List: Addition of Quantum Computing and Advanced Semiconductors

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On July 20, 2024, an Order Amending Canada’s Export Control List (ECL) (SOR/2024-112, or the Order) came into effect. This amendment adds five new controls under Item 5506 of the ECL, extending Canada's export regulation of...more

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Nearshoring: Mexico Aims to be the New “El Dorado” for Doing Business Abroad

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Mexico has just announced significant tax incentives for companies in certain key industries to relocate operations to Mexico. A government decree issued on October 11, 2023 seeks to boost the nearshoring trend targeting ten...more

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Manufacturers Can Leverage Immigration To Fill Labor Gaps, Address Prevailing Skills Shortage

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The United States is facing an unprecedented labor shortage. How can U.S. manufacturers’ labor shortage be solved with immigration? In June 2021, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce released the America Works Report, which is...more

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Au cœur de l’ACEUM : les nouvelles règles d’origine dans le secteur de l’automobile

L’Accord Canada-États-Unis-Mexique (l’« ACEUM ») entrera en vigueur le 1er juillet 2020, après la signature du texte initial le 30 novembre 2018 et l’acceptation de nouvelles modifications le 10 décembre 2019. La mise en...more

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FAQ : l’ACEUM et le secteur automobile

À la suite de négociations officielles menées pendant presque trois ans, l’Accord Canada-États-Unis-Mexique (l’« ACEUM ») entrera en vigueur le 1er juillet 2020. L’ACEUM, qui remplacera l’Accord de libre-échange...more

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FAQs: Navigating CUSMA in the Automotive Sector

Nearly three years after formal negotiations first began, the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) will come into force on July 1, 2020. CUSMA replaces the existing North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and...more

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Financial Daily Dose 12.17.2019 | Top Story: USMCA Back on Track After Last-minute Wrangling

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The United States and Mexico appear poised to move past a last-minute snag over new language on Labor Department attaches to posts in Mexico. Mexico feared that the diplomats would “act as labor inspectors,” and for a day or...more

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Enough Worrying About Trade Wars: What Can We Actually Do With Our Manufacturing Processes?

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A number of business certainties that we had grown accustomed-to during our adult-lives are being shaken. In addition to monitoring variables such as production-costs and import duties, international trade regulations are...more

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Is the USMCA (Replacement for NAFTA) Going to be Ratified?

Last night, I had the chance to attend an interesting panel discussion featuring Richard Steffens (Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere, U.S. Department of Commerce) and Jacobeth Hernandez (Consul for...more

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Manufacturing in Mexico?

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Opportunities and challenges to think through before pursuing the Manufacturing, Maquiladora and Export Services Industry program (IMMEX)....more

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What to Look for When You Receive a NAFTA Origin Audit From Mexican Customs Authorities

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Since the enactment of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Mexican customs authorities have had the ability to conduct verifications to confirm the NAFTA origin of goods imported into Mexico (NAFTA origin...more

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What Auto Manufacturers Need to Know About Mexico Under the USMCA

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Building upon the centuries-old business relationship between Mexico and the United States, NAFTA allowed both countries to benefit from a seamless workshop that clearly made the pie larger. The 25-year-old contract needed to...more

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Trade & Manufacturing - February 2019 #2

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The World Trade Organization Predicts “Revolutionary” Impact for Blockchain Technology On Digital Global Trade - The World Trade Organization (“WTO”) recently published its report, entitled “Can Blockchain Revolutionize...more

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Trade & Manufacturing - News of Note - February 2019

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NAFTA 2.0 Update: USTR Provides Congress with List of Legislative Changes Needed to Implement U.S. Mexico-Canada-Agreement - On January 29, 2018, U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) Robert Lighthizer notified the Senate...more

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Top Legal Issues Facing the Automotive Industry in 2019

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Given the pace of change in the automotive space and related technologies, combined with increasing regulatory scrutiny and recent developments in trade and M&A, the global automotive industry can anticipate several risks and...more

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Understanding and Coping with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement: USMCA Updates NAFTA Rules of Origin for Motor Vehicles and Auto...

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On September 30, 2018, the United States, Mexico and Canada announced that they have reached an agreement on a “new, modernized trade agreement for the 21st Century” (USTR, 09/30/2018). Going by the new name of the...more

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What's New In Washington - September 2018

Following a truncated August recess, the House and the Senate returned to Washington after Labor Day with a full plate of legislative items to address prior to the end of the fiscal year on September 30. That list includes...more

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U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement: Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Discusses Impact on Scrap/Waste

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (“ISRI”) discussed in a publication yesterday certain aspects of the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) that United States and Canadian negotiators recently agreed to for...more

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Here Comes the U.S.-Mexico Trade Agreement

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The North American Free Trade Agreement – NAFTA for short – just took one step closer to no longer existing. As originally reported by the NY Times, the United States and Mexico announced that they had reached agreement on...more

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China: Are Joint Ventures the Answer to Trump’s Trade Wars?

The Trump Administration’s tariff wars may cause American companies to move operations offshore, with joint ventures in China one likely option. A joint venture with a Chinese partner can enable a company to respond nimbly...more

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Tariffs Wreak Havoc with The Auto Industry

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Trade issues have been concerning the automotive industry for some time. Whether it be NAFTA renegotiations (or NAFTA scrapping), Section 232 Tariffs, Exceptions to Section 232 Tariffs, ever since the current administration...more

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NAFTA 2.0: Time Slipping Away for Congress to Act This Year

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Ongoing negotiations to rewrite the North American Free Trade Agreement remain bogged down, but even if U.S., Canadian and Mexican trade ministers strike a deal in the coming weeks, Congress may not be able to approve it this...more

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NAFTA Watch Newsletter Vol. 15 - Negotiators Holding Out Hope

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This publication is our fifteenth installment in a series designed to provide our clients in the manufacturing, transportation and logistics, and related industries with monthly updates on any actions taken by the Trump...more

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New Exclusions Process Opens Up Potential Relief from Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs for Automotive Companies

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On March 23, automotive companies that rely on imported steel and aluminum were confronted with new special tariffs of 25 percent on all imports of steel and tariffs of 10 percent on all imports of aluminum, with temporary...more

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New Exclusions Process Opens Up Potential Relief from Section 232 Tariffs for Users of Specialty Steel and Aluminum Products or...

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On March 23rd, steel and aluminum users were confronted with new special tariffs of 25 percent on all imports of steel and tariffs of ten percent on all imports of aluminum, with temporary exclusions for Argentina, Australia,...more

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