Top 10 International Trade Jobs for Recent Graduates (globaltradejobs.com)

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New UK Carrier Scheme Offers Declaration-Free Exporting To NI (barbournebrook.co.uk)

A new rule for B2C sales to Northern Ireland goes into effect  September 30, 2024

US manufacturing group calls for stronger protection against Chinese imports (msn.com)

United Steelworkers and Manufacturers seek 421 actions to counter China's excess capacity exports

Washington, DC--

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released a Fact Sheet on FY2023 trade highlights, which includes 1 Billion low value shipments under 19 U.S.C. Section 1321.  CBP states that shipments processed as Entry Type 86 (i.e., de minimis shipments subject to Participating Government Agency data requirements) saved CBP and the trade community $3 Billion in time and costs.  This is the first estimate of efficiencies resulting from low value shipments, many of which represent direct-to-consumer e-commerce sales.

Read the full Fact Sheet here.

ILA Suspends Talks, Warns of “Little Faith” in Reaching Deal On Time (maritime-executive.com)

Auto Gate System in Port of Mobile does not require ILA labor Should ports automate? 

ILA Halts Negotiations with USMX Amid Automation Disputes – ILA Union

The contract expires in less than 4 months 

GDEI Trade Mission to the Caribbean Region - Hotsite

An opportunity for B2B business in Dominican Republic, Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana, Suriname and Bahamas  Read more

Seko Logistics is punching back against U.S. Customs and Border Protection for temporarily suspending certain import privileges, demanding in a court filing that the agency provide reasons for the enforcement move as Seko tries to minimize any reputational harm that could hurt business.

Read full Freightwaves article here.

Arlington, VA-- In an extensive article on U.S. Customs and Border Protection's recent enforcement of low value shipments, "US Customs tightens enforcement on low-value e-commerce trade," Freightwaves cited EMTC's letter to Congress about cost of eliminating de minimis and proposal to CBP for risk profile pilot.

Read the full article here.

fy22_ipr_annual_seizure_statistics_report.pdf (cbp.gov)