The Irish Logistics & Transport Awards 2015: Expeditors wins Freight Forwarding Team of the Year

The Irish Logistic and Transport Awards (ILTAs) celebrates excellence in logistics and transport and encourages teams and individuals to constantly raise the bar when it comes to innovating and maintaining their commitment to the industry. Expeditors received the 2015 ILTA Freight Forwarding Team of the Year award in recognition of demonstrating initiative, creativity, and leadership […]
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ITC Launches MTB Information Website

On September 14, 2016 the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) launched a website devoted to providing information to the trade regarding the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB). USITC noted that the MTB website will, “post all key documents … as they are issued, along with informational articles, tips for filing and commenting on MTB petitions, […]
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USTR Announces Initiative to Prohibit Harmful Fisheries Subsidies

On September 14, 2016 the United States Trade Representatives (USTR) along with 12 other World Trade Organization (WTO) members announced an initiative targeted at combating the illegal fishing market and overfishing by prohibiting harmful fisheries subsidies. According to the joint statement released by the WTO members, “We are taking action with the goal of eliminating […]
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CBP Releases Due Diligence Fact Sheet on Forced Labor

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently released a Fact Sheet discussing due diligence on forced labor in supply chains and how to avoid involvement with these types of goods. A focus of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (TFTEA) is to prevent goods from entering the United States that have […]
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White House Restores Myanmar as GSP Beneficiary

On September 14, 2016 the White House issued a Presidential Proclamation to Congress that will restore Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) trade benefits to Burma. In April 1989, Burma was suspended from receiving GSP preferential treatment by Proclamation 5955. President Obama has now determined that the suspension will be lifted and Burma be designated a […]
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