Customs and Compliance News
US - Canada - Mexico Trade Agreement
The United States Trade Representative recently advised that Canada, Mexico, and the US agreed on an update to NAFTA. The new agreement is named ‘The United States Mexico Canada Agreement’, or USMCA.



FDA Publishes Three Medical Device Guidance Lists
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published three guidance lists in the Federal Register.






US to Pursue Trade Agreements with Japan, the EU, and the UK
The United States Trade Representative (USTR), Robert Lighthizer, notified Congress that the Presidential Administration intends to negotiate three separate trade agreements with Japan, the European Union and the United Kingdom.


U.S. CBP Provides an Outline for their 2020 Trade Strategy
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released their 2020 trade strategy, which provides a framework for priorities within the agency’s overarching mission to provide trade security, enforcement, and facilitation.  





HR 4318 Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Signed into Law
The US President recently signed the H.R. 4318 Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2018 into law.

The MTB amends the Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) to suspend and reduce tariffs on 1,660 products or goods entered or withdrawn from a warehouse for consumption beginning October 13, 2018 through December 31, 2020.