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US Department of Commerce to Initiate Section 232 Investigation into Imports of Laminations and Wound Cores for Incorporation into Transformers, Electrical Transformers and Transformer Regulators

USA - May 13 2020 On May 4, 2020, US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that he was initiating an investigation into whether laminations for stacked cores for…

Japan: Abe Cabinet Approves an Amendment to the Export Trade Control Order Removing the Republic of Korea from the “White Countries” List

USA - August 5 2019 METI (the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) has announced the Cabinet’s Approval of the Removal of the Republic of Korea from the “White…

Australia and Hong Kong sign FTA

Australia, Hong Kong - April 29 2019 After two years of negotiations, Australia and Hong Kong signed two agreements on 26 March 2019: the Australia-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement (AHFTA)…

Singapore Changes to Strategic Goods Transshipment and Transit Permit Requirements

Singapore - March 25 2019 Effective 1 May 2019, the list of strategic goods being transshipped in or in transit in Singapore needing a strategic goods permit will be expanded…

Amendments to Malaysia’s Customs Act: Increased Penalties and More Robust Review Process

Malaysia - February 27 2019 Under the administration of the new Malaysian government, the following rounds of legislative amendments have been effected to the…

The USMCA is Setting the Stage for US Bilateral Agreements

Canada, Mexico, USA - January 7 2019 The Trump Administration’s new trilateral trade agreement, rebranded as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), is meant to replace the…

The Shifting Landscape of Trade and the CPTPP’s Entry Into Force

Asia-Pacific - November 2 2018 In the midst of the trade war between the United States and China there is an opening up of trade in Asia-the entry into force of the Comprehensive…

CPTPP Product Specific Rules of Origin: Identifying Opportunities for your Business

Canada, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, USA - October 19 2018 The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is moving forward and has gained momentum recently as Japan…

Is Malaysia Back on Track with the CPTPP?

Malaysia - October 8 2018 Following the unexpected victory of the Mahathir-led coalition party in the Malaysian general elections in May 2018, the 60-year uninterrupted rule of…

How Can Businesses Begin to Prepare for Certificate of Origin Verifications under the CPTPP?

Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam - September 5 2018 With the ratification of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) by Mexico, Japan and Singapore, and the…