U.S. Government Accountability Office Releases Supply Chain Resilience Report A short trip to the local grocery store is all you need to see that the U.S. supply chain has not yet recovered from COVID-19. Empty shelves continue to frustrate customers and retailers alike. One of the most concerning issues currently [...]
During a recent Customs and Border Protection (CBP) webinar, CTPAT Program Director Garza answered calls from the trade that discussed making it possible for Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) Trade Compliance program members to report forced labor in their supply chains when they discover it without triggering CBP penalties, a new reporting mechanism similar but distinct from [...]
Under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) cotton, tomato products, and polysilicon are identified as high-risk sectors and have stronger enforcement for review. In a recent development, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has begun issuing detention notices against aluminum products. UFLPA ALUMINUM IMPORTS It is essential to stay [...]
WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE UPCOMING SEC REGULATIONS ON GHG EMISSIONS AND HOW MIGHT IT AFFECT MY COMPANY’S OPERATIONS? Earlier this year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a new rule designed to enhance how companies disclose potential climate-related impacts on their business. This [...]
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE OPENS STATUTORY SECTION 301 FOUR-YEAR REVIEW The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) recently announced the next steps for the statutory Section 301 investigation of China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation. The USTR [...]
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING Green Worldwide previously reported on the Federal Maritime Commission's (FMC) intention to propose new detention and demurrage rules as part of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA). The FMC recently announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for these new rules as [...]
OCEAN SHIPPING REFORM ACT DUTY & DEMURRAGE BILLING PRACTICES The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) oversees the implementation and enforcement of the newly enacted Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA). Duty and Demurrage billing practices outlined in the act require Vessel-Operating Common Carriers (VOCCs) to provide transparency in invoicing and shoulder the burden of proof in [...]
RENEWAL OF FDA FOOD FACILITY REGISTRATION BEGINS OCT 1 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will begin accepting food facility registration renewals from October 1 through December 31, 2022. All food facilities must submit renewals before the registration window closes. Failure to renew food facility registrations will result [...]
On July 2nd, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture announced that Phase Six of the Lacey Act enforcement program would now officially commence on October 1, 2021. Stakeholder concerns about operational and economic difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic inevitably prompted [...]
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Assessment and Revenue Management project, or CARM, is a business transformation effort which is being implemented over 2021 & 2022. Its aim is to ease trade compliance and improve the use of data analytics to optimize business processes between the Canada [...]
