🇺🇸Proclamation for World Trade Week 2025
The proclamation establishes World Trade Week, emphasizing the U.S. commitment to prioritize American workers over globalist policies. It outlines actions against unfair trade practices, support for local manufacturing, and initiatives to bring jobs back to America while fostering economic growth and national pride.
Learn More🚢Notice on Foreign-Built Vessel Use in U.S. Coastwise Trade
The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to make determinations regarding the coastwise use of foreign built; certain U.S. built; and U.S. and foreign rebuilt vessels that solely carry no more than twelve passengers for hire. MARAD has received such a determination request and is publishing this notice to solicit comments to assist with determining whether the proposed use of the vessel set forth in the request would have an adverse effect on U.S. vessel builders or U.S. coastwise trade businesses that use U.S.-built vessels in those businesses. Information about the requestor's vessel, including a description of the proposed service, is in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.
Learn More📦Public Comment Request on Global Business Identifier for Businesses
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The information collection is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
Learn More⚖️Intertek USA Approved as Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Intertek USA, Inc. (Sulphur, LA), has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of March 22, 2023.
Learn More🏦OFAC Sanctions Notice
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of persons whose property and interests in property have been unblocked and who have been removed from the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List).
Learn More📦CVD Orders on Epoxy Resins from Taiwan and Korea - Business Impact
Based on affirmative final determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing the countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain epoxy resins (epoxy resins) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) and Taiwan. In addition, Commerce is amending its final determination with respect to epoxy resins from Taiwan to correct a ministerial error.
Learn More🐟Proposed Exempted Fishing Permits for Skate Wing Fishing
The Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has made a preliminary determination that an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) application contains all of the required information and warrants further consideration. The EFP would allow federally permitted fishing vessels to fish outside fishery regulations in support of exempted fishing activities proposed by the Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation. Regulations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act require publication of this notification to provide interested parties the opportunity to comment on applications for proposed EFPs.
Learn More🚢Denial of Export Privileges for Roberto Marrero-Cisneros
The Department of Commerce has denied export privileges to Roberto Marrero-Cisneros due to his conviction for conspiracy related to exporting stolen goods. The denial will last for seven years, impacting his ability to engage in any transactions involving exported items and affecting businesses connected to him.
Learn More🔒OFAC Sanctions Action
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons whose property and interests in property have been unblocked and who have been removed from OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List).
Learn More📦Analysis of Executive Order Modifying Tariff Rates with China
Executive Order 14298 addresses modifications to reciprocal tariff rates with the People's Republic of China, responding to ongoing trade discussions and past retaliatory measures. It suspends additional duties on selected imports from China for 90 days while adjusting tariff schedules to reflect current economic negotiations and aims to align trade practices with national security interests.
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