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Brian Feito
Brian Feito, Managing Editor, International Trade Today, Export Compliance Daily and Trade Law Daily. A licensed customs broker who spent time at the Department of Commerce calculating antidumping and countervailing duties, Brian covers a wide range of subjects including customs and trade-facing product regulation, the courts, antidumping and countervailing duties and Mexico and the European Union. Brian is a graduate of the University of Florida and George Mason University. He joined the staff of Warren Communications News in 2012.
The change from NAFTA to USMCA rules of origin, and in particular an increased regional value content threshold, increased sourcing of auto parts from Canada and Mexico by U.S. automakers as well as parts production in those two countries, the International Trade Commission said in a report released June 30. But the new agreement’s labor value content rules increased labor costs, causing production to relocate to the U.S. and Canada, the report said.
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CBP will “stand ready” to implement any changes Congress may make to forced labor enforcement under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, Eric Choy, executive director of CBP’s Trade Remedy and Law Enforcement Division, said in remarks June 21.
CBP’s final rule on continuing education for customs brokers makes few changes to the agency’s underlying proposal, though much remains to be decided during the implementation process, including specific criteria for approving continuing education courses and accreditors.
The Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to bring back its practice of imposing blanket restrictions on importation and exportation of species listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, the agency said in a notice released June 21.
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CBP will reduce the number of continuing education credits required for the first triennial reporting period beginning in February 2024 under its upcoming final rule on continuing education requirements for customs brokers, CBP acting Commissioner Troy Miller said in opening remarks at the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee meeting on June 14.
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CBP posted the following documents ahead of the June 14 Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) meeting: