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The progress of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) renewal bill may receive a prod in Congress within a few weeks, reports International Trade Today. The Senate Finance Committee is likely to mark up the bill in mid-to-late April, which will be the next step in introduction to passage. According to insiders, the bill is widely...
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Media outlets report that the labor slowdown on West Coast ports has ended, now that a labor dispute between International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association has been resolved. Although imports and exports are now moving again, experts say it could be weeks before the process is back to normal, especially as the...
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Consumer items from navel oranges to electronics lay untouched at West Coast ports as both imports and exports continue to be affected by the worsening slowdown caused by labor disputes. News outlets including CNN reported that the Pacific Maritime Association has accused the Longshore Workers union of creating a work slowdown that has stranded billions...
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If you have not yet registered your manufacturers, distributors and packers of cosmetics with the FDA’s Voluntary Cosmetic Registration Program, WB Skinner recommends that you consider doing so. Click here to visit the website for importers to register. Although the program is currently voluntary, it may soon become a regulation and we highly recommend that,...
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Slow movement of billions of dollars’ worth of goods has prompted federal officials to step in to stalled contract talks between West Coast dockworkers and their employers. The U.S. Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service named deputy director Scot Beckenbaugh to assist in bringing both sides of the contentious debate to the negotiating table. At issue...
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