WTO’s Historic Agreement Brings Long-Awaited Changes to the Information Technology Agreement (ITA)
Despite the low expectations for the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) ministerial conference in Nairobi, Kenya, the US and WTO members made major progress last week ... Read More
Evaluating Iran’s Long-term Risks and Emerging Opportunities
As the national debate on the arms treaty with Iran continues in this country, Iran, the EU, the UN and the US adopted the Joint ... Read More
IATA Releases New Proposed Restrictions to the Provisions for Lithium Batteries for 2016
Earlier this year, new regulations governing the air shipping of lithium batteries went into effect, and these rules have affected shippers of lithium batteries as ... Read More
Update Guidance for Handling our SDN Screening & Lists
As we all know, it is mandated that we screen our International transactions for entities or persons on the Specially Designated Nationals and Block Persons ... Read More
OSHA Updates Hazardous Chemicals Classifications for 2015
OSHA has taken the UN GHS and issued their HCS and SDS requirements. Say that quickly three times. The United States Occupational Safety and Health ... Read More
FDA Releases New Documentation Requirements for Goods Imported from Tianjin
US importers of human and animal food products, human and animal drug products and medical devices from the Tianjin, China region should be conscious of ... Read More
FAA Supports Banning Lithium Batteries on International and Domestic Passenger Flights
After a series of dangerous incidents involving the shipment of lithium batteries by air, the airline industry’s standard practice of filling cargo capacity in passenger ... Read More
Even with Some Relaxed Measures Cuban Trade Embargo Still in Effect
With all the hoopla in the news recently regarding the opening up of trade with Cuba, please keep in mind that the embargo is still ... Read More
IATA Releases Latest Edition of Dangerous Goods Regulations for 2016
As the transport industry continues to incorporate and train in IATA 2015 Dangerous Goods Regulations, IATA has just released its 57th edition of the IATA ... Read More
