March 2010

H O M E

CUSTOMS/SECURITY

TSA to Hold Webinar, Town Hall Meetings
to Discuss 100% Air Cargo Screening

EU Report Blasts 100 Percent Scanning Requirement

CBP Announces C-TPAT Annual Accomplishments
2009 a Successful Year for Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism

IMPORT/EXPORT

IMPORTANCE OF INCOTERMS

Focus on Boosting Exports Highlights Need for Effective Compliance and Management Programs

White House Launches National Export Initiative

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN TRANSSHIPMENT PROBES CAN BE EXPECTED BY IMPORTERS OF GOODS COVERED BY ANTIDUMPING ORDERS

TRANSPORTATION

Pros & Cons of "Slow Steaming"

pro - Slow Trip Across Sea Aids Profit and Environment

con - Shippers Rocked and Rolled

With negotiations nearing, shippers and carriers consider 2009’s tough lessons in their 2010 strategies

Five Carriers to Launch Vessel Agreement

The PORT of MILWAUKEE
2009 International Business Increased 22 % over 2008

During a year when Great Lakes international shipping was down 25% and most ports saw declines between 15% and 30%, the Port of Milwaukee international tonnage was up 22%. Overall tonnage was down less than 1 %. more...

WORLD TRADE

Priority Trade Issues

Over half of the merchandise for sale in U.S. markets comes from abroad. In 2007 the total value of all imports into the U.S. was more than $2 trillion. For CBP, whose mission is to prevent terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering the U.S. —while facilitating the flow of legitimate trade and travel—processing these imports meant handling 22 million entry summaries with over 102 million lines, and collecting $32 billion in revenues. more...

Trade Preferences and MTB Strategy Taking Shape

Congress may act soon on a very limited Miscellaneous Trade Bill, to alleviate problems created when many of the duty suspensions expired on December 31.

PRODUCT SAFETY DUTY REFUND OPPORTUNITY
January 28, 2010 By: Alan R. Klestadt Frances P. Hadfield

In 2009, the U.S. Court of International Trade issued a decision in Volkswagen v. United States, 540 F.3d 1324 (CIT 2009) that may provide duty recovery opportunities for importers of merchandise found not to meet government mandated safety standards. more...

CPSC Extends Enforcement on Testing

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted unanimously (5-0) to extend a stay of enforcement on testing and certification of many regulated children’s products. While enforcement of specific CPSC testing requirements has been stayed, the products must still comply with all applicable rules and bans.

Click on the above link to view more information on specific children’s products.

EVENTS/SEMINARS

March 04, 2010 4:00pm to 5:30pm

Seminar - MWTA Monthly Meeting - Target challenging export markets

Export Potential in Challenging Markets

Thursday, March 04, 2010, 4:00pm - 8:00pm Radisson North Shore

4:00 – 5:30 PM – Program I: Export Potential in Challenging Markets
Panelists: Tracy Anderson, American Signal Corporation, Chris Roller, American Signal Corporation,
Ursula M. Wegrzynowicz, Trade Acceptance Group

http://www.mwta.com/news/past-news/171-export-potential-in-challenging-markets

Upcoming BIS Seminars

Chicago, IL March 9-10

Complying with U.S. Export Controls Details

Chicago, IL March 11

How To Develop an Export Management and Compliance Program Details

http://www.bis.doc.gov/seminarsandtraining/elsem.htm

March 16, 2010
"OBAMA AFTER YEAR ONE - ARE YOU STILL STIMULATED"
in the Morning Presented by: Menzie Chinn
Professor of Economics & Public Affairs at the Lafollette School at UW-Madison

"MAINTAINING BRAND CONSISTENCY IN THE GLOBAL MARKET"
in the Afternoon Presented by: Linda Gorchels
Director of Executive Marketing Education at UW School of Business

March 19, 2010 7:30am to 10:00am

Seminar - Marketing to India

April 07, 2010 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Seminar - Global Sales, Sourcing & Product Promotion

April 10, 2010 to April 20, 2010

Trade Mission - Brazil, Chile and Peru Trade Mission 2010

Trade Day Program Update

The 46th Annual Wisconsin International Trade Conference

Tuesday, May 11, 2010 – 8AM to 6PM – Italian Community Center, Milwaukee, WI

http://www.mwta.com/news/past-news/155-trade-day-program-update

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