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The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) will hold its quarterly meeting on October 3, in Washington, DC. The meeting will be open to the public. The Federal Register notice with agenda: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/09/10/2018-19614/commercial-customs-operations-advisory-committee-coac This document is CONFIDENTIAL and contains PROPRIETARY information. It is solely for the use of the recipient. Any further review, disclosure, copying,… Read more : Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee Meeting October 3

Shippers looking for a return to more balanced market conditions shouldn’t set their hopes very high – at least not until the second half of 2019, based on currently available market data and projections of US economic growth. As reported in the Journal of Commerce: https://www.joc.com/trucking-logistics/%E2%80%98bullish%E2%80%99-us-truck-market-last-well-2019_20180911.html This document is CONFIDENTIAL and contains PROPRIETARY information. It… Read more : U.S. Peak Season to Test Intermodal Service

On January 15, 2019, the Safe Foods for Canadian Act (SFCA) and Safe Foods for Canadians Regulation (SFCR) will come into effect. Some requirements will be immediate, while others will be phased in over a 12-30 month period based on food commodity, type of activity and business size. The consolidated regulations will require food business… Read more : Safe Foods for Canadian Act and Regulations Effective January 15, 2019

High-level negotiations are expected this week between Canada and the U.S. Congress is pressing Canada to be kept in NAFTA, after the U.S. and Mexico struck their own detail last month.   Key issues remain of dispute panels, cultural exemptions, dairy, de minimis threshold level, pharmaceuticals, and intellectual property. As reported in the Financial Post: https://business.financialpost.com/news/economy/its-crunch-week-again-for-nafta-with-u-s-and-canada-at-odds… Read more : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Update

On September 24, the third round of Section 301 tariffs come into effect at 10%, and starting January 1, 2019, the level of tariffs increases to 25%. Approximately 300 tariff lines from the original July 1 list are fully or partially exempt from the tariffs. The U.S. Trade Representative notice, with link to the final… Read more : Section 301 (China) Tariff Update – Third Round Effective September 24