Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Fact checked by Eddie Regan, BiP Solutions Principal Procurement Consultant Brexit has dramatically changed the UK’s import and export-dynamic. Pre-Brexit trade predictions estimated a 15% decline in UK imports and exports. Typically, the UK imports more than it exports.

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Import and Trade Remedies

APRIL 26, 2024

Under the Regulation, all products (including their components) manufactured using forced labour or placed and made available on the market in the EU, or exported from the EU will be banned.

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Import and Trade Remedies

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Companies importing goods into the EU should be aware of a recent uptick in investigations into alleged circumvention of EU anti-dumping and/or anti-subsidy duties, and, in particular, the implications of such investigations under customs law. Such a finding has far-reaching consequences.

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Import and Trade Remedies

JULY 5, 2024

In particular, the Government seeks comments on whether restrictions on the Canadian EV supply chain are required to safeguard net-benefits to Canadians and Canadian national security. goods in response to Section 232 tariffs imposed by the United States on Canadian steel and aluminium.

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Import and Trade Remedies

OCTOBER 10, 2024

In 2023, the EU applied anti-dumping or anti-subsidy duties (together “AD/AS duties”) on imports of 141 products from 20 countries. The EU regularly extends these duties to imports of these products from other countries to counter circumvention. Option (2) conflates both concepts, which are legally separate.

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Import and Trade Remedies

MARCH 15, 2024

On Tuesday 5 March 2024, the European Council and European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the EU Forced Labour Regulation (“ Regulation “), which will prohibit the placing and making available on the EU market, or the export from the EU market, of products made, extracted or harvested using forced labour.

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Import and Trade Remedies

MARCH 29, 2024

Scope The text of the provisional agreement targets forced labour carried out across the globe by prohibiting companies or individuals from placing or making available on the EU market, or exporting from the EU market, products (including their components) that are made using forced labour.

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Import and Trade Remedies

JULY 1, 2024

In 2023, the EU applied anti-dumping or anti-subsidy duties (together “AD/AS duties”) on imports of 141 products from 20 countries. The EU regularly extends these duties to imports of these products from other countries to counter circumvention. ” Option (2) conflates both concepts, which are legally separate. .”

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Import and Trade Remedies

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

submissions of PDFs) flagged by the pilot; improved legal and governance arrangements between parties around data access, anonymisation, data interpretation, and data ownership and liabilities; and developing the processes for government to accept supply chain data through the UK Single Trade Window.

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Import and Trade Remedies

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

This is mainly because otherwise commercially sensitive information will be reported through use of the template throughout the supply chain, even though CBAM does not legally obliges installation operators to do so. Similar to the previous document, it is also concluded with guidance on specific CBAM exemptions.

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Import and Trade Remedies

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Businesses, either operators or traders, that make available relevant products on the EU market (or export them) will be required to ensure that products are ‘deforestation-free’ Operators are defined as entities who place relevant products on the EU market (including through use in the course of a commercial activity) or export them.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 4, 2024

Feb 2 FAR Interim Rule Implementation of Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCA) Orders Send member comments to Ian Bell at ibell@thecgp.org by Fri., These sections cover a litany of issues, which include licensing, export controls, adoption processes, vulnerability and risk assessments, response concepts, and team roles.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

JANUARY 2, 2024

Below we outline the key portions of the Proposed Rule that will be of particular importance to defense contractors. Requirements for Subcontractors and Service Providers The Proposed Rule confirms that DoD wants the CMMC requirements to apply throughout the supply chain, at all tiers. What is the CMMC, Again?

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GovCon & Trade

AUGUST 28, 2023

A flurry of new domestic-preference updates brings greater clarity to the requirements and imparts important lessons that government contractors should know when bidding for and performing on federal financial assistance programs. It is important to note the test does not incorporate costs related to the manufacture of the product.

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GovCon & Trade

OCTOBER 5, 2023

On a day-to-day basis, restrictions arise most commonly in the context of export controls and economic sanctions. Ultimately, CFIUS exists to identify and address national security risks that cannot be ameliorated through another legal regime such as export controls or Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence (FOCI) mitigation.

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Import and Trade Remedies

MARCH 28, 2024

The Customs (Preferential Trade Arrangements: Error in Evidence of Origin) Regulations 2024 (the “ Regulations ”), which introduce into UK law the obligation for exporters to notify their customers if they discover any material error in a Certificate of Origin they have issued, have come into force on 13 March 2024.

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The Procurement School

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

They followed the Supply Chain Canada’s Code of Ethics for Professionals the letter for their entire career and had never encountered this situation before. For example, a Buyer was tasked with ordering scientific equipment and lab supplies for a university in Africa. All went well until the shipment arrived at the airport.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

12 Responsible Consumption and Production , calls for a systemic approach and cooperation among all stakeholders along the supply chain to achieve sustainable production and consumption patterns. This factor might be included as an important score in the overall evaluation rating scale. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) No.

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Import and Trade Remedies

APRIL 25, 2024

The investigation also comes close on the heels of President Biden’s call to increase tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum imports , where the Chinese government subsidies to its domestic producers is also claimed to come at the expense of American industrial producers.

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Import and Trade Remedies

OCTOBER 3, 2023

From May to August 2023, the Government passed into law novel supply chain transparency legislation and introduced amendments and legislative proposals that are impacting, or will impact, compliance with Canadian customs, export controls, and economic sanctions legislation.

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Import and Trade Remedies

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Customs CARM After being postponed from its May 13, 2024, CARM Release 3 is scheduled for 3:00 AM EST on October 21, 2024, at which point it becomes the official system of record for imports into Canada. Importers (non-CSA) can expect their first Statement of Account (SOA) to be issued on October 25, which will be due on October 31.

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Import and Trade Remedies

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

We are thrilled to announce the return of Baker McKenzie’s Asia Pacific Trade Conference , the premier flagship event for our Trade Practice Group in Asia Pacific where trade experts from 10 APAC jurisdictions will discuss the evolving geopolitical and trade regulatory landscape effecting supply chains in APAC.

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Procurement Notes

MARCH 16, 2023

First , PPI “does not include imports, because imports are by definition not produced by domestic firms.” [10] 10] In contrast, CPI covers the prices consumers pay, irrespective of whether a good or service is imported or domestically produced. 86] Hence, supply chain realignment is well underway. .”

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Import and Trade Remedies

DECEMBER 20, 2024

In particular, the following benefits now apply: Tariffs : Over 99% of UK goods exported to CPTPP-member countries are now eligible for zero tariffs. Diversification of supply chain : UK businesses are able to diversify and expand their supply chains across member countries, including expanding where raw materials are purchased.

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Import and Trade Remedies

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The President-elect’s recent announcement of 25% tariffs on “all” Canadian (and Mexican) imports echoes of 2018, where in his first term, President Trump applied 25% tariffs on Canadian-origin steel and aluminum products ( 2018 Tariffs ). announces 25% tariffs on steel imports into the U.S., origin goods.

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