Duty Drawback is the United States’ oldest trade program in operation, dating back to 1789 when we were just a fledgling democracy determined to make our presence known on the world stage. The program’s intent then, as it is now, is to put American companies on a more level playing field with its international competition by driving out the cost of import tariffs and fees from its exported products.
AEO stands for Authorized Economic Operator, which is the collective name of high-credit enterprises certified by Customs around the world. You, as an importer and/or exporter, can also be an AEO participant in the international circulation of goods. In China, the official name of AEO is Advanced Certified Enterprise.
2023 was a good year for trade in Vietnam. According to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam, the import and export goods turnover in Vietnam reached 683 billion USD, with a trade surplus of 26 billion USD, more than double that in 2022.
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Canada’s forced labour and child labour act comes into effect on January 1, 2024, and the responsibility to file a report on your supply chain is due on May 31st, 2024. The act is designed to remove or severely limit products of slave or child labour from the Canadian market.
Topics: North America
In 2015, the Paris Agreement was adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention of Climate Change and went into force in 2016. The agreement aims to hold the earth’s average temperature increase to less than 2°C and make collective efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C against pre-industrial levels.
Topics: Europe