Source: Canada US Link: China 301 List 3 Exclusion Process Announced In the June 20, 2019 pre-publication edition of the Federal Register, the U.S. Trade Representative announced the long awaited process for seeking exclusions for goods on List 3, the one which recently went from 10% to 25%.  While the exclusion process itself generally mirrors th

Source: Canada US Link: Tariff Turbulence Continues to Fly! Putting all the hyperbole and posturing to one side, the recent agreement between Mexico and the U.S. which averted the tariffs can be found in the U.S.- Mexico Joint Statement released June 7, 2019. It consists of a few broad policy statements: Mexico will deploy its National Guard throug

Source: Canada US Link: Trade Trouble – East, West and South, but North Is Settled for Now! Agriculture Secretary Perdue recently stated the trade damages to be addressed in a new round of farm aid is $15 to $20 billion! The general press is replete with stories about how, as these tariffs continue, companies are making sourcing changes that will

Source: Canada US Link: China 301 – Tariff Turmoil For the most up to date details about the China 301 tariffs and how they apply to the goods on List 3 and the possibly soon to be published List 4,plus the state of China’s retaliatory tariffs, please see https://blogmsk.com/2019/05/14/tariff-turmoil/. The post China 301 – Tariff Tur

Source: Canada US Link: Mueller Report and Supply Chain Security Originally published by the Journal of Commerce in May 2019 Were crimes committed? Was the President saved by the inaction of his own staff?  Did he stay on the right side of the law? Was there obstruction of justice? These and other serious topics are the source for heated discussio

Source: Canada US Link: Half a Loaf – Maybe? Originally published in the Journal of Commerce in April 2019 Falling very much into the – you win some and you maybe lose some – a couple of noteworthy decisions have been published which may have long-term implications for the current Administration’s trade policies. The first was i

Source: Canada US Link: Warning to Employers When Staffing Special Projects There are many ways employers may run afoul of the anti-discrimination provisions in U.S. immigration law.  As a very clear starting point, the general rule for a long time has been and remains an employer may not make hiring, firing, or recruitment / referral decisions ba