Whose brew uses hops from Hallertau? Anheuser-Busch, says the BOL trade data Bloomberg Businessweek’s cover story, The Plot to Destroy America’s Beer, charging that Anheuser-Busch InBev has fiddled with the recipes for Budweiser and Beck’s, has the brewer fuming....
Lessons from Bootcamp
Notes on a crash course in creating Export Management & Compliance Programs by Peter A. Quinter & Melissa Groisman, guest columnists Last month, Peter Quinter, Chair of the Customs and International Trade Law Group at GrayRobinson, joined Jonathan Barnes,...
October’s Midknights
Walmart promo caps 13th season of US imports of South African summer citrus Walmart, a top US importer of South African citrus, invited shoppers at 32 stores to enjoy a “Taste of South Africa” with samples of oranges from the world’s second-ranked citrus exporter...
In Heaven There Is No Beer
That’s why we drink it here – including 27 million barrels of imported brew What better time than October to join in singing the praises of beer? If you do hoist a glass, odds are that you’ll be drinking an import. Last year, according to a new report from Technomic,...
Into the Sunset
Here’s a fast way to figure current tariffs while they phase out under FTAs by Bill Armbruster, blog anchor Exporters and importers who expect all tariffs to be eliminated once a Free Trade Agreement takes effect may be in for a rude awakening. It turns out that free...
Rotten Tomatoes
Move toward tearing up 16-year US-Mexico tomato trade pact gets bad reviews The US Commerce Department’s September 27 preliminary decision to end a trade pact governing the price of tomatoes exported by Mexico to the US has drawn criticism up and down the supply...
Exporting? Odds Are You’ll Cross the Line
Peter Quinter cautions companies in LexisNexis webinar on export compliance “I don’t care how big a company you are, how small a company you are, how many lawyers you have on staff—compliance people on staff—sooner or later the chances are pretty good that every...
In Dispute: Argentina Trade Policies
WTO complaints against (and from) Argentina are rising. Here’s a scorecard. Its trade policies have secured for Argentina the dubious title of the most protectionist country in the world. As reported by the Latin Business Chronicle, and based on Global Trade Alert...
Mixed Feelings
Survey respondents divided on Panama Canal expansion’s impact on trade flow by Bill Armbruster, blog anchor In my last column, I asked readers to weigh in on a survey regarding the impact of the Panama Canal expansion on US waterborne trade. The $5.25 billion project...
Cautionary Tale
Customs broker charged with using “in-bond” cover to avoid import duties by Peter Quinter, guest columnist In a criminal complaint unsealed on July 25, 2012, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California in San Diego announced that it had charged...