02/06/2009 - The U.S. government has set a June 24 deadline for requests to extend duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences to additional products. GSP offers companies an opportunity to lower costs for manufacturing inputs and other goods, a particularly attractive option in the current global economic environment.

28/05/2009 - LAREDO, TX- A man is sentenced to six months in prison, three years probation, and an $8000 fine for fraudulently and knowingly facilitating the transportation, concealment and sale of Chinese textiles from the United States to Mexico with falsified invoices and NAFTA certificates of origin.