AIIS Newsletter: July 2020

by | Jul 14, 2020 | Blog, Newsletters, Uncategorized

July 2020 Market UpdateAlthough employers continued to return some people to work in June, the economic outlook for the United States remains uncertain amid ongoing struggles with the coronavirus pandemic.The economy added 4.8 million jobs last month, lowering the...

CUSTOMS CORNER

by | Jul 6, 2020 | Blog

Pest Issues Affect Sea Containers, Not Just WPM The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, familiar from their role in regulation Wood Packaging Materials (WPM), is also concerned with reducing the pest risk of sea...

MEDIA ALERT: Section 232 / Supreme Court

by | Jun 22, 2020 | Blog, Press Releases

MEDIA ALERT News from AIIS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2020 Richard Chriss, AIIS President Phone: 703.245.8040 chriss@aiis.org Alexandria, VA. June 22, 2020. AIIS regrets the decision. From the beginning of our challenge to the Presidential...

AIIS Newsletter: June 2020

by | Jun 16, 2020 | Blog, Newsletters

June 2020 Market Update In the first bit of economic news in several months that qualifies as “good,” the economy added 2.5 million jobs in May, lowering the unemployment rate 1.4 percentage points. The gains in May clawed back a small portion of the job losses that...