Trade News
BTA Shares Updates Regarding CBP Vaccine Mandates – January 2022
January 20, 2022 Board Members, CBP tonight held a briefing for the cross-border trade community on this weekend’s (midnight Jan. 22) implementation of a vaccine requirement for non-U.S. persons crossing into the U.S. who were previously exempt from a vaccine requirement because they were...
Read MoreBTA seeks clarification of new procedures as border crossing restrictions ease
The Border Trade Alliance on October 18, 2021 sent this letter to the Department of Homeland Security that inquires about which documentation will be deemed acceptable proof of vaccination; how children under age 12, who are not eligible for vaccination will be treated when traveling with...
Read MoreBorder Trade Alliance testifies before Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Management, discusses challenges facing land border ports of entry
Former BTA Chairman and Starr-Camargo Bridge Co. President Sam Vale testifies about importance of lifting border travel restrictions WASHINGTON (June 16, 2021)—The Border Trade Alliance on Wednesday delivered testimony before the U.S. Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs...
Read MoreBorder Trade Alliance expresses concerns over erosion of Tomato Suspension Agreement
The BTA in June 2021 sent this letter to Commerce Sec. Gina Raimondo, which expresses the organization's concern that Commerce will treat “FOB U.S. Shipping Point” as meaning the U.S. port-of-entry, not the first U.S. selling agent’s facility. Existing law, however, defines FOB as the first point...
Read MoreBTA to Biden administration: Now is time to lift cross-border travel restrictions
The BTA on March 29, 2021 sent this letter to the Biden administration urging the federal government to lift the restrictions on cross-border travel, citing rising vaccination numbers and falling case positivity numbers. “There is no indication that a resumption of non-commercial cross-border...
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