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Thursday, November 10, 2005
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Thursday, November 10, 2005
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CONTENTS: >> Import Seminar
OTHER PROGRAMS TRADE ALERTS TRADE EVENTS TRADE MISSIONS PRESS RELEASES
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MITC PROGRAMS
Thursday, November 17, 2005 ~ 1:00-4:30 pm This half-day program is an excellent overview of import procedures including important financial, legal and logistical issues. Learn from expert presenters about documentary requirements, critical steps for customs clearance, duties and tariffs, and important terms of purchase and sales when importing. U.S. Customs binding rulings and duty drawbacks will also be featured. This seminar is part of the Citizens Bank International Trade Education Series. The registration fee is $40 for MITC members and $70 for non-members. Maine State Legislators may attend free of charge. For more information or to register, visit http://www.mitc.com/PDF_and_Microsoft_Office_Files/ImportComplianceWeb_000.pdf
OTHER PROGRAMS World Affairs Council presents "Canada and the United States: The World's Most Productive Partnership" The Honorable Stan Keyes, P.C. Canadian Consul General to New England It is well-known that Canada and the U.S. share the longest undefended border in the world and the largest bi-lateral trading relationship in the world. But the partnership extends beyond business to energy, security, technology development andmuch more. Canada's new Consul General to New England Stan Keyes shares his observations on the bilateral relationship and his new post in Boston following a distinguished career in journalism and as an elected member of Parliament in Canadas House of Commons. RSVP with payment method to 780-4551, 780-4552, or by email to programs@wacmaine.org. Healthy choice selection or Regular breakfast available.
Maine-China Networking Conference hosted by Loeb Sullivan School of International Business & Logistics at Maine Maritime Academy The 2nd Maine-China Networking Conference will be in Castine on December 1, 2005 The Loeb-Sullivan School's 2nd Maine-China Networking Conference welcomes those with experience and established contacts in China as well as those who recognize the importance of exploring ways to engage productively with China for reasons commercial, financial or cultural. Lodging is available at the Academy for the night of November 30 and December 1. We advise early registration for the conference as well as housing if required. As of now, we intend to begin at 8.30 a.m. and end by 3.30 p.m. and the featured events a catered luncheon and a keynote address from a speaker of established credentials and experience in dealing with China. There will be an " in absentia" option for those unable to attend in person. The program host is Dr. Shashi Kumar, Dean of the Loeb-Sullivan School of International Business and Logistics, Maine Maritime Academy, and recipient of the 1997 Maine International Trade Center International Innovator of the Year Award. The conference is being coordinated by Bob Sargent, co-founder of the Maine International Networking Service. Bob is a former U.S. diplomat and was recognized by the Maine International Trade Center as International Trade Service Provider of the Year in 1999. http://ibl.mainemaritime.edu
TRADE ALERTS
EU prepares anti-dumping tariffs on China shoe exports - report The European Union is preparing to open a new front in efforts to contain China's booming exports by introducing anti-dumping tariffs on the country's exports of leather and reinforced shoes, the Financial Times reported, citing a senior EU official. The newspaper said the punitive measures are due to be unveiled in the coming month by Peter Mandelson, the EU's trade commissioner, and are also expected to have an impact on Vietnam in the case of leather shoes and on India for reinforced shoes, which are used mainly in the construction industry. After sending inspectors to Asian factories and European distribution outlets, a senior official in Brussels said there was "quite compelling evidence of dumping", which means China has been selling shoes below the cost of production. A preliminary discussion about the shoe tariffs among representatives from the 25 EU member states is scheduled for Wednesday, the paper said. The measures follow a complaint by European shoemakers, which claim their market share is being destroyed by cheap Asian exports.
US to retain penalty tariffs on Indian shrimp The US International Trade Commission on Wednesday, November 2 voted to retain penalty tariffs that have been imposed on shrimp imports from India and Thailand, rejecting arguments from those two nations that the tariffs should be lifted to help producers hurt by last year's tsunami. The commission voted unanimously that the US industry would continue to be injured by imports of shrimp from India and Thailand if penalty tariffs were removed. The commission's investigation came under a procedure known as "changed circumstances" which it had launched in April. Under the review, the commission was faced with determining whether shrimp shipments from India and Thailand had been so curtailed by the devastation from the December 26 tsunami that US Shrimpers were no longer being threatened. http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1535836,00050001.htm
U.S., Others Agree To Eliminate Tariffs on Multichip Technology
TRADE EVENTS China Trade Events 2005
Should you have more specific interest in one of these events, please reference www.export.gov/china/trade events for more information. To U.S. Exhibitors and Attendees at MEDICA 2005, confirm appointments now to meet one on one with our U.S. Embassy based Health Care Commercial Specialists at MEDICA. You have an advance, on-line opportunity to ask questions of and request/schedule appointments with our Health Care Commercial Specialists attending MEDICA 2005. Staff from 19 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Asia will have appointments Nov. 16-18. These initial discussions will prove more productive with your advance registration/submission of questions. Working together with U.S. based Health Care Team, these Medical Trade Specialists from 19 U.S. Embassies are preparing for appointments. Staff from the following countries will be available for meetings: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Egypt, the European Union (Regulations, Standards, Certification), Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iraq, Israel, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK and Vietnam. At this time, this is a complimentary service offered by the U.S. Commercial Service in support of U.S. exhibitors/attendees at MEDICA. Please contact Maryavis Bokal at Maryavis.Bokal@mail.doc.gov with questions. Vegetables and Fruits of Ukraine - December 5-7, 2005 The 2nd International Conference will be much more than just a conference as it will be combined with a full-fledged international exhibition to be displayed in the country's main exhibit complex, "The National Exposition Centre of Ukraine". The conference program will feature something for everyone in all aspects of the produce business from farmers, wholesalers and processors to supermarkets. All presentations will highlight the abundant investment opportunities existing in the market today. Input supply companies ranging from seeds, fertilizers, packaging materials, agricultural machinery and other equipment for the produce business will be able to meet with the participants. Up to 400 fruit and vegetable business professionals from over 15 countries are expected to attend and participate in the conference and thousands will visit the fair. In addition, wholesalers and processors will be able to establish important contacts with produce suppliers, machinery suppliers and buyers of their produce. http://www.lol.org.ua/eng/conferences/fv2005/.
Expo USA 2006 - Region MERCOSUR U.S. Commercial Service in Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina will promote products and services at "Expo USA 2006 Region MERCOSUR," March 27-April 7, 2006. In addition to boosting market exposure and identifying trade leads for your client companies, this tri-State Catalog Exhibition offers an ideal venue for promoting business, travel, and tourism in your state. This is an opportunity to showcase your business in Ribeirao Preto and Porto Alegre, Brazil; Montevideo, Uruguay; and Rosario, Argentina. Please contact Nancy Hesser at U.S. Department of Commerce at 202-482-4663. CETME 2006 will take place in the Kingdom of Bahrain - April 18-21, 2006 Career, Education & Training Middle East is aimed at positioning Bahrain as the education and talent hub and the exhibition is expected to attract participants from 10 countries and some 20,000 visitors. CETME 2006 comprises three main sectors, namely Education, Employment, and Technology & Supply. For more information on CETME 2006, please visit website http://cetme-show.com .
Environmental Protection Technical Equipment Exhibition (EPTEE), Shanghai, April 28-30, 2006 at the INTEX Exhibition Centre in Shanghai. This is a great platform to target the Environmental Protection market in China. In 2005, there were over 500 exhibiting organizations, and over 25,000 people that moved through the show in 3 days. 2006 will be EPTEEs 7th year. Please contact Boyd W. Christenson at 651 228 1738 or at bwchris@ix.netcom.com with questions.
TRADE SHOWS MITC has compiled a list of trade shows of interest to our members based on industry sector and region. To view this list, click on: http://www.mitc.com/Trade_Bulletin/2005/TBTradeShows.htm
TRADE MISSIONS
The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, and the U.S. Commercial Service's Global Health Care and Asian Pacific Teams are working to organize a Beauty and Natural Products Trade Mission to Taipei, Taiwan; Seoul, Korea; and Tokyo, Japan, December 5-9, 2005. The trade mission will target a broad range of natural products focusing on beauty and health enhancing items such as nutritional supplements, vitamins, bath oils and natural cosmetics and shampoos, etc. The goal of the mission will be to match participating U.S. companies with their choice of qualified agents, distributors, representatives, licensees or retailers in each of the three markets. Please contact Tony Michalski at 702-366-9406 or at Tony.Michalski@mail.doc.gov for more information. Gateway to Europe Trade Mission Amsterdam and Brussels May 14-18, 2006 The Commerce Departments International Trade Administration (ITA) and its U.S. Commercial Service (USCS) posts in the Netherlands and Belgium will organize a Gateway to Europe Trade Mission, May 14-18, 2006. This mission will promote U.S. products and services in seven dynamic sectors offering excellent potential for U.S. exports: Environmental, medical, information and communications technology, safety and security, travel and tourism services, automotive equipment, and consumer goods. Both the Netherlands and Belgium offer exceptional possibilities for American companies interested in entering the European market. At each stop, mission participants will benefit from market briefings, networking receptions, and one-on-one business appointments with prospective agents, distributors, partners, and end-users. The mission will provide an opportunity for U.S. companies to gain first-hand market exposure, access to government and industry decision-makers, and one-on-one appointments with qualified business contacts. Please contact Mara Yahnin at 202-482-6238 for further details. Healthcare Trade Mission to Southern Europe, May 22-27, 2006. Join the U.S. Department of Commerce's Healthcare Trade Mission to Athens, Greece; Zagreb, Croatia; and Bologna, Italy. Meet with pre-qualified buyers through one-on-one appointments plus exhibit in your own booth at Exposanitia (Bologna), Europe's second largest medical trade show. U.S. participants will benefit from pre-screened appointments, market briefings, networking receptions, and follow-up assistance. If you are interested, please contact Bill Kutson, Project Manager by telephone at 202-482-2839, by fax at 202-482-0178 or by email at William.Kutson@mail.doc.gov. Mission, Trade Show and Conference: Off-Shoring and Outsourcing in South America, October 11-14, 2005. A great opportunity for American companies to meet with over 20,000 of the key executives who decide investment, joint-ventures, business and purchasing for distributors, wholesalers, chains, retailers, industrial, food & beverage manufacturers, logistic companies, financial & service companies and exporters in the region, with a total purchase power of over 20 billion dollars. These trade shows are the most important events of their kind hosted in South America for several years in a row and receive participants from Chile, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Uruguay, Ecuador among other countries. If you are interested, please contact the New York Commercial Office by telephone at 201-861-3359 or online at http://www.oficinacomercialny.com/brochure.
PRESS RELEASES
Annual Cargo Symposium, November 17, 2005 "China, India, Vietnam: Trading Partners or Competitors?" The Coalition of New England Companies for Trade (CONECT) presents the Annual Northeast Cargo Symposium on November 17 at the Seaport Hotel in South Boston from 11:30 to 5:30. Trade with China, India, and Vietnam has become hot button issues in light of unprecedented trade deficits, outsourcing issues and homeland security concerns. CONECT is pleased to offer a forum for debate that includes not only key policy influencers, but people directly involved in trade and transportation with the three Asian countries. CONECT events are well attended by important industry figures in government, trade law, transportation, brokerage, warehousing and retail and industrial commerce. Topics addressed will include, sourcing, trade quotas, anti-dumping legislation and logistics concerns in China, Vietnam and India. The Cargo Symposium will be held at Boston's Seaport Hotel. Register online at www.conect.org or email conect@charter.net. Bush Says Panama Trade Deal a Priority President Bush acknowledged Monday that it would be difficult to push any U.S.-Panama trade deal through Congress, but said getting one completed remains a top priority for his administration. Bush celebrated the progress on reaching agreement with Panama on a bilateral free-trade pact, welcoming an enthusiastic partner in President Martin Torrijos after days of Latin America resistance to freer trade in the hemisphere. "We just got to continue to work it and to get it done," Bush said after the two met in the Casa Amarilla, a government guest house across the street from the presidential palace. Torrijos wasn't as strongly supportive as Bush, but said an agreement for freer trade between the two nations would bring "advantages and opportunities." To read the full article please go to: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BUSH?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT China, U.S. agree on textiles: report . China and the United States have reached a tentative agreement on Chinese textile imports into the U.S. according to media reports Sunday. The three-year agreement would gradually increase the amounts apparel and other textile products that Chinese manufacturer could sell in the U.S., according to the reports. The agreement, which controls China's access to U.S. markets through 2008, is said to be similar to one that China signed earlier this year with the European Union. The agreement provides r escalating annual growth rates in 34 individual categories of textiles and apparel, The Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition. Americas summit fails to bridge differences on free tradeAn Americas summit the United States had hoped to use to bolster prospects for a free trade zone in the Western Hemisphere ended without bridging a gap between North and South America, where key governments remain wary of the proposal. Thirty-four heads of state and government flew home from this Argentine resort town without agreeing on a specific date for resuming negotiations on the Free Trade Area of the Americas, initially proposed by the United States in 1994. Instead, their surrogates signed a final declaration on fighting poverty that included an annex with opposing viewpoints on the trade initiative. Twenty-nine countries said they wanted to resume negotiations on the FTAA in 2006. But five countries, including Brazil, Argentina and Venezuela, stated their opposition to the deal. "Necessary conditions are not yet present to reach an equitable and balanced hemispheric free trade accord free of subsidies and distorting trade practices...and taking into account the needs and sensibilities of all the members," a text of the annex read. For a copy of the full article please refer to http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=78065
USEFUL WEBSITES CE Marking - The CE mark (an acronym for the French "Conformite Europeene") certifies that a product has met EU health, safety, and environmental requirements, which ensure consumer and workplace safety. All manufacturers in the European Union (EU) and abroad must meet CE mark requirements where applicable in order to market their products in Europe. The following International Trade Administration websites will provide helpful information on CE Marking: http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/tic/ce_mark/ceindex1.htm http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/tic/ce_mark/pdf/CE%20Alert%20brochure3.pdf
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