AAEI has been an advocate for the trade community since the beginning as it was formed in New York after the enactment of the Antidumping Act of 1921. Through the years, AAEI has principally been engaged in advocacy issues related to all the major trade compliance and facilitation initiatives over the 20th Century – Foreign Trade Zones, GATT, NAFTA, and the Customs Modernization Act in 1993.
Since 2002, AAEI has relocated from New York City to Washington, D.C. in order to fully engage the federal government on behalf of the entire trade community – U.S. exporters, importers, and the companies that serve the trade. AAEI has consistently testified on trade compliance and facilitation issues before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee and the Trade Subcommittee of the House Way and Means Committee. A major AAEI effort for the past three year has been the passage of the Drawback Simplification Act which seeks to modernize and streamline U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s drawback system so that more companies may take advantage of this duty refund program.
Since 9/11, trade security has become a key issue for U.S. exporters and importers. AAEI covers the thirty various Congressional Committees which have jurisdiction over the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, principally the U.S. House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee and the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee. AAEI has submitted written testimony on legislation that directly affects the trade community’s ability to export and import goods from and to the United States in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
AAEI has recently expanded its advocacy role by appearing before the President’s Interagency Group on Product Safety as well as the Subcommittee on Health of the House Energy and Commerce Committee regarding product safety issues. As Congress moves from consumer products to other goods, such as food, drugs and devices, AAEI will engage with the Congressional committees with jurisdiction to educate policymakers on the concerns of the trade community on product safety issues.
Often, legislation is enacted in large “must pass” bills with little opportunity for review and comment, have a big impact on the trade community. A recent example is the Lacey Act amendments passed as Section 8204 in the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 which expanded the scope of the statute to a broader range of plants and plant products. AAEI is constantly on the lookout for any legislation that imposes new requirements on the global supply chain or at the port of entry or export since these burdens fall heaviest on the trade community.
AAEI also keeps government affairs representatives of member companies informed on its legislative activities on behalf of the trade. Let us know how we can help your company.
AAEI has been an advocate for the trade community since the beginning as it was formed in New York after the enactment of the Antidumping Act of 1921. Through the years, AAEI has principally been engaged in advocacy issues related to all the major trade compliance and facilitation initiatives over the 20th Century – Foreign Trade Zones, GATT, NAFTA, and the Customs Modernization Act in 1993.
Since 2002, AAEI has relocated from New York City to Washington, D.C. in order to fully engage the federal government on behalf of the entire trade community – U.S. exporters, importers, and the companies that serve the trade. AAEI has consistently testified on trade compliance and facilitation issues before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee and the Trade Subcommittee of the House Way and Means Committee. A major AAEI effort for the past three year has been the passage of the Drawback Simplification Act which seeks to modernize and streamline U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s drawback system so that more companies may take advantage of this duty refund program.
Since 9/11, trade security has become a key issue for U.S. exporters and importers. AAEI covers the thirty various Congressional Committees which have jurisdiction over the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, principally the U.S. House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee and the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee. AAEI has submitted written testimony on legislation that directly affects the trade community’s ability to export and import goods from and to the United States in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
AAEI has recently expanded its advocacy role by appearing before the President’s Interagency Group on Product Safety as well as the Subcommittee on Health of the House Energy and Commerce Committee regarding product safety issues. As Congress moves from consumer products to other goods, such as food, drugs and devices, AAEI will engage with the Congressional committees with jurisdiction to educate policymakers on the concerns of the trade community on product safety issues.
Often, legislation is enacted in large “must pass” bills with little opportunity for review and comment, have a big impact on the trade community. A recent example is the Lacey Act amendments passed as Section 8204 in the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 which expanded the scope of the statute to a broader range of plants and plant products. AAEI is constantly on the lookout for any legislation that imposes new requirements on the global supply chain or at the port of entry or export since these burdens fall heaviest on the trade community.
AAEI also keeps government affairs representatives of member companies informed on its legislative activities on behalf of the trade. Let us know how we can help your company.