Zulily enters another era as Qurate sells Seattle e-commerce retailer to investment firm – GeekWire

Zulily revenue dropped 17% in Q1 and it laid off employees. 

Ports of LA, Long Beach shut down amid labor negotiations (msn.com)

Disruptive work actions effectively closed LA/LB ports as well as other ports on the West Coast.  Labor negotiations for 22,000 workers are in process 

CBSA Proposes "Last Sale" Rule for Customs Valuation | Bennett Jones

CBSA is considering a fundamental change that could impact SMEs 

India's Rupee as an Emerging Global Currency for International Trade (law.asia)

Excellent article by our friend Reena Khair, Esq.  Food for thought in international trade. 

EU sets carbon border tax to boost climate efforts : NPR

Less developed countries will likely pay the most additional tax 

EU Customs Reform (europa.eu)

Platforms have liability. Consumers pay duties & VAT on small parcels. A data hub stores details.

National-Artificial-Intelligence-Research-and-Development-Strategic-Plan-2023-Update.pdf (whitehouse.gov)

Should the federal government play a critical role in managing risks of AI?  Read this report from May 23 and advise your thoughts 

A guideline for submission of evidences available to Members in the Member Center. 

Democrats signal growing frustration with globalization (msn.com)

According to the International Trade Administration US exports of goods and services created  over 9 million jobs in 2021. For every billion dollars of U.S. exports (2021) 10 million jobs in the US were supported. Jobs Supported by U.S. Exports (trade.gov)      21 Million jobs supported by imports in 2021     ImportStudyUpdateFINAL.docx (tradepartnership.com)

32a22pc.pdf (mdcourts.gov)

On May 9 the Supreme Court of MD dismissed a lower court ruling annulling a Bill that introduced taxes on revenue from digital advertising . The lower court lacked jurisdiction.