Political pressure to limit the authority of the customs chief to managing staff could undermine the operations and independence of the Customs Department, warns Kriengsak Watanawarangkoon, a former finance deputy permanent secretary.

China's government will aim for economic growth of about 8 per cent next year, even as it faces a tougher time boosting domestic consumption as a driver of growth, its industry minister said on Monday….

The Obama administration's first big move on international trade is good news for Asia, but it doesn't bode well for much of Latin America.

Customs and Border Protection wants to pull the plug on a program started in 1995 to curb drug smuggling on the Mexican border.

As this year’s session of Congress draws to a close, lawmakers missed an opportunity to approve a miscellaneous trade bill that would have extended tariff breaks on hundreds of imported goods.