Foreign Trade Regulations

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class="uscb-color-primary" style="font-size: 1rem;"> <span>Main</span> </a> </span> </li> <li class="uscb-filter-parent"> <span> <a href="https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/about/index.html" tabindex="0" class="uscb-color-primary" style="font-size: 1rem;"> <span>About</span> </a> </span> </li> <li class="uscb-filter-parent"> <span> <a href="https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/data/index.html" tabindex="0" class="uscb-color-primary" style="font-size: 1rem;"> <span>Data</span> </a> </span> </li> <li class="uscb-filter-parent"> <span> <a href="https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/aes/index.html" tabindex="0" class="uscb-color-primary" style="font-size: 1rem;"> <span>Export Filing AES</span> </a> </span> </li> <li class="uscb-filter-parent"> <span> <a href="https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/regulations/index.html" tabindex="0" class="uscb-color-primary" style="font-size: 1rem;"> <span>Regulations</span> </a> </span> </li> <li class="uscb-filter-parent"> <span> <a 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style="font-size: 1rem;"> <span>Events</span> </a> </span> </li> <li class="uscb-filter-parent"> <span> <a href="https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/schedule.html" tabindex="0" class="uscb-color-primary" style="font-size: 1rem;"> <span>Release Schedule</span> </a> </span> </li> <li class="uscb-filter-parent"> <span> <a href="https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/reference/definitions/index.html" tabindex="0" class="uscb-color-primary" style="font-size: 1rem;"> <span>Definitions</span> </a> </span> </li> <li class="uscb-filter-parent"> <span> <a href="/econ/currentdata/?programCode=FTD" tabindex="0" class="uscb-color-primary" style="font-size: 1rem;"> <span>Time Series / Trend Charts</span> </a> </span> </li> <li class="uscb-filter-parent"> <span> <a href="https://usatrade.census.gov/" tabindex="0" class="uscb-color-primary" style="font-size: 1rem;"> <span>USA Trade Online</span> </a> </span> </li> <li class="uscb-filter-parent"> <span> <a 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<span>Data</span> </a> </span> </li> <li class="uscb-filter-parent uscb-border-0 uscb-padding-0"> <span> <a href="https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/aes/index.html" tabindex="0" class="uscb-color-primary" style="font-size: 1rem;"> <span>Export Filing AES</span> </a> </span> </li> <li class="uscb-filter-parent uscb-border-0 uscb-padding-0"> <span> <a href="https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/regulations/index.html" tabindex="0" class="uscb-color-primary" style="font-size: 1rem;"> <span>Regulations</span> </a> </span> </li> <li class="uscb-filter-parent uscb-border-0 uscb-padding-0"> <span> <a href="https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/outreach/index.html" tabindex="0" class="uscb-color-primary" style="font-size: 1rem;"> <span>Outreach</span> </a> </span> </li> <li class="uscb-filter-parent uscb-border-0 uscb-padding-0"> <span> <a href="https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/schedules/b/index.html" tabindex="0" class="uscb-color-primary" style="font-size: 1rem;"> <span>Schedule B</span> 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