The loans have a maturity of three years and are disbursed periodically as each shipment of American agricultural products is sent.

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U.S. firms that import garments made in either place will have to put up bonds worth three times as much as each shipment.

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Ensure that there is an inspector at the receiving dock of each of those less than a dozen processors and check each shipment as it comes in.

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Each shipment carries a certificate that details where the diamonds came from, how they were mined, where they were cut and polished, the parties involved, and their ultimate destination.

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What's more, it seems that retail stores have largely been unable to give folks a clear indication as to when new stock will arrive, which prompted some folks to line up each morning just to see if a new shipment has come in (as pictured above).

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