How Potential Policy Change Will Affect US-Hong Kong Trade
Following a recent announcement by the Department of State that Hong Kong is no longer sufficiently autonomous from mainland China to...
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Guidelines for 90 Day Deadline Extension for Some US Customs Duties, Taxes & Fees
Today, the Secretary of the Treasury and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that it will temporarily extend deadlines for...
United States & China Phase One Trade Agreement
On December 13, 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the United States and China have reached...
U.S. to Impose Additional Tariffs on EU Goods
In response to a WTO determination that the U.S. may impose up to $7.5 billion annually in countermeasures against the EU due to illegal...
More Section 301 Exclusions Announced & Retroactive Refunds Available
In September 2019, The United State Trade Representative (USTR) announced additional product exclusions to the Section 301 China List...
First FDA Warning to Food Importer
In March 2019, the FDA announced its new strategy aiming to decrease public health risks while maintaining a level playing field for both...
CBP to Introduce New Vessel Manifest Data Confidentiality Tool
On August 23, 2019, U.S. Customs & Border Patrol (CBP) announced that in the coming months, CBP will deploy a new online tool that will...
Section 301 List 4 - Everything You Need to Know
Since the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) initial announcement of a proposed new list of goods to impose additional Section...
Exclusions Announced for Section 301 List 3 Goods
On August 2, 2019, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced the first round of exclusions on China goods from Section 301...
Product Exclusions on Section 301 List 2 Goods
On July 31, 2019, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published another round of exclusions on China goods from Section 301...
Increased Scrutiny on Third Country Products Amid Efforts to Avoid China Tariffs
Although shifting manufacturing operations to change a product’s country of origin has long been a legitimate way to mitigate tariffs on...
Hearings on Proposed 301 Tariffs of Remaining Goods from China
On June 14, 2019, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its schedule of public hearings regarding additional proposed...
Affirmative USITC Antidumping Injury Determination on Quartz Surface Imports from China
On June 11, 2019, the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) announced its determination that a U.S. industry is materially...
New Certification Required for Plywood Imports from China
On June 11, 2019, the International Trade Administration (ITA) published its determination that certain hardwood plywood products with...
Additional Product Exclusions on Section 301 List 1 Goods
On July 6, 2018, increased tariffs on goods from China were imposed under Section 301’s List 1. As part of the US Trade Representative...
White House Announces Its Intention to Impose Tariffs on Imports from Mexico
On May 30, the White House announced its intention to impose a 5% tariff on goods from Mexico in an effort to influence Mexico to...
C-TPAT Cyber Alert on WhatsApp
Earlier this week, a critical vulnerability was discovered in the popular messaging application WhatsApp. This vulnerability allows...
New List of Goods for Section 301 Tariffs Proposed
On May 13, 2019, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced a new list of goods they are proposing to impose additional...
Section 301 Tariff Increase for List 3 Goods Effective May 10, 2019
On May 9, 2019, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published a notice stating their determination that the additional duty for...
Initiation of AD & CVD Investigations of Ceramic Tile Imports from China
On May 1, the Department of Commerce announced the initiation of antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of...