Importers will be able to submit comments on extending certain Section 301 exclusions, starting July 1, 2020 through July 30, 2020. The exclusions are the second set from list 2—set to expire September 20, 2020—and third set from list 2—set to expire October 2, 2020. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) will evaluate…
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has announced a new exclusion from list 3 of the Section 301 tariffs. The exclusions will apply as of the September 24, 2018, effective date of the $200 billion action, to August 7, 2020. The new exclusion will fall under previously created subheading 9903.88.04, and is for “Motorboats with displacement hulls…
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UPDATE: 6/26/20—The BIS has delayed certain elements of the regulatory changes impacting China, Russia and Venezuela scheduled for June 29, 2020. The requirement for EEI (AES) filings for all shipments, regardless of value or ECCN, destined for the three countries has been updated to require filings for shipments of any value for ECCNs listed in Supplement…
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Where are all the ships? Why is it so tough to secure space right now? We all know this year has seen a record amount of void sailings, where one ship has been taken out of its rotation, or whole strings of vessels have been cancelled. This has resulted in the idle fleet setting a new…
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published updated US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) interim implementing instructions. The additions and updates are listed below. New Phase I Implementation - First Six Months upon Entry into Force - (July 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020) Drawback Entry (Entry Type 47) Reconciliation Entry (Entry Type 09) Updated Making a…
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On June 5, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) followed through on their May 22 press release to add 33 parties, and their aliases, to the Entity List for ties to weapons of mass destruction and military activity within China, or human rights abuses in the Xinjian Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR). What does it…
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has published the official U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Uniform Regulations, which go into effect on July 1, 2020. The Uniform Regulations cover the following chapters, Chapter 4 Origin Procedures and Rules of Origin Chapter 5 Obligations of Importers and Exporters, Origin Procedures Chapter 6 Textile and Apparel Goods…
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has announced a fifth set of exclusions from the fourth list (List 4A) of Section 301 tariffs. The exclusions will apply retroactively to September 1, 2019 until September 1, 2020. These new exclusions include two ten-digit HTSUS subheadings and 32 specially prepared product descriptions, which together respond…
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Let’s start with an unquestionable fact: COVID-19 or not, Chinese manufacturing is not going anywhere. China is home to 35% of U.S. imports and there is no conceivable way that a country, which has spent the last 50 years perfecting the art of supply chain management, is going to give up. However, now it is…
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) will extend certain products from the 5 set of exclusions for list 1 of Section 301 to December 31, 2020. The following products have been extended: Oil well and oil field crank-balanced, long-stroke and beam pumps (described in statistical reporting number 8413.50.0010) Centrifugal pumps, submersible, other than for use…
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