There are many corporations in Florida in many different industries that do many different kinds of work. However, while there are many differences between the corporations in Florida, they all have one main similarity: they all have shareholders. The number of shareholders depends on the size of the company and other factors, but the shareholders […]
Monday, November 12, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report U.S. Customs and Border Protection has provided the following information on submitting imports of products excluded from the Section 232 additional tariffs on steel (25 percent) and aluminum (10 percent) products. [Click here for background information and the latest news on these tariffs and the exclusion […]
Friday, November 09, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report More than a dozen major trade associations are protesting a provision in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement that would allow the U.S. to lower the value of imports below which goods may enter duty-free to the levels maintained by Canada and Mexico. The groups said such […]
Implementing changes to drawback, modernizing the customs broker regulations, and changes concerning importer identification are among U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s regulatory goals over the next few months. These and other proposed and final rules are included in the semiannual regulatory agendas of the departments of Homeland Security and the Treasury, which list the following regulations affecting international […]
Tuesday, November 06, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The processes and procedures used to review and adjudicate requests to exclude specific products from the Section 232 additional tariffs on imported steel and aluminum will be subject to an audit by the Department of Commerce. The DOC said the objectives of its audit are […]
On November 1, 2018 President Donald J. Trump issued a new Executive Order (the “E.O.”) blocking all property andinterests in property of any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State: (i) to be operating in the gold sector of the Venezuelan economy or in any other sector of the Venezuelan […]
Monday, November 05, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report Effective Nov. 1 China lowered its import duties on 1,585 tariff lines as part of a long-term plan to diversify sourcing away from the U.S. The move is expected to benefit suppliers such as the European Union, southeast Asia, and countries participating in China’s “One […]
Thursday, November 01, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The U.S. rejected this week efforts by several trading partners to pursue litigation at the World Trade Organization against the additional tariffs it imposed earlier this year on imported steel and aluminum. The U.S. asserted that those tariffs followed a decision that such imports threaten […]
An examination of most commercial contracts governing international agreements will reveal a clause dealing with alternative dispute resolution, specifically arbitrations. The oft-quoted advantages of arbitration, as opposed to litigation, usually […]
Read moreWednesday, October 31, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report Dozens of goods are being removed from eligibility for preferential duty treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences in a presidential proclamation issued Oct. 30. These and the other changes set forth below will be effective with respect to goods entered or withdrawn from warehouse […]
Friday, October 26, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report Members of the trade community are being asked to provide input on what should be included in a U.S. trade agreement with Japan. The Trump administration has announced plans to launch negotiations on such an agreement no earlier than Jan. 14, 2019. The Office of the U.S. […]
Thursday, October 25, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report Further enhancing supply chain security, modernizing import and export processes, improving trade intelligence, and maximizing efficiencies are the four major areas U.S. Customs and Border Protection will focus on over the next two years. These goals are set forth in CBP’s “Trade Strategy 2020,” which […]
