Thursday, October 04, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report A provision in the updated NAFTA concluded this past weekend could make it more difficult for Canada and Mexico to pursue potential free trade agreements with China. Observers say the Trump administration could look to insert a similar provision in possible FTAs with the European […]
Wednesday, October 03, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The International Trade Commission is seeking input for a newly instituted investigation of the effects on the U.S. economy of the duty suspensions and reductions in the miscellaneous trade bill enacted into law Sept. 13. The ITC states that it will provide a broad assessment […]
Tuesday, October 02, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The U.S., Canada, and Mexico announced Sept. 28 an agreement to modernize the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement. The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is expected to be signed by Dec. 1, which could bring it up for congressional consideration in early 2019. According to fact sheets […]
Monday, October 01, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report Food facilities required to register with the Food and Drug Administration must renew their registrations between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31. Food being imported or offered for import into the U.S. from a foreign facility for which registration has not been submitted or renewed must […]
Monday, October 01, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has announced the fiscal year 2019 (Oct. 1, 2018, through Sept. 30, 2019) limits on duty- and quota-free imports of apparel articles assembled from regional and third-country fabric under the African Growth and Opportunity Act. Apparel articles […]
Friday, September 28, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The Food and Drug Administration is soliciting businesses with multiple food processing facilities that implement centrally-developed supply chain programs and recall plans to volunteer for two-tier inspections. For participating facilities, FDA will assess the adequacy of written supply-chain programs and recall plans as well as […]
Friday, September 28, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The Food and Drug Administration is soliciting businesses with multiple food processing facilities that implement centrally-developed supply chain programs and recall plans to volunteer for two-tier inspections. For participating facilities, FDA will assess the adequacy of written supply-chain programs and recall plans as well as […]
Thursday, September 27, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The U.S. and Japan announced Sept. 26 plans to launch negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement on goods, as well as other key areas including services, that can produce “early achievements.” The two countries also intend to hold talks on other trade and investment items […]
Following termination of a commercial agency agreement, companies cannot blanketly retain what is referred to in Germany as the “Stornoreserve” (or simply “cancellation reserves”), i.e. the amount withheld in the insurance sector from the commercial agent in case the policy he or she concluded is cancelled. That was the verdict of the Oberlandesgericht (OLG) Karlsruhe, […]
Wednesday, September 26, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced plans to use a $30 million congressional appropriation to make a number of enhancements to the Automated Commercial Environment. These enhancements have been selected based on the interests of the trade community and the potential to reduce its […]
Tuesday, September 25, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report Readers are reminded that Oct. 9 is the deadline for submitting requests for exclusions from the additional 25 percent tariff imposed as of July 6 on so-called List 1 goods imported from China. This tariff, which affects 818 tariff lines, was levied in response to […]
Friday, September 21, 2018 Separate petitions filed Sept. 19 and Sept. 21 allege that refillable steel kegs from China, Germany, and Mexico and aluminum wire and cable from China are being sold at less than fair value in the U.S. market, and that subject merchandise from China is also benefitting from countervailable subsidies. The alleged […]