Tuesday, December 11, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The Federal Maritime Commission will assemble teams of private sector experts early in 2019 to determine the commercial viability of four ideas that could bring clarity and uniformity to when and how shippers pay demurrage (charges for exceeding allotted free time at a terminal) and […]
Thursday, December 06, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report In separate cases, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has determined that there is a reasonable suspicion that importers are evading the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on aluminum extrusions from China (by not declaring certain door thresholds containing aluminum extrusions as subject to these orders) […]
Tuesday, December 04, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report President Trump has agreed to delay a tariff increase on $200 billion worth of imports from China while the two sides conduct negotiations on longstanding trade irritants. In addition, Beijing has agreed to increase purchases from the U.S. in an effort to reduce its bilateral […]
Friday, November 30, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report One of the ways companies affected by this year’s tariff increases on imports from China can avoid or reduce those duties is by moving production, in whole or in part, to other countries. A number of recent press accounts indicate that use of this option […]
Thursday, November 29, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The Office of Foreign Assets Control reports that a U.S. company, on behalf of a former subsidiary, has agreed to pay $87,507 to settle potential civil liability for three apparent violations of the Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations. OFAC states that this case demonstrates the importance […]
Wednesday, November 28, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The European Union and other World Trade Organization members have submitted a proposal designed to reform the functioning of the WTO’s Appellate Body, which reviews Dispute Settlement Body decisions concerning compliance with WTO rules. EU officials said they now expect the U.S. to “engage with […]
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report by Lenny Feldman Despite protests by affected companies and sporadic intergovernmental negotiations, U.S. importers, exporters, and manufacturers continue to be burdened by the additional tariffs the Trump administration imposed earlier this year on hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of imported goods. However, there are a […]
Monday, November 26, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative claims in a Nov. 20 report that the Chinese government has not fundamentally altered the unfair, unreasonable, and market-distorting practices that have led to the imposition of additional duties on some $250 billion worth of U.S. imports from […]
Wednesday, November 21, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission’s annual report to Congress documents numerous challenges in the bilateral trade relationship and concludes that U.S. steps to address those challenges in the past have been insufficient. The report recommends that Congress take a number of actions in […]
Tuesday, November 20, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The Bureau of Industry and Security has launched a process likely to result in export controls on emerging technologies. BIS notes that it is not seeking to expand jurisdiction over technologies not currently subject to the Export Administration Regulations nor to alter existing controls on […]
Monday, November 19, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report Issues to be addressed in a trade agreement between the U.S. and the United Kingdom are the focus of a request for public comment by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. A hearing will be held Jan. 29 in Washington, D.C. and written comments […]
Issues to be addressed in a U.S.-European Union trade agreement are the focus of a new request for public comment by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. A hearing will be held Dec. 14 in Washington, D.C. and written comments are due by Dec. 10. Talks are expected to get underway no earlier than […]