The origin of a product is a key element in determining applicable duties, which is always an important consideration for importers but particularly so today as the U.S. targets Chinese goods for higher tariffs. In today’s global supply chains, though, where products often undergo processing in multiple countries, it’s not always clear in which country […]
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report U.S. Customs and Border Protection has provided guidance on the entry filing of imports of steel mill articles and aluminum products granted relief from quotas imposed by the Trump administration under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. CBP states that only products […]
Tuesday, November 13, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report Last week’s congressional elections could result in changes to some aspects of the Trump administration’s trade policies but may not have a significant effect on others. The House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees will each have new leaders, and Ways and Means will […]
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 […]
Here we see Jean-Marc Clement (middle) of Woods, LaFortune LLP meeting Julien Latrubesse (right) and Marc de Prémare (left) of Crowe HAF in their Paris office.
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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 […]
A few weeks ago, Walmart’s top brass in Bentonville Arkansas kindly asked the Trump administration to scale back on its plan to put tariffs on Christmas lights, shampoo, dog food, luggage, mattresses, handbags, backpacks, vacuum cleaners, bicycles, cooking grills, cable cords and air conditioners. In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, the company […]
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 […]
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 […]
It looks increasingly like the European Union (EU) and the UK are heading towards a hard Brexit. As time continues to run out, with no transition deal in sight, the deadline of 29th March 2019 looms ever more imposingly on the political horizon. If no deal is reached, the UK will leave the customs union […]
