Joint ventures can be an efficient and effective way to access new markets, develop new products or explore new industries. They can be operational in nature, or passive if they […]
Read moreThursday, 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 […]
The Trump Administration’s ‘Made in America’ policy may be causing headaches for many US importers, but for Bob Silverman, every twist in the ongoing saga is a new opportunity for his legal practice. Despite 30 years as a trade and customs lawyer, Bob says he has never seen the law used in such a way […]
Read moreWednesday, 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 […]
Monday, September 24, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a direct final rule revising the mandatory standard for portable hook-on chairs to incorporate by reference the more recent version of the applicable ASTM standard, ASTM F1235-18. This action will be effective Jan 15, 2019, unless the CPSC […]
Friday, September 21, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The International Trade Commission has created effective Sept. 24 two ten-digit statistical reporting numbers (HTSUS 8517.62.0020 and 8517.62.0090) to administer the recently-announced Section 301 tariff on certain Chinese products of subheading 8517.62. Slated to enter into force Sept. 24, the additional tariff will cover, among […]
Thursday, September 20, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report U.S. Customs and Border Protection is currently circulating within the trade community draft modifications to the minimum security criteria associated with the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism. CBP is gathering input on the proposed changes through the end of October and plans to implement the […]
Tuesday, September 18, 2018 President Trump has announced that beginning Sept. 24 an additional ten percent tariff will be imposed on 5,745 tariff lines from China with an import value of approximately $200 billion. This tariff is scheduled to increase to 25 percent as of Jan. 1, 2019. The president added that if China “takes […]
Wednesday, September 19, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has determined to exclude certain products from the safeguard on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and other CSPV products containing these cells. This safeguard consists of (1) a tariff-rate quota on imports of CSPV cells not partially or fully […]
Tuesday, September 18, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report Requests for exclusions from the additional 25 percent tariff imposed as of Aug. 23 on goods classified under 284 tariff lines when imported from China are due by Dec. 18. This tariff was levied in response to a Section 301 investigation determination that China’s acts, policies, and […]
