Monday, September 17, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report President Trump signed into law Sept. 13 the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act (H.R. 4318), which suspends or reduces through Dec. 31, 2020, import duties on approximately 1,700 products generally not made in the U.S. A majority of the products covered by the MTB are chemicals, […]
Monday, September 17, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The Bureau of Industry and Security is requesting public comments by Oct. 17 on the effectiveness of its licensing procedures for exports of agricultural commodities to Cuba. BIS will include a description of these comments in the biennial report it is required to submit to […]
Friday, September 14, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued a final rule that, effective Oct. 15, will amend its regulations to provide for the approval of all new fruits and vegetables for importation into the U.S. using a notice-based process. This rule […]
Monday, September 10, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The process for individuals and organizations to request exclusions from the Section 232 additional tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum has been modified in response to public comments and the Bureau of Industry and Security’s experience managing this process. Comments on this interim final […]
The Art of the Trade Deal 2.0 – Update on Top Strategies to Avoid or Reduce Section 232 and 301 Duty Increases U.S. importers, exporters, and manufacturers are continuing to look for ways to mitigate the impact of the 10 to 25 percent additional tariffs the U.S. has levied on tens of billions of […]
MTB. The House of Representatives approved Sept. 4 the Senate version of the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (H.R. 4318), which would suspend or reduce through Dec. 31, 2020, import duties on approximately 1,700 products generally not made in the U.S. A majority of the products covered by the MTB are chemicals. Also included are textiles, apparel, […]
The U.S. and Korea have published the agreed outcomes of their negotiations earlier this year to amend and modify the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative states that these outcomes include amendments and modifications to KORUS as well as additional agreements and understandings to improve its implementation. According to USTR, […]
Robert Silverman featured gtreview.com At a time of rising protectionism, there are ways in which companies engaged in global trade can legally bypass increasingly restrictive policies. In fact, for over 100 years, international traders have been following legitimate rules to obtain favourable tariff treatment. With a slow-burning trade war now fuelling anti-globalisation sentiment, GTR speaks to Robert Silverman, […]
Friday, August 31, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report Exclusions from import quotas on steel from South Korea, Argentina, and Brazil and aluminum from Argentina may now be requested under proclamations issued Aug. 29 by President Trump. These quotas were imposed in lieu of the section 232 additional tariffs on steel (25 percent) and […]
Friday, August 31, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The Drug Enforcement Administration has announced its intent to issue an order temporarily including the synthetic cathinone, 1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-(ethylamino)-pentan-1-one (N-ethylpentylone, ephylone) and its optical, positional, and geometric isomers, salts, and salts of isomers into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. The temporary scheduling order will […]
Thursday, August 30, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an administrative message further clarifying the import restrictions on seafood from Mexico imposed by a recent federal court decision. Effective Aug. 24 and until further notice, the Department of Commerce’s National Marine Fisheries Service has prohibited the importation […]
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The presidents of the U.S. and Mexico announced Aug. 27 a preliminary agreement in principle on a bilateral free trade agreement that President Trump indicated will replace NAFTA. The deal is expected to be signed in late November following a 90-day congressional review period. Trump […]