Monday, August 27, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report No agreements were announced following two days of talks in Washington last week on resolving trade irritants between the U.S. and China. Press sources indicate that the U.S. focused more on the structural changes it wants China to make to its economy, moving away from […]
Tuesday, August 28, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The Department of Justice has decided to close without prosecution an investigation into charges that an insurance company violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The DOJ alleged that the company paid approximately $36,000 in bribes to the commerce minister of Barbados in exchange for insurance […]
Friday, August 24, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report China’s compliance with its World Trade Organization accession commitments will be the focus of a hearing and comment period designed to assist the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in preparing its annual report to Congress. Highlights of last year’s report, which took on a […]
Thursday, August 23, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report As of Aug. 23 U.S. Customs and Border Protection will begin collecting an additional 25 percent tariff on another $16 billion worth of imports from China. The list of affected goods (available here) contains 279 tariff lines, many of which are classified in HTSUS chapters […]
Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The U.S. increased its trade enforcement activities and saw higher trade values in 2017, according to the International Trade Commission’s annual review of trade-related activities. The Year in Trade 2017 includes information on (a) antidumping, countervailing, safeguard, intellectual property rights infringement, national security, and section 301 cases […]
Tuesday, August 21, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The Court of International Trade has ruled that artichoke antipasto and green olive tapenade are properly classified as sauces under HTSUS 2103.90.90 rather than as other prepared or preserved vegetables under HTSUS 2005.99.80 or HTSUS 2005.99.97. The subject antipasto consists of quartered artichokes, artichoke juice, […]
Monday, August 20, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report One entity and three individuals in China, Russia, and Singapore have been hit with sanctions by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control for their involvement in facilitating illicit shipments on behalf of North Korea. These sanctions are a reminder to the shipping industry, […]
Monday, August 20, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a direct final rule requiring persons who intend to manufacture (including import) or process any of 27 specified chemical substances for an activity designated as a significant new use by this rule to notify the EPA at least 90 […]
Thursday, August 16, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report Effective Aug. 23, the use of a provision allowing goods assembled abroad from U.S. components to avoid the additional 25 percent tariff imposed on imports from China will be narrowed significantly. This action will affect the $34 billion worth of Chinese products already subject to the tariff […]
Wednesday, August 15, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report Inadequate measures to prevent exports to restricted end-users have resulted in a $155,000 civil penalty against a logistics company accused of violating the Export Administration Regulations. The Bureau of Industry and Security alleged that the company aided the export of an item designated EAR99 to […]
Tuesday, August 14, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The Dominican Republic Earned Import Allowance Program is scheduled to expire Dec. 1 after being in effect for ten years. The Department of Commerce states that entries of qualifying apparel after Dec. 1 may no longer use allowances to qualify for duty-free treatment under this […]
Monday, August 13, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report President Trump announced in an Aug. 10 tweet that he has authorized the doubling of Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum from Turkey, citing the rapid depreciation of the Turkish lira and poor relations between the two countries. The tariffs would jump from 25 […]