Friday, April 27, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report As e-commerce transactions become more prolific, the stakes for traders and regulators alike are growing as well. Here are five important issues to consider in structuring compliant e-commerce transactions. Click here to register for ST&R’s May 10 webinar on these and other e-commerce issues. Know What […]
Thursday, April 26, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a final determination concerning the country of origin of LED video display cabinets that may be offered to the U.S. government under an undesignated government procurement contract. Any party-at-interest may seek judicial review of these determinations by May […]
Thursday, April 26, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The Federal Maritime Commission has issued notice that the following amended agreements have been filed. Interested parties may submit comments by May 8. ECNA/ECSA Vessel Sharing Agreement (Maersk Line A/S and Hapag-Lloyd AG) – The amendment deletes Hamburg Süd and Aliança Navegaçao e Logistica Ltda. […]
Tuesday, May 08, 2018 Time: 2:00 pm EDT – 3:30 pm EDT Cost: $200.00 Webinar: 1.5 CCS Credits This is the fourth webinar in a five-part series designed to help importers learn how to properly classify wearing apparel under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. In this series participants will review a variety of apparel samples […]
Wednesday, April 25, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report As CEOs fight tariffs, Trump hears pleas to add more “Makers of steel wheels, safes and other products want the U.S. to impose tariffs on goods by their Chinese competitors, which aren’t among the products targeted so far. They say the duties the U.S. imposed […]
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The White House announced April 20 that Mira Ricardel, who has led the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security since last August, will be leaving that post to become deputy national security advisor. The departure comes as BIS is under mounting pressure to […]
Thursday, May 03, 2018 Time: 2:00 pm EDT – 3:00 pm EDT Cost: $200.00 Webinar: 1 CCS Credit Intellectual property protection is an increasing priority for the federal government. Border seizures of infringing goods continue to rise, and the White House is pursuing stronger enforcement initiatives such as the proposed Section 301 tariffs against imports from […]
Monday, April 23, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The Federal Trade Commission has finalized a settlement under which a U.S. company has agreed to stop making false claims that the hats and other products it sells are all or virtually all made in the U.S. and to halt deceptive use of its “American […]
Monday, April 23, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The International Trade Commission has issued its annual report intended to inform representatives of parties to ITC proceedings as to some specific types of administrative protective order breaches encountered and the corresponding types of actions that have been taken. This year’s report covers calendar year […]
Friday, April 20, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The following proposed and final revocations and modifications of U.S. Customs and Border Protection classification rulings are included in the April 18, 2018, Customs Bulletin and Decisions. Comments on the proposals are due no later than May 18, and the final actions will be effective with […]
Thursday, April 19, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report Magnetic Data Storage Tapes. The International Trade Commission has terminated patent infringement investigation 337-TA-1076 of magnetic data storage tapes and cartridges containing the same with respect to one patent based on the withdrawal of allegations regarding all of the asserted claims of that patent by […]
Tuesday, April 17, 2018 A petition filed April 17 alleges that quartz surface products from China are being sold at less than fair value in the U.S. market and benefiting from countervailable subsidies. The alleged average dumping margin is 455.65 percent. Quartz surface products are extremely hard and durable compared to other surface materials and […]