by Rahul Goyal | Jan 17, 2020 | Import Compliance
This afternoon, the Senate voted in favor of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) by a margin of 89 to 10. With its passing in both the House and the Senate, the measure will now be sent to President Trump who is expected to sign it next week. This marks...
by Rahul Goyal | Jan 7, 2020 | Import Compliance
The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has released its 2020 Harmonized Tariff Schedule. According to the Change Record provided by the ITC, “a significant number of dutiable subheadings and/or their statistical reporting numbers previously...
by Rahul Goyal | Jan 6, 2020 | Import Compliance
In the January 6 edition of the Federal Register, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) issued a notice announcing a new set of product exclusions from List 3 of the Section 301 tariffs. The product exclusions announced in the notice will apply...
by Rahul Goyal | Jan 1, 2020 | Export Compliance
Effective immediately, the Schedule B, Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), and HTS Codes That Are Not Valid for AES tables have been updated to accept the changes to the January 1, 2020 codes. AES will accept shipments with outdated codes during a grace period for 30...
by Rahul Goyal | Dec 24, 2019 | Import Compliance
To recap the new standards, on Jan. 1, 2020, new emissions standards from the International Maritime Organization (IMO), designed to curb emissions produced by maritime shipping, will go into effect. The new standards will further limit the acceptable levels of sulfur...
