by Rahul Goyal | Nov 27, 2019 | Import Compliance
On November 20, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued guidance on submitting entries containing products granted exclusions from the third tranche of Section 301 tariffs. Instructions for importers, brokers and filers are as follows: In addition to...
by Rahul Goyal | Nov 14, 2019 | Import Compliance
In the November 13 edition of the Federal Register, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced a new set of Section 301 product exclusions on the third set of tariffs on Chinese goods. According to the notice, the “product exclusions...
by Rahul Goyal | Nov 4, 2019 | Import Compliance
On October 25, President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation modifying “Duty-Free Treatment Under the Generalized System of Preferences and for Other Purposes.” In an Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) release dated the same, USTR...
by Rahul Goyal | Oct 30, 2019 | Import Compliance
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announces that on October 31, 2019 it will begin accepting tariff exclusion requests for Chinese imports subject to an additional 15 percent tariff (List 4 tariffs) Read Here, that went into effect on September 1, 2019. ...
by Rahul Goyal | Oct 11, 2019 | Incoterms
INCOTERMS 2020 has now been released to the general public. The rule changes are not quite as wide-ranging as the 2010 release. The 2020 release is an attempt by the ICC to focus on how the presentation of the rules could be enhanced within the INCOTERMS 2020 guide...
by Rahul Goyal | Oct 3, 2019 | Ocean Logistics
Battered by the year-long United States-China trade war and escalating tariffs, import volumes this summer have not been able to gain any traction as they normally do with back-to-school and holiday merchandise. Retailers are projecting a choppy three months ahead. US...
by Rahul Goyal | Sep 23, 2019 | Import Compliance
On September 17, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced additional Section 301 products exclusions from China. This new set of exclusions contains products from the first, second and third tranches. While these products are currently set...
by Rahul Goyal | Sep 19, 2019 | Ocean Logistics
The trans-Pacific trades will announce the low-sulfur fuel oil surcharges on shippers next month as they phase compliant vessels into their fleets in order to meet the International Maritime Organization’s LSFO requirements taking effect January 1. They intend...
by Rahul Goyal | Sep 10, 2019 | Training
HTS Classification Seminar Fall 2019 The Harmonized Systems Process comprises about 5,000 commodity groups arranged in a legal and logical structure and is supported by well-defined rules to achieve uniform classification. This system is used by more than 200...
by Rahul Goyal | Sep 4, 2019 | Import Compliance
Similar to the process established by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), the China State Council Customs Tariff Commission has implemented a process by which Chinese importers of U.S. origin merchandise can request exclusions from the...
