by Rahul Goyal | Sep 16, 2020 | International Trade
Possible Court Challenge to Section 301 Duties A coalition of importers has just filed a Court challenge to the USTR’s imposition of Section 301 duties on certain imports from China under lists 3 and 4. These duties were imposed as part of a process purportedly...
by Rahul Goyal | Sep 1, 2020 | International Trade
For the first time in almost 50 years, the United Kingdom (UK) has issued its own tariff regime. The new UK Global Tariff (UKGT) will be effective from January 1, 2021, and is set to replace the European Union’s Common Customs Tariff (EU CCT), which continues to apply...
by Rahul Goyal | Aug 25, 2020 | International Trade
On August 21, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2007 containing 416 ABI records and 77 harmonized tariff records. This update includes modifications to support the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) July...
by Rahul Goyal | Aug 12, 2020 | International Trade
President Trump recently signed an executive order suspending the previous Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992. The act provided that products manufactured and imported from Hong Kong could be marked to indicate “Hong Kong” as their country of origin. Products...
by Rahul Goyal | Aug 4, 2020 | International Trade
Last week, the Americans for Free Trade (of which NCBFAA is a member) sent a letter to Representatives Jackie Walorski (R-IN) and Collin Peterson (D-MN) expressing strong support for their bipartisan legislation, H.R. 7665, to extend current product exclusions from...
by Rahul Goyal | Jul 8, 2020 | Import Compliance
The Australian Government’s Department of Agriculture and the New Zealand Governments Ministry of Primary Industries have issued revised measures regarding fumigation against the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug. Please note the effective date of September 1, 2020, running...
by Rahul Goyal | Jun 23, 2020 | Import Compliance
On June 1, 2020, the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued an updated version of its “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Program” guidance. This is another reminder of the DOJ’s heightened focus regarding evaluating compliance programs...
by Rahul Goyal | Jun 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
The NAFTA C of O will no longer be used for USMCA shipments. The USMCA does not require a specific certificate of origin form. Rather, it requires nine specific data elements, which can be presented in any format, similar to other more modern trade agreements that...
by Rahul Goyal | Jun 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
Indian govt. announced lockdown 5.0 till June 30 in containment zones on Saturday, 30th May. The Ministry of Home Affairs, India issued fresh guidelines for re-opening of all activities outside containment zones in a phased manner. According to the new advisory, all...
by Rahul Goyal | May 18, 2020 | International News
USDA has extended electronic copies of veterinary certificates and phytosanitary certificates due to COVID-19 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has extended its guidance for the electronic submission...
