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 AES will accept shipments with outdated codes during a grace period for 30...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...
by Bengt Reed Anderson | Dec 17, 2019 | Export Compliance, Import Compliance
USMCA Agreement Reached Democratic members of the House of Representatives and the White House came to an agreement last week to move forward on the USMCA trade agreement. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Richard E. Neal and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...
by Bengt Reed Anderson | Dec 16, 2019 | Import Compliance
U.S. and China Announce Phase One Trade Deal On December 13, the United States and China came to terms on a Phase One trade agreement that will require China to make structural reforms and other changes to their economic and trade philosophies in the areas of...
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...
