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...
by Rahul Goyal | May 18, 2020 | International News
India is in lockdown since 24th March 2020. Indian govt has extended the lock-down two times earlier. The nationwide Lockdown in India was extended from 14th April 2020 till 3rd May 2020. The Government of India further extended the lockdown till 17th May 2020,...
by Rahul Goyal | May 15, 2020 | Air Freight Logistics
The air cargo industry is facing challenges on a scale unparalleled to any other time. Air cargo from China continues to surge to meet demands for PPE, creating extremely high rates. Air carriers are pushing to add capacity to meet the spiking demand for these...
