FOSTERING TRANSPARENCY & GROWTH The United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act (H.R. 4004) is a bipartisan bill that formally validates Congressional endorsement of the trade agreement negotiated between the Biden Administration and Taiwan. Making its way to President Biden for approval, this legislation outlines stipulations for [...]
COMPREHENSIVE COMPLIANCE DISLOSURES The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is urging China-based companies to provide more comprehensive disclosures regarding their compliance with the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) and reporting on the Chinese government’s involvement in their operations. Recently, a sample letter was shared on the SEC's official website, [...]
USMCA AUTOMOTIVE RULES OF ORIGIN The International Trade Commission (ITC) recently released its first USMCA Automotive Rules of Origin: Economic Impact and Operation report. The report is mandated by section 202A(g)(2) of the USMCA Implementation Act. This Act requires the USITC, an impartial federal agency responsible for factual investigations, to [...]
On June 5, the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) released the 21st Century Customs Framework White Paper (21CCF). Within the documents, COAC remains in disagreement with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on enforcement proposals, including revisions to 19 U.S. Code § 1592. 19 U.S. Code § 1592: Penalties for [...]
CUSTOMS BORDER PROTECTION TO CEASE SECTION 232 ALUMINUM FILING EXTENSIONS Customs Border Protections (CBP) announced the end of Section 232 Aluminum Filing Requirements extensions after May 10, 2023 during a recent National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America webinar. CBP officials indicated that the Agency does not "anticipate additional [...]
IMPORTERS MUST ACCOUNT FOR ORIGIN - SECTIONS 301 & 232 LIABILITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently ruled that importers must consider the country of origin of imported parts to account for potential Section 301 and Section 232 duties. Importers “must apportion the assists provided to the foreign [...]
On March 30, 2023, Customs Border Protections (CBP) announced plans to delay new entry summary requirements to report countries of smelt and cast for imports of aluminum and aluminum derivates by 30 days allowing, "time for the trade to update their software programming and systems to comply with these new [...]
STOPPING FORCED LABOR IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released a new CTPAT Alert this week specifying what CTPAT members must do to comply with the new forced labor requirements that took effect on January 1, 2023 which includes documenting the threat of forced labor [...]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Region Alert goes into effect on March 18, 2023, adding three new validations to data requirements when the Country of Origin is China and for Manufacturer Identification Code (MID) creation when filing import Customs entries. UFLPA REGION ALERT DATA REQUIREMENTS [...]
UPDATE: On March 30, 2023, Customs Border Protections (CBP) announced plans to delay new entry summary requirements to report countries of smelt and cast for imports of aluminum and aluminum derivates by 30 days allowing, "time for the trade to update their software programming and systems to comply with these [...]
