FOUR-YEAR SECTION 301 RESULTS Green Worldwide previously reported that the United States Trade Representative requested public comment on the effectiveness of Section 301 tariffs on Chinese imports. The review period closed on January 17, 2023, and nearly 1,500 comments were submitted by several companies, as well as trade groups [...]
United States (US) and European Union (EU) officials met this week to negotiate a new Tariff Rate Quota Agreement (TRQ) in the aftermath of the United Kingdom's (UK) 2021 exit from the EU. A portion of the UK's agricultural export quotas has been reallocated to the US, increasing the [...]
Under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) trading partners may qualify for zero tariffs on cars and trucks if 75 to 80 percent of their component parts are manufactured in Canada, Mexico, or the United States. The USMCA, signed in 2018 to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), provides rules [...]
The United States and Japan will launch a task force to promote human rights and international labor standards in the supply chain. Signed on January 6 by United States Trade Representative's Katherine Tai and Japan's Minister for Economy, Trade, and Industry Nishimura Yasutoshi, the Memorandum of Cooperation provides the US [...]
The 2023 Basic Edition of the HTS, which was released by the International Trade Commission (ITC), includes changes that went into effect on January 1, 2023. The Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) is a standardized system for classifying goods in international trade. It is used by Customs authorities around the world [...]
The INFORM Consumers Act and the STURDY Act were included in the over 4,000-page omnibus appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) which was approved by Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden last week. Both of these acts were included to provide consumer protections. INFORM CONSUMERS ACT [...]
As previously reported by Green, the CBP is launching a new requirement within CBP’s Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). The new requirement will be called “UFLPA Region Alert” under which the “postal code” will become a “required field” when “Country of Origin is China for Entry and for Manufacturer Identification Code [...]
U.S. Customs Border Protection (CBP) approved the extension of Immediate Delivery (ID) procedures for merchandise being transported between December 16 and December 31, 2022. ID privileges were first provided to importers in 2020, allowing certain merchandise (identified in 19 CFR 142.21) to be released under a special permit, which would [...]
“I said when we launched this program that I hoped we would never collect a dime because that would mean that containers were moving off our docks. And that’s exactly what occurred,” said Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka. “I’m grateful to the cargo owners and all our [...]
Green Worldwide Shipping reported in March that many products including terry bathrobes, barbecue grill surfaces, and certain bicycles were excluded from Section 301 tariffs levied on imports from China. The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) today announced a nine-month extension of these exclusions. Originally set to expire [...]
