The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has released the latest group of product exclusions for List 3 Section 301 goods from China. The exclusions cover 144 specially prepared product descriptions and two 10-digit HTS subheadings. New exclusions cover food products, pigments, flooring and coverings, backpacks, kitchen goods, sinks, [...]
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has announced that it will grant one-year extensions for eight of 21 specific product exclusions due to expire on April 18, 2020. Section 301 penalties have been in effect for these List 1 products on entries starting July 6, 2018. 8 EXCLUSIONS [...]
In a Federal Register Notice on March 31, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced the extension of the Lacey Act import declaration to 29 additional new tariff lines, starting October 1, 2020. When the Lacey Act was passed in 1900, it became the first federal law protecting [...]
As the demand for medical products, such as ventilators and protective equipment, continues to increase, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has issued guidance for importers seeking to help fill the need but have hit regulatory barriers when arriving to U.S. ports. The Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA) are instructions [...]
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released additional exclusions for medical products targeted under Section 301 tariffs on goods from China. “Throughout the exclusion process, USTR assessed medical necessity in granting exclusions, consistent with its published criteria. In addition, the U.S. Trade Representative, in consultation with the Department [...]
On January 24, 2020, the White House issued a proclamation announcing additional 25 and 10 percent tariffs on certain products of steel and aluminum, effective February 8, 2020. All imports of derivative aluminum articles specified in Annex I to this proclamation shall be subject to an additional 10 percent ad [...]
On Wednesday, January 15, 2020, United States President, Donald Trump, and Chinese Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China, Liu He, took significant steps towards de-escalating the nearly two-year trade war by signing a Phase One trade agreement. The long-awaited trade deal is comprehensive and covers everything from agricultural [...]
On December 31, 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) issued the final set of Section 301 product exclusions for the 2019 calendar. The exclusions, reflected in 2 ten-digit HTSUS subheadings and 66 specially prepared product descriptions, covering 81 separate exclusion requests. LIST 3 ($200 BILLION): EXCLUSIONS GRANTED [...]
After over a year of negotiation and changes, United States has signed off on the final version of a new trade deal with Canada and Mexico that will replace the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Nicknamed “NAFTA 2.0,” the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) includes some key differences from its [...]
In a Twitter post on December 2, 2019, the United States President, Donald Trump, announced intentions to remove tariff exemptions “effective immediately” on steel and aluminum granted to Brazil and Argentina last year. Citing Brazil and Argentina’s massive devaluation of their currencies which enabled China to increase purchases of agricultural [...]
