The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has rejected a petition from ocean carriers and terminal operators who argued that limiting the scope of the party liable for per diem charges on containers would worsen air pollution at ports by creating more congestion. However, according to the FMC, the proposed rule only [...]
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 [...]
In February 2022, The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) passed regulations on detention and demurrage billing associated with the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA-22), in favor of U.S. shippers facing unfair billing practices. The National Retail Federation (NRF) submitted over 250 industry comments suggesting the FMC ruling will limit [...]
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 [...]
On December 9, 2022, The World Trade Organization (WTO) issued four rulings stating the violation of Articles I, II, XI and XXI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in U.S. Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs. The three person WTO panel stated the tariffs enforced in 2018 [...]
