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COAC Rejects Proposal for Vessel Manifest Data Confidentiality

COAC REJECTS VESSEL MANIFEST DATA CONFIDENTIALITY PROPOSAL In a report released this week, the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) announced it will not proceed with a proposal to automatically make ocean vessel manifest data confidential. This decision is one of several under the 21st Century Customs Framework (21CCF) [...]

2024-03-12T19:39:04+00:00November 29th, 2022|Customs, Freight Talk, Import, Industry Spotlight, Shipping News|

U.S. Extends Section 301 COVID-Related and Medical Product Tariff Exclusions

U.S. EXTENDS SECTION 301 COVID-RELATED AND MEDICAL PRODUCT TARIFF EXCLUSIONS The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced today that the Biden Administration is extending Section 301 Tariff exclusions on 81 medical and COVID-related products. The exclusions were set to expire on November 30, 2022, but now extend through February [...]

2024-03-12T19:37:07+00:00November 23rd, 2022|Customs, Freight Talk, Import, Industry Spotlight, Shipping News|

CBP Forced Labor Benefits Added to CTPAT Trade Compliance Program

CBP FORCED LABOR BENEFITS ADDED TO CTPAT TRADE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM Effective November 18, the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) offers new forced labor benefits to its CTPAT Trade Compliance partners (Partners). "[We are] excited to announce the addition of three benefits for its Partners," said Manuel Garza, Jr., Director [...]

2024-03-12T19:32:28+00:00November 22nd, 2022|Customs, Freight Talk, Import, Industry Spotlight, Shipping News|

Section 301 Update: Four-Year Review and Public Comment

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE OPENS STATUTORY SECTION 301 FOUR-YEAR REVIEW The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) recently announced the next steps for the statutory Section 301 investigation of China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation. The USTR [...]

2024-03-12T20:08:53+00:00October 18th, 2022|Customs & Compliance, Freight Talk, Import, Shipping News|
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