Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published the USMCA Implementing Instructions Addendum, which will inform the trade community of USMCA updates. This will cover the changes that were flagged for the trade in CSMS #45309245. These updates include: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs), Merchandise Processing Fees (MPF), end of restrained enforcement, automotive…
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As COVID-19 rapidly surges throughout the state of California, dockworkers have been heavily infected with reports of approximately 700 workers contracted with the virus and hundreds more taking related leave at the LA/Long Beach Ports. Port executives and union leaders have grave concerns over the potential for the ports to shut down as they face…
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Trans-Pacific carriers have announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) effective February 15 2021. This GRI will affect all Canadian and USA destinations. The following amounts are in USD and apply to all freight originating in Asia and the Indian Sub-Continent. General Rate Increase Applies to all U.S. and Canadian portsEffective February 15, 2021 Equip.USD20 ft$90040…
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The Trump Administration has revoked certain licenses for companies that sell to Chinese telecommunications company Huawei Technologies, including chipmaker Intel Corporation. In addition to these licensing decisions, dozens of other applications to supply to the company will likely be rejected. The Commerce Department has declined to comment on specific licensing decisions but continues to work…
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Lunar New Year will be celebrated throughout Asia on February 12, 2021, but is shaping up to be much different in China than in years past. The traditional week-long holiday is already being reduced to single day celebration by many factories and service providers. Reeling from spikes in COVID-19 cases in the past weeks, the…
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is issuing a new regional withhold release order (WRO) on all cotton and tomato products grown and produced by entities operating in China’s Xinjiang province. The WRO will take effect Jan. 13 and also applies to goods made in third countries from inputs…
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The FDA has established Jan. 1, 2024 as the uniform compliance date for food labeling regulations that are published on or after Jan. 1, 2021 and on or before Dec. 31, 2022. The final rule has taken effect Jan. 6, 2021. The FDA has stated that they “periodically announce uniform compliance dates for new food…
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President-elect Joe Biden’s two top Commerce Department nominees are Rhode Island Governor, Gina Raimondo as Commerce secretary, and Don Graves as Commerce deputy secretary. The nominees were announced Jan. 8 by Biden, who urged the Senate to quickly confirm the nominations. The need for Senate confirmation comes during a wave of current cabinet resignations including the acting Secretary of Homeland Security, Chad Wolf; who announced he would step down…
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Tariffs on certain goods from France were added to the tariff schedule and took effect on Jan. 6, according to the ITC’s change record. The additional tariffs on certain products were announced in July 2020. Section 301 tariffs announced by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) in July in retaliation for France’s digital services tax (DST)…
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Trans-Atlantic carriers have announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) effective February 1, 2021. This GRI will affect all Canadian and USA destinations. The following amounts are in USD and apply to all freight originating in Asia and the Indian Sub-Continent. General Rate Increase Applies to all USA and Canada destinationsEffective February 1, 2021 Equip.USD20 ft$50040…
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