The U.S. government’s Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) has released its Strategy to Prevent the Importation of Goods Mined, Produced, or Manufactured with Forced Labor in the People’s Republic of China—as mandated by the UFLPA. This strategy, along with the UFLPA Operational Guidance for importers, provides the structure for the full implementation of the…
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published guidance to help importers prepare for the implementation of the UFLPA rebuttable presumption, which takes effect on June 21, 2022. This guidance is meant to give operational guidance to trade stakeholders. Importers must comply within the UFLPA strategy as noted in UFLPA, Section 3(b). What is UFLPA?…
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection has published a Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act fact sheet. These are the highlights: What is UFLPA? The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act establishes a rebuttable presumption that any goods produced wholly or in part in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or by certain entities are prohibited from importation into…
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United States Secretary of Commerce, Gina M. Raimondo, announced on May 9 that the U.S. will be suspending 232 tariffs on Ukrainian steel for one year. Ukraine’s steel industry is uniquely important to the country’s economic strength, employing 1 in 13 Ukrainians with good-paying jobs. "Today’s announcement is a signal to the Ukrainian people that…
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has released a notice that asks companies—who benefit from List 1 of the Section 301 tariffs—to tell them if they think the tariffs should continue, by July 5. Companies that benefit from the tariffs on List 2 can comment June 24 to August 22. If there ends…
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Back in January, the Commerce Department adjusted it's civil monetary penalties to account for inflation. The change increases maximum civil monetary penalties for violations of the Export Controls Act of 2018 from $308,901 to $328,121. The rule is effective as of January 15. AES filings 13 U.S.C. 304, Collection of Foreign Trade Statistics (2002); each…
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Although the Court of International Trade’s (CIT) findings that the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) had authority to impose Lists 3 and 4A tariffs did hit the over 3,600 lawsuits challenging the tariffs hard, not all is lost for the importers. In the long-awaited opinion, the court ruled against the plaintiffs' argument that…
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UPDATE: 8/14/2023—The CBSA has officially delayed Phase 2 of CARM until May of 2024. The system will be available to continue testing on a voluntary basis in October of 2023. Who will be able to partake in the testing called CES 2.0 is unknown at this time. CBSA Assessment and Revenue Manager project (CARM) is…
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has decided to extend 137 exclusions covered under List 1, 59 exclusions on List 2, 266 exclusions on List 3, and 87 exclusions on List 4. Except for exclusions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, all of these exclusions have expired. Specifically, the exclusions for most of these…
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The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) recently launched a landing page for its export control actions against Russia, including relevant fact sheets and guidance. Also included is agency contact information, a link to request a formal advisory opinion, and a list of related regulations and “legal resources.” BIS has warned that it has imposed…
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