The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has added 38 Huawei affiliates to the Entity List, the agency said in its final rule, effective August 17. This imposes a license requirement for all items subject to Export Administration Regulations (EAR). In addition to this, BIS modified four existing Huawei Entity List entries. BIS also refined…
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued their first penalty for imports made with forced labor since the passage of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015. CBP has collected $575,000 in penalties, after the closure of a civil enforcement action against stevia sweetener importer, Pure Circle U.S.A., Inc., per CBP press…
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The Department of Commerce (DOC) has proposed an overhaul of regulations on antidumping (AD) and countervailing duties (CVD). The rule proposes modifying regulations under Part 351 of Title 19 to improve administration and enforcement of the AD and CVD laws. According to the rule, the DOC specifically proposes to: Modify its regulation concerning the time…
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published a revised Certificate of Origin template to assist importers with a variety of Free Trade Agreements. It now includes the USMCA and US-Japan agreements. In this document, you will find that the template changes based on which country selected. The options given are as follows, AustraliaCAFTA-DRChileColombiaJapanKoreaPanamaPeruSingaporeUSMCA If you…
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently updated their Informed Compliance Publication (ICP) on Marking and Country of Origin on U.S. Imports. This publication discusses the country of origin marking requirements, which include general information, forms of marking, special statutory marking, etc. Why Mark Goods? The publication defines the purpose of marking as a…
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Back in April, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) began restricting exports for certain personal protective equipment (PPE) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although they will continue to restrict exports, they have announced a revised list of PPE subject to these restrictions, effective August 10, 2020. According to the notice, FEMA will continue to limit…
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UPDATE: 8/21/20—CBP has announced a 45-day extension for the transition of Hong Kong goods to be marked as a product of China. The new effective date is November 9, 2020. Starting September 25, 2020 goods produced in Hong Kong will need to be marked as a product of China, according to a notice from U.S.…
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The Export Administration Regulations (EAR) were updated in the Federal Register to reflect license exceptions for Hong Kong that are no longer available for exports, reexports and transfers within. No changes were made to the Commerce Control Categories or Country Chart. Where can I find this change in the EAR? Part 740.2 of the EAR…
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has released a notice detailing plans to increase the following Customs user fees by 8.933 percent to reflect inflation, effective October 1. Import clients will see an increase in their U.S. Customs user fees—minimum and maximum Merchandise Processing Fees (MPF)—effective October 1, 2020. Below are examples of the current…
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On July 14, 2020, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that ends preferential treatment for Hong Kong under provisions of the Export Control Reform Act and the Arms Export Control Act. This executive order also expands export restrictions, revoking all license exceptions for exports to Hong Kong for items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), which provide “differential treatment compared to…
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