Earlier in March we shared an article on the importance of knowing your suppliers titled, Forced Labor and Chocolate: Do You Know Your Suppliers? The focus of that article was to inform U.S. importers of possible consequences they can face if they underestimate the importance of Reasonable Care, and to reinforce the importance of practicing…
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In August, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) will increase user fees effective October 1, 2018 by 4.886 percent to adjust for inflation for Fiscal Year 2019. One fee affected by this increase is the “Minimum” and “Maximum” Processing Fees. Specifically, the "Minimum" and "Maximum" Merchandise…
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has released the official list of about $200 billion worth of Chinese imports subject to additional tariffs. This list contains 5,745 full or partial lines of the original 6,031 tariff lines that were announced back in July. Starting September 24, 2018 these items will be subject to…
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U.S. Customs Border and Protection (CBP) recognizes that Section 232 and 301 tariffs are having a significant impact on continuous bond amounts and expect to see an increase in insufficient bonds in the coming months. In the meantime, CBP is urging importers, brokers, and sureties to be mindful when determining bond sufficiency based on Section…
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Is your company still on the fence about participating in Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT)? Are these benefits not enticing enough? less CBP examinations front of the line inspections possible exemption from Stratified Exams shorter wait times at the border assignment of a Supply Chain Security Specialist access to the Free and Secure Trade…
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In response to the Trump administration’s recent proposed tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, China has announced their own proposed list of additional 10 percent tariffs. Some of the major items by value on this 10 percent tariff list are food preparations, lasers other than laser diodes, and cast glass sheets. These are…
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The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has finalized list two of Section 301 tariffs on Chinese products. The list contains 279 tariff lines—about $16 billion worth of imports from China—and will be subject to a 25 percent additional tariff. Customs will start collecting these additional duties on August 23, 2018. A Federal Register…
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The updated Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) Minimum Security Criteria (MSC) Workbooks for members has been released and has entered into a commenting period, as of July 25. Over the next 90 days CTPAT members are advised to log into the CTPAT portal and review the updated MSC workbooks in the portal’s Document Section…
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Before we can tackle country of origin, we first must take a step back in history to understand its roots. In 1994 Congress passed the Customs Modernization Act, also known by its abbreviation Mod Act. A legal requirement of the Mod Act obligates importers to exercise reasonable care when importing goods into the United States…
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Good news for importers. Companies are being given the chance to obtain product exclusions from list 1 of Section 301, according to the announcement made on July 6, by the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) office. For each request, the USTR may consider the following Whether a product is available from a source outside of China.…
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