The Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) program regularly emphasizes certain security matters to raise awareness and renew their partners’ caution in supply chain security. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a CTPAT alert, updated on January 22, 2021, that warns CTPAT members of cyber threats. As many CTPAT members have transitioned to working…
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The Department of Commerce, Census and Department of State have increased the civil monetary penalties for export violations to account for inflation. Regardless of when the violation occurred, it is important to recognize that these new amounts are retroactive and can be charged against each violation. Here is a summary of the penalty increases: The…
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Since instituting Section 232 duties—which adds a 25 percent tariff on steel and 10 percent on aluminum imports—several steel importers joined together to challenge the Commerce Department’s report, which all Section 232 steel tariffs were based on, as well as the lack of expiration date for the tariffs. However, on February 4, 2021, the Court…
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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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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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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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The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has reduced licensing restrictions for certain exports to Mexico, Ukraine, and Cyprus by revising their Country Group designations in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). In a final rule which takes effect Dec. 28, BIS adds Mexico and Cyprus in Country Group A:6 and moves Ukraine from Country Group…
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The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has published a set of frequently asked questions in an effort to provide guidance on its summer update to the foreign direct product rule, which increased restrictions on particular foreign trade items. The guidance includes FAQs that explain how restrictions apply to companies and goods, and how they…
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