On January 11, 2023, an investigation ended when Tao Jiang, the owner of Broad Tech System, Inc., a California-based electronics distribution company, pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to conceal information from the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), as part of a scheme to illegally export…
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Before midnight of the commentary deadline, nearly 1,500 comments were received. In review of the comments, the majority of companies—as well as trade groups from agriculture, retailers, and manufacturing—have told the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) that the Section 301 tariffs on $350 million in Chinese goods have not achieved their aim. Instead,…
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Your shipment has been delivered and freight charges have been paid. Then, weeks, or even months later, you get another bill for demurrage, charged for dwell time at the terminal, or detention, charged per diem for late return of the container. Sound familiar? This situation plays out daily in our industry. Both the carriers and…
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Commerce Department and Department of State have adjusted their civil monetary penalties to account for inflation. Below is a summary of the increases. EAR Civil Violations Maximum civil monetary penalties for violations of the Export Controls Act of 2018 from $328,121to $353,534. Effective January 15, 2023. AES Filings 13 U.S.C. 304,…
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is strictly enforcing the interpretation of first sale requirements. First sale is a lawful way for importers purchasing goods in a multi-tiered transaction to reduce the amount of import duty they pay by declaring the price charged between the manufacturer and the middleman rather than the price charged between…
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The updated U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) deployment schedule outlined an upcoming requirement to include a postal code for entries of China-origin goods. New Chinese manufacturer IDs are now scheduled for deployment on March 18, 2023. The UFLPA Region Alert will add three new data elements that will be performed…
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A Colorado corporation, Ellab, Inc. and Ellab A/S, its Danish parent company, have paid the United States $728,910 in Customs duties to resolve civil allegations the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced recently. The company failed to properly classify its imported products and declare their value, thereby failing to pay the…
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Effective December 19, 2022, all Power of Attorneys (POA) implemented with forwarders or other third parties must be restructured to satisfy a new requirement because of the Modernization of the Customs Broker Regulations Final Rule (87 FR 63267) under 19 CFR 111.36(c)(3). A broker must complete POAs directly with the importer of record (IOR) or drawback…
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has announced the extension of Section 301 China tariff exclusions for 352 products. The original date that the extension was set to expire was December 31, 2022 and has now been extended to September 30, 2023. These are a subset of the original exclusions granted during the…
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The State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) has released its long-awaited updated compliance program guidelines which are intended to outline and detail “key elements” of an effective compliance program, the agency said. The guidelines include the following: Management Commitment DDTC Registration, Jurisdiction and Classification, Authorizations, and Other ITAR Activities Recordkeeping Reporting and Addressing…
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