Following the release of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on July 1, 2020, a series of Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) updates were released that directly impact the importation of safety and medical masks. In the HTS Revision 14, plastic material masks and face shields now have an HTS of their own. Instead of using HTS 3926.90.9990,…
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With the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) taking effect on July 1, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted a series of fact sheets on the requirements and differences between USMCA and the former North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). NAFTA has been in place since January 1994 and will end following the implementation of USMCA,…
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The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has clarified the agency’s suspension of license exceptions for exports to Hong Kong, saying it will no longer allow exceptions for items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) “that provide differential treatment than those available” to China. In the guidance, BIS said U.S. exporters cannot use license…
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Importers will be able to submit comments on extending certain Section 301 exclusions, starting July 1, 2020 through July 30, 2020. The exclusions are the second set from list 2—set to expire September 20, 2020—and third set from list 2—set to expire October 2, 2020. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) will evaluate…
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has announced a new exclusion from list 3 of the Section 301 tariffs. The exclusions will apply as of the September 24, 2018, effective date of the $200 billion action, to August 7, 2020. The new exclusion will fall under previously created subheading 9903.88.04, and is for “Motorboats with displacement hulls…
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UPDATE: 6/26/20—The BIS has delayed certain elements of the regulatory changes impacting China, Russia and Venezuela scheduled for June 29, 2020. The requirement for EEI (AES) filings for all shipments, regardless of value or ECCN, destined for the three countries has been updated to require filings for shipments of any value for ECCNs listed in Supplement…
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Where are all the ships? Why is it so tough to secure space right now? We all know this year has seen a record amount of void sailings, where one ship has been taken out of its rotation, or whole strings of vessels have been cancelled. This has resulted in the idle fleet setting a new…
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published updated US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) interim implementing instructions. The additions and updates are listed below. New Phase I Implementation - First Six Months upon Entry into Force - (July 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020) Drawback Entry (Entry Type 47) Reconciliation Entry (Entry Type 09) Updated Making a…
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On June 5, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) followed through on their May 22 press release to add 33 parties, and their aliases, to the Entity List for ties to weapons of mass destruction and military activity within China, or human rights abuses in the Xinjian Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR). What does it…
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has published the official U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Uniform Regulations, which go into effect on July 1, 2020. The Uniform Regulations cover the following chapters, Chapter 4 Origin Procedures and Rules of Origin Chapter 5 Obligations of Importers and Exporters, Origin Procedures Chapter 6 Textile and Apparel Goods…
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