A surge of inbound goods to the West Coast has resulted in cargo congestion. In particular, some importers using the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are incurring demurrage,…
CBP and White House Warn Enforcement against Counterfeit Goods and Intellectual Property Rights Violations
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has listed Intellectual Property Rights among its priority trade issues. The White House also highlighted this focus with an October 13th presidential memoranda urging…
CBP’s Forced Labor Focus; Forced Labor Fact Sheet Available
Forced labor has increasingly become a focus for US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in part due to regulatory changes brought about by the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of…
Section 301 Lists 3 and 4A Refund Lawsuit – It’s Not Too Late
Importers still have time to file a suit to recover duties paid plus interest for Chinese goods subject to Section 301 Lists 3 and 4A. Less than a month ago,…
APHIS Core Implementation Set for January 25, 2021
In CSMS 44279127, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the postponement of the APHIS Core message set in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) until January 25, 2021. Originally, the…
Electronic Phytosanitary Certificates Functionality Moving to ACE
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will deploy functionality to integrate Electronic Phytosanitary Certificates (ePhyto) into the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) on September 26, 2020. This change will help automate…
New Steel Import License Platform Launching Mid-October; New Data Element Required
Beginning on October 13, 2020, users will find changes in the Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) system. A new field will require users to indicate the country of melt…
CBP Announces Fiscal Year 2021 Customs User Fees
According to CSMS 44153809, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced the new Customs user fees and limitations for the fiscal year 2021. CBP’s fiscal year 2021 begins October…
Exclusions for Over 100 Section 301 Goods to Expire September 20th
On September 20, 2020, over 100 exclusions from Lists 1 and 2 of the Section 301 tariffs on Chinese goods are set to expire. The Office of the US Trade…
USTR Cancels 10% Section 232 Tariffs on Canadian-Origin Aluminum, Retroactive to September 1st
The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) released a statement today announcing that the Section 232 tariffs of 10% on Canadian-origin, non-alloyed, unwrought aluminum will be rescinded. Duty-free treatment…
