On October 7th, the U.S. and Japan signed a limited, bilateral trade deal called the United States-Japan Trade Agreement. The deal seeks to eliminate or reduce tariffs on certain agricultural…
Trade Alerts
USTR Issues More Section 301 Exclusions, Announces Filing & Refund Procedures
On October 2nd, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published two more sets of product exclusions from the Chinese goods subject to Section 301 tariffs. Representing HTS numbers…
FDA Publishes List of Records Required Under FSVP
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provided resources for importers to solidify their compliance standing within the requirements of the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) final rule, including…
US Plans Section 301 Tariffs on European Goods; EU May Retaliate
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has authorized the US to implement Section 301 tariffs on European goods in response to subsidies provided to Airbus. The US has announced a planned…
Imports of South Korean Steel Products Will Require Export Certificates
Beginning October 18th, US importers of South Korean steel products subject to absolute quota limits will be required to provide โvalid and properly executed certificates of exportation.โ US Customs and…
USTR Issues New Section 301 Exclusions for Lists One through Three
The US Trade Representative (USTR) has issued new exclusions for goods on the first three Section 301 lists. Exclusions on the first tranche include โ310 specially prepared production descriptions, which…
President Trump Tweets Tariff Extension for Section 301 Lists 1, 2, and 3
Yesterday, President Trump tweeted that the tariff increases for Section 301 lists one, two, and three will be postponed to October 15th. Duties for the goods found on these lists…
Hurricane Dorian Shuts Down Southeastern US Ports
Ports along the southeastern US have been or will be temporarily shut down due to hurricane Dorian. Hurricane Dorian was downgraded from a category five to a category four hurricane,…
Section 301 Tariff Increases Soon in Effect
The increased Section 301 tariffs for List 4 were published in the Federal Register today. The US Trade Representative (USTR) has increased the additional duty from 10% to 15% on…
Trump Will Increase Existing and Planned Section 301 Tariffs
According to the US Trade Representative, the US will increase the tariff rate from 25% to 30% on the existing three lists of goods subject to Section 301. The change…