The recent Executive Order (EO) ending Hong Kong’s special trade status will not “result in additional tariffs on goods from Hong Kong,” according to International Trade Today who quoted a…
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Port of Montreal Anticipates 72-Hour Strike
The Port of Montreal anticipates a 72-hour strike beginning on July 27, 2020, at 7:00 AM ET. The general strike will impact all terminals except for Oceanex services and the…
Section 301 Tariffs List 4: More Exclusions Granted
A new round of product exclusions from Section 301 List 4 tariffs on goods originating in China has been published by the US Trade Representative (USTR). The list of “11…
Section 301 Tariffs Being Applied to French Goods in 2021
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced on July 10, 2020, that certain French goods would be subject to Section 301 duties. The USTR will apply a 25% duty on 21…
Court Determines Section 232 Actions on Turkish Steel
A Court of International Trade (CIT) panel shared in a July 14th decision that President Trump violated Section 232’s procedural requirements regarding tariffs on Turkish steel. The decision concerned a…
Hong Kong’s Special Trade Status Ended
On July 14, 2020, an executive order from President Trump ended Hong Kong’s special trade status stating the “Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong (Hong Kong) is no longer sufficiently…
USTR Issues More Section 301 Exclusions, Other Exclusions Expire
The US Trade Representative (USTR) has provided the “unpublished” announcement of another round of product exclusions from Chinese goods subject to the Section 301 tariffs found on List 4. The…
HTS Revision 14 Includes Major Updates, USMCA, and 10-Digit Suffix Changes for Some Products
On July 1st, the US International Trade Commission (USITC) released a major update to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS). Revision 14 now includes the US Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA), an…
APHIS Core Implementation in ACE Delayed until January 2021
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shared that USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Core Message Set implementation in ACE would be extended until January 2021, according to…
BIEC Provides Guidance on Section 321 Shipments Regulated by PGAs
The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (TFTEA) increased the de minimis value exemption of Section 321 shipments from $200 to $800; however, most partner government agencies (PGAs)…
