On August 7, 2018, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published the list of 279 Chinese imported products that will be subject to an additional tariff of 25 percent. As part of the Section 301 tariffs previously announced, the tariff is being imposed as a response to China’s unfair trade

Under the Bioterrorism Act of 2002 and the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011, facilities which engage in the manufacturing, processing, packing, or holding of food for consumption in the US must register with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These facilities are required to reaffirm the information submitted by

In the fiscal year 2019, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will adjust Customs user fees and limitations for inflation. In accordance with the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act), the minimum merchandise processing fee (MPF) will increase to $26.22 from $25.67 and the maximum will be raised to

All India Motor Transport Association has ended their eight-day strike after a meeting with the government resulted in an agreement that most of their demands would be considered.  The strike, which began on June 20, 2018, demanded reduced diesel prices by bringing the fuel under the Goods and Services Tax

On Tuesday, July 24, 2018, Cosco Shipping’s US operations suffered a cyber attack, impacting its internet connection and compromising the carrier’s ability to communicate with its vessels, customers, vendors, and marine terminals.  It’s unknown how long it will take to restore full operations. Cosco’s overseas operations were not affected and

Chinese-origin goods subject to the new Section 301 tariffs qualify for duty drawback. For exporters, the duty drawback eligibility will help mitigate the costs resulting from the increased tariffs. A few days before the tariffs went into effect, the US government announced that the Section 301 duties would qualify for

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began implementing changes to the in-bond process, as published in a final rule last fall. The rule changes are intended to enhance CBP’s ability to regulate and track in-bond goods and ensure they are properly entered or exported. As found in CBP’s online in-bond

The US Trade Representative (USTR) has proposed a new, additional 10 percent tariff on 6,031 8-digit tariff lines of Chinese goods. The proposed list of goods, equating to approximately $200B worth of imports, is on pages 11 through 205 of the USTR publication released on July 10th. The type of

Over the last several days, Mumbai, India has seen heavy rainfall resulting in flooding. Public transportation, railways, sea ports, and airports are impacted. The port of Nhava Sheva and Mumbai airport are experiencing staffing shortages and operational issues causing a delay in the movement of cargo transportation. Over the next

All India Motor Transport Association has called for a strike beginning July 20th. The strike is in protest of frequent fuel price increases, national road permit issues, and unclear toll policies. It’s anticipated that a variety of associations and political parties will support a strike. In the event of a

On Friday, the Trump Administration announced a list of 818 Chinese products (down from the 1,300 tariff lines originally published) that will be subject to an additional 25 percent tariff effective July 6. A list of an additional 284 Chinese goods, not previously published, are also up for 25 percent

On June 5, 2018, the government of Mexico announced suspension of preferential tariff treatment under NAFTA for key U.S. products, including: pork cheese apples cranberries potatoes ham whisky certain steel products certain aluminum products some fans certain boats particular furniture items certain lighting articles Depending upon the product, tariffs are

The US recently imposed tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum products from trade partners around the globe, as well as goods imported from China. In retaliation, trade partners have hit back with counter tariffs on US exports. Canada’s Response Beginning July 1st, Canada is set to impose tariffs on

On May 31, 2018, the White House issued two proclamations to follow through on Section 232 duties on steel and aluminum imports from the European Union (EU), Canada, and Mexico. The proclamations add 25 percent duties on steel and 10 percent on aluminum. Previously, a 30-day extension—ending June 1st—exempted these

Yesterday, a tentative four-year agreement was reached between the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) and the Central Pacific Railway (CP Rail) ending the short strike. The agreement will be ratified by union members shortly. The TCRC represents approximately 3,000 engineers and conductors. Both parties acknowledged the efforts of the Federal

On May 29th, the White House announced the renewal of plans to impose 25 percent tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods. Just last week, the Section 301 tariffs were tabled while the countries negotiated. The Trump Administration announced that the final tariff list will be published June 15th,

The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) union issued the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) a notice with their intent to strike. At this time, the union will strike as of Tuesday, May 29th at 10:00PM ET. During the strike, CP intermodal terminals will remain open and operational as long as there

MSC and Maersk have implemented emergency bunker surcharges (EBS) this week, and other ocean carriers are expected to follow. The EBS comes as a result of 2018 bunker costs exceeding prices from the start of the year by 20 percent. The standard bunker adjustment factors do not cover such an

Following two days of meetings in Washington, D.C. last week, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced the United States and China have put on hold the 25 percent tariffs that each country had proposed. In April, the U.S. proposed 25 percent additional duty on 1,300 tariff lines of Chinese products. The

A strike at India’s largest container port, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT; Nhava Sheva), ended over the weekend. The strike began May 9, 2018, over a government-controlled transport solution that went into effect May 1st. The solution, called the direct port delivery (DPD) program, grants exclusive rights to four third-party