Customs User Fees Increased for Inflation
Dear Friends and Customers, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a final rule adjusting the following customs user fees and limitations for inflation for...
Industry-Wide News
USDA visit by Dr. Jenny Tucker – National Organic Program
Dear Customers and Friends, New Regulations will impose new requirements on growers, importers and handlers. USDA will soon be publishing...
Section 301 List 4: Update on Additional Chinese tariffs List 4
The United States Trade Representative has announced the phased-in implementation of the additional 10% duty. Initially, all list 4 items would start paying this duty...
Section 301 List 3: Eighth round of products excluded from duties
On August 7, 2019, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published Federal Register (FR) Notice 84 FR 38717 announcing the decision to grant the eighth round of certain...
Section 301 Proposed Tariffs Announced –List 4
Dear Friends and Customers, President Trump has announced that beginning Sept. 1 he will impose a 10 percent additional tariff on virtually all of the remaining $300 billion...
Import Alert – Failure to Comply with FSVP Requirements
Dear Customers and friends, The following bulletin is to inform you that import alert # 99-41 has been published on 07-31-2019 stating that an importer may be added to the Red List...
Section 301 List 1: Sixth round of Exclusions
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Trump: Agreement reached with Mexico over Central American migrants, tariffs indefinitely
Dear Friends and Customers, We are glad to share the good news that the United States and Mexico reached a deal that will avert the use of import tariffs of Mexican goods scheduled...
5% Tariff Update and Payment Method Contingency Plan
Dear customers and friends, Below please find news on today’s meeting. There is still a possibility that a deal will be reached, however we must be prepared in case a it is not reached...
C-TPAT 2nd Quarterly Notice – Business Partners Annual Re-Evaluation
Dear friends and customers: As part of our Supply Chain Security Customer Education Program, attached please find our second quarterly C-TPAT notice for 2019. This edition relates...
CTPAT Conference and Trade Symposium Invitation
Dear Friends and Customers, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is inviting the trade to it’s CTPAT Conference and Trade Symposium. The CTPAT Conference is scheduled to take place on...
Liability and Importance of Providing a correct HTS.
Dear Friends and Customers, Please be reminded that according to 19 USC 1484 (B), the importer of record is responsible for using reasonable care when filing an entry...