UPDATE: 05/10/2019 Customs confirmed yesterday that Section 301 List 3 tariffs will rise to 25%. However, the new 25% rate will only apply to goods which were exported on or after 12:01 a.m. on May 10th; goods which were exported prior to that date and time will...
UPDATE 05/14/2019U.S. Customs was directed to resume suspension of liquidation of entries for fresh tomatoes from Mexico effective May 7, 2019. Margin rates for "All Other Growers and /or Exporters" remain at the 1996 preliminary determination level of 17.56%....
In response to increased needs for Border Patrol agents at our southern border, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Commissioner McAleenan[1] announced staff shifts in a recent press conference. Customs is moving 750 officers from the Ports of Entry to help with...
Update 02/25/2019: President Trump announced yesterday that the U.S. has been making progress in trade talks with China. Therefore, he has decided to delay the increase in tariffs originally set to have taken place on March 2. Posted: 12/04/2018: Over the weekend, a...
Our team of associated attorneys Strengthens Resources The consulting practice FDAImports (http://www.fdaimports.com) announced today that Thomas J. O’Donnell has joined our group of affiliated attorneys to further develop their growing portfolio of regional and...
Yesterday the White House announced another round of tariffs on Chinese imports which will become effective September 24, 2018. This round of tariffs (referred to as “List 3”) was proposed in July and includes human and animal foods and ingredients, cosmetics, and...
While public hearings regarding proposed tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese products have wrapped up this week, the public comment period doesn’t close until September 6, 2018. Affiliated Attorneys Jessica Rifkin and Ben England recently spoke with an importer...
Update 08/13/2018: The President has directed the USTR to consider raising the tariff level from 10% to 25% on the most recent round of tariffs, described below. As a result, the comment period has been extended to September 6, 2018. Posted: 07/19/2018: U.S Trade...
Today, the White House confirmed the Trump administration’s intent to impose tariffs and other restrictions on Chinese goods with “industrially significant technology.” The 25% tariff would be on top of any existing tariffs on those imports. As we reported in April,...
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture’s Directive 7120.1 will result, we expect, in a negative impact on trade at least related to the importation of catfish. FSIS’s 126-page directive is entitled the “Safe and...
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