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FDA Food Traceability Final Rule
Information for importers on FDA's Food Traceability Final Rule: What is the Food Traceability Final Rule? The Food Traceability Final Rule establishes recordkeeping requirements intended to improve the process of tracing and removing con [...]
Read MoreEPA TSCA Title VI – Formaldehyde Emissions Standards
This post was originally published on 04/9/19 and has been updated to include additional information. TSCA Title VI In 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) adopted regulations and policies regarding formaldehyde emissions s [...]
Read MoreUyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
Summary of the UFLPA Implementing Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act prohibits imports of products from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) of the People’s Republic of China due [...]
Read MoreOral Arguments Made in China Tariff Refund Case
Challenges to the Section 301 China tariffs (List 3 and 4a) have been in litigation since 2020, and on February 2 of this year the Court of International Trade heard oral arguments for the case (1). Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. [...]
Read MoreHarmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) – Changes Effective January 27, 2022
A Proclamation to modify the HTS was issued by President Biden on December 23, 2021 and posted in the Federal Register on December 28, 2021. Modifications to the HTS will officially become effective on January 27, 2022 which is the 30-day p [...]
Read MoreChina Power Rationing May Improve Supply Chain Situation
As reported by our Chinese counterparts, the Chinese government is enforcing power rationing at their major industrial hubs to reduce carbon emissions. With the sudden power rationing, along with the COVID-19 situation, many of those industrial hubs [...]
Read MoreChina Tariff Exclusions – USTR Extends through September 30, 2021
The U.S. Trade Representative has approved extensions on HTS headings 9903.88.62, 9903.88.63, 9003.88.64 and 9903.88.65 which are modified by extending Section 301 tariff exclusions through September 30,2021 on certain products for 99 medical care a [...]
Read MoreTransportation Logistics Challenges
We realize that persistent port and rail ramp congestion, container chassis shortages, and excessive detention and demurrage fees from carriers, as well as upheaval among air cargo service providers, are causing significant harm to your import and e [...]
Read MoreU.S.T.R. Grants Two Additional Exclusions Extensions on China 301 Tariffs
9903.88.60 - List 1 Effective with respect to goods entered on or after October 2, 2020, and through December 31, 2020, the USTR has granted another extension to the list.These 9 exclusion extensions were set to expire on October 2, 2020 and are [...]
Read MoreU.S.T.R. Grants Three Additional Exclusions on China 301 Tariffs
9903.88.57 – Tranche 4 Effective with respect to goods entered on or after September 1, 2020, and through December 31, 2020, the USTR has granted another set of exclusions. The list of 87 exclusions are reflected in 73 specially prepared produc [...]
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