19 U.S.C. § 1321(a)(2) authorizes administrative exemptions from duty, tax, and formal entry procedures for shipments of certain imported articles, including articles valued at $800 or less. The importing community often...more
2/6/2025
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Customs ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
U.S. Treasury
On November 1, USTR released a comment form prescribing the submission format for public comments in the “necessity review” process for the Section 301 China tariffs. USTR first announced the public comment phase of the...more
Yesterday, in the unprecedented “In re Section 301 Cases” litigation, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) entered a preliminary injunction that suspends the liquidation of plaintiffs’ unliquidated entries from China...more
- Late on Friday, March 20, 2020, USTR announced that it has opened a new public comment period for businesses and government agencies to request additional product exclusions from Section 301 duties for certain...more
Key Points
- USTR has proposed to impose additional duties of up to 100 percent ad valorem on $2.4 billion in imports of French products in response to France’s Digital Services Tax.
- The proposed duties would apply...more
12/5/2019
/ Digital Service Providers ,
Digital Services Tax ,
France ,
Importers ,
International Tax Issues ,
Public Comment ,
Public Hearing ,
Retaliatory Tariffs ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Section 301 ,
Tax Policy ,
USTR
• The USTR will consider a second list of products, totaling $4 billion in imports, to include in its proposed duties of up to 100 percent ad valorem on EU imports.
• The additional list covers 89 separate 8-digit HTSUS...more
7/5/2019
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EU ,
Imports ,
Public Comment ,
Public Hearing ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
Trade Relations ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
• Following a setback in U.S.-China trade negotiations, the USTR has increased the Section 301 List 3 additional duty rate on $200 billion of Chinese-origin products from 10% to 25% (the rate already in effect for $50 billion...more
5/14/2019
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Customs and Border Protection ,
Exclusions ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Notice and Comment ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
• USTR has proposed to impose additional duties of up to 100 percent ad valorem on $21 billion of imports from EU member states as a result of a dispute concerning aircraft subsidies.
• The proposed duties would apply to...more
4/12/2019
/ Ad Valorem Tax ,
Comment Period ,
Duties ,
EU ,
Government Investigations ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
Member State ,
Public Comment ,
Public Hearing ,
Section 301 ,
Tariff Classifications ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
Trade Relations ,
USTR
• Late on Friday, December 21, 2018, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) quietly announced that it has granted the first product exclusions for products covered by “List 1” of the Section 301 tariffs, effective...more