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US Customs & Border Protection (CBP) Headquarters ruling H327577 of May 8, 2024 dealt with an unusual set of circumstances and produced some unusual results. The ruling involved a plant fertilizer product sold under the...more
Effective July 10, 2024, President Biden issued two Presidential Proclamations aimed at refining the tariff exclusions under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 for steel and aluminum imports from Mexico. Together,...more
On April 22, Mexico increased import duties to 544 tariff lines ranging between 5% and 50%. The increase will be enforced for two years, ending in April 2026....more
The "Decree amending the Tariff of the Law on General Import and Export Taxes" was published on April 22, 2024, by Mexico’s Ministry of Economy in the Official Gazette of the Federation. The following points from this decree...more
Last June (2023), in response to a ruling request from Your Special Delivery Services Specialty Logistics (YSDS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued HQ H324098, clarifying what it means to be an “owner or purchaser”...more
The year 2024 holds the potential for significant developments in the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement mechanism. With the upcoming 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in February, members may reach agreements...more
As of 1 January 2024, imports of industrial goods into Switzerland are exempt from customs duties. Together with other tariff simplification measures, this is expected to result in yearly customs savings for importers of over...more
Achieving the nation’s climate targets will require access to raw materials and components along the clean energy and technology supply chains at competitive costs. Currently in the US, these supply chains rely heavily on...more
Why Should You Attend: The Harmonized System (HS) is used by virtually all countries to determine the duty/taxes and admissibility of imported goods. Because the classification of goods under the HS is a legal determination...more
On March 17, 2023, the Court of International Trade upheld the legality of Section 301 tariffs on Chinese origin products included on the Office of the US Trade Representative’s List 3 and List 4A, however the case will...more
On Friday, February 24, the one-year anniversary of Russia’s further invasion into Ukraine, President Biden, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the US Department of State, and the US Department of Commerce, Bureau...more
On May 3, 2022, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced a process for considering the extension of the Section 301 tariffs against Chinese goods, pursuant to a provision of Section 301 of the Trade Act of...more
*This alert was originally published on March 22, 2022 and updated on April 7, 2022. UPDATE On April 7, 2022, the Senate unanimously passed the Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act after Senators...more
There are new tariff classifications for machinery under Chapter 84 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”). The changes to Chapter 84, as well as many other areas of the HTSUS, took effect on January...more
In the first installment of the Five Questions, Five Answers podcast, Director of North American Manufacturing Birgit Matthiesen breaks down the First Sale Rule with Customs & Import Compliance Partner Angela Santos. Today's...more
Export control requirements, economic sanctions, foreign ownership rules, import restrictions — cross-border trade continues to get more complex. Do you know there are trade laws that restrict who you can do business...more
After a summer of wrangling, Plaintiffs in the ongoing Court of International Trade (‘CIT’) case challenging List 3 and 4A Section 301 duties on imports from China got a big win: in September the Government conceded that it...more
We previously alerted domestic importers on the option of litigating to recover List 4A duties, and that bulletin is available here. At the time one year ago domestic industry had taken note of a lawsuit before the Court of...more
On March 31, 2021, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published a notice seeking comments regarding proposed duties on imported goods from Austria, India, Italy, Spain, Turkey, and the United Kingdom (UK). The...more
Key Takeaways: • Threatened 25% tariffs on French luxury goods are suspended. • USTR is still looking at tariffs in retaliation for taxes on U.S. global tech companies. • Biden’s new USTR will face immense pressure to...more
On July 10, USTR published a notice of action in the Section 301 investigation of France’s digital services tax announcing the imposition of additional 25 percent duties on certain products from France covering an estimated...more
As a follow-up to our client alert of April 23, 2020, here we provide: (i) a reminder of the opportunity for eligible importers to defer certain import duties, taxes and fees; and (ii) provide additional guidance on the...more
On April 19, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the rollout of a 90-day duty deferral program for importers experiencing significant financial hardship. The temporary relief is limited in scope because it does...more
President Trump issued an Executive Order on April 19, 2020, authorizing the Secretary of Treasury to temporarily extend deadlines for the payment of deposits of certain estimated import duties, taxes and fees for importers...more
Some U.S. importers may be able to defer payment of certain U.S. import tariffs by 90 days under a temporary final rule (“Tariff Deferral Rule”) published on April 22 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) and the U.S....more