8 09, 2023

Customs and Trade News Weekly Snapshot

By |2023-09-08T12:49:03-04:00September 8, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Customs and Trade News Weekly Snapshot

Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade news:

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

  • CBP releases FY 2022 IPR seizure statistics. Highlights:
    • 20,812 shipments containing goods that violated IPR seized. Estimated MSRP value of seized goods $2.98 billion.
    • ICE-HSI arrested 255 individuals, obtained 192 indictments, and received 95 convictions related to IP crimes.
    • Handbags and wallets topped the list representing 30.3% of all IPR seizures.
  • CBP released the Notional Development & Deployment Schedule for Automated Commercial Environment (ACE).
  • EAPA case update: case 7783: Superior Commercial Solutions LLC (Notice of Determination as to Evasion).
    • CBP determined that there is substantial evidence that the company entered merchandise covered by AD/CVD duty orders into the U.S. through evasion. SCS imported quartz products from China by undervaluation and/or transshipment through Vietnam.
  • CBP agriculture specialists in Louisville stop shipments with almost 1,500 pounds of prohibited meat.
  • CBP to host Fall 2023 virtual career expo – during the event, interested applicants can discuss entry-level and experienced law enforcement and professional career options with CBP recruiters and attend live information sessions.

Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)

  • BIS issues temporary denial order in support of strike force case against Russian national for illegally exporting sensitive U.S.-sourced micro-electronics with military applications to Russia.
  • A New York man was sentenced in federal court in Concord for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business that was used to export weapons to Pakistan.

United States Trade Representative (USTR)

  • USTR announced the further extension of […]
1 09, 2023

Customs and Trade News Weekly Snapshot

By |2023-09-01T11:16:35-04:00September 1, 2023|Snapshot|Comments Off on Customs and Trade News Weekly Snapshot

Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade news:    

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)     

  • CBP activates lead field coordinator for Region IV, makes final preparations for arrival of Hurricane Idalia. 
  • The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) will hold its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, September 20, 2023. Agenda items include: 
    • IPR working group update on the development of a portal on the CBP IPR web page 
    • Progress report on the ACE 2.0 initiative 
    • New recommendation from the Broker Monetization Working Group 
  • CBP released a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the Automated Export System (AES) response message 97H-Shipment on Hold.
  • CBP updates instructions for Northern border customs brokers using ‘Permit Ports’ – the updated instructions explain to the customs broker the procedures for how to file a request to cross cargo at a “permit port.” These types of ports are not regularly staffed by CBP for crossing. 

  Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) 

  • BIS
25 08, 2023

Customs and Trade News Weekly Snapshot

By |2023-08-25T20:59:04-04:00August 25, 2023|Snapshot|Comments Off on Customs and Trade News Weekly Snapshot

Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade law news:    

 Customs and Border Protection (CBP)     

  • CBP Releases July 2023 Monthly Update. In July 2023, CBP: 
    • Processed more than 3 million entry summaries valued at more than $262 billion.  
    • Identified nearly $7 billion of duties to be collected by the U.S. government. 
    • Stopped 388 shipments valued at more than $107 million for further examination based on the suspected use of forced labor. 
    • Seized 1,698 shipments that contained counterfeit goods valued at more than $165 million. 
  • Fake Apple watches, wireless headphones worth nearly $400K seized by CBP at ONT and LA/LB Seaport. 
  • Cincinnati CBP seizes 100 shipments containing counterfeit MLB, MLS, NFL merchandise. 
  • CBP, FWS seize seahorses, snakes, snake oil, and prohibited pork products at Dulles Airport.  
  • Quota bulletin: Cotton provided for in Chapter 52, Additional U.S. Note 5, Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
  • EAPA investigations & updates 
21 08, 2023

Customs and International Trade News

By |2023-08-21T08:46:52-04:00August 21, 2023|Snapshot|Comments Off on Customs and International Trade News

Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade news:    

 Customs and Border Protection (CBP)    

  • Memphis CBP, HSI repatriates precious cultural artifacts to Mexico. 
  • CBP accused of ignoring Ivory Coast cocoa ban petition – child welfare advocates filed a federal lawsuit asking a judge to force the Biden administration to block imports of cocoa harvested by children in West Africa that can end up in America’s most popular chocolate desserts and candies. 
  • CBP opens October 2023 Customs Broker License Exam registration. 
  • CBP announces trade portals data freeze – the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) and the Trade Compliance (TC) program Portals will “enter into a data freeze window” from Sept. 16-30. During this time, there will be no access to either Portal for trade users. 

World Trade Organization (WTO) 

  • WTO rejects China’s Trump-era tariffs against imports from U.S. – In a ruling published this week, the WTO said China violated its fundamental trade commitments when it imposed tariffs on $2.4 billion worth of US products in retaliation for former President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum duties. 

Administration 

4 08, 2023

Customs and Trade News Snapshot

By |2023-08-04T13:15:27-04:00August 4, 2023|Snapshot|Comments Off on Customs and Trade News Snapshot

Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade news:

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

  • DHS announces two additional PRC-based companies as a result of forced labor enforcement. Effective August 2, 2023, goods produced by Camel Group Co., Ltd. and Chenguang Biotech Group Co., Ltd. and its subsidiary Chenguang Biotechnology Group Yanqi Co. Ltd. will be added to the UFLPA Entity List and restricted from entering the United States as a result of the companies’ participation in business practices that target members of persecuted groups, including Uyghur minorities in the PRC.
  • CBP’s final rule for new Broker Continuing Education (CE) requirement became effective July 24. The agency published answers to a few frequently asked questions regarding CE credit reporting, how CE credits will be treated during the 2024-2027 triennial, and accreditors. Read CBP’s fact sheet here.
  • CBP detained forced labor merchandise may no longer enter a zone whilst awaiting decisions. The only available options are to pay storage at the port or a customs bonded warehouse.
  • Luxury jewelry, handbags, watches & more worth almost $800K intercepted by CBP officers at Chicago’s international mail facility.
  • CBP, the Office of Field Operations (OFO), the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT), and the Trade Compliance (TC) program announced the next generation of the CTPAT Portal and the TC Portal.
    • The next generation of these Portals will move from their current, outdated architecture to a modern cloud-based system that will be more user-friendly, intuitive, and faster.
  • COBRA Fees […]
28 07, 2023

Customs and Trade News Snapshot

By |2023-07-28T13:01:04-04:00July 28, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Customs and Trade News Snapshot

Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade law news:     

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)    

  • The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that CBP violated a pencil importer’s right to due process by refusing to share the statistical and photographic evidence the agency used to determine that its pencils were dodging tariffs on Chinese products. 
  • CBP announces decision on hours at six ports of entry following temporary expansion 
    • During the temporary expansion, the ports of entry at Porthill, Idaho, and Maida, Northgate, and Sherwood, North Dakota, each expanded operations by two hours. The Laurier, Washington, Port of Entry expanded operations by two hours, and the Port of Del Bonita, Montana, expanded from operating five to seven days a week. CBP has decided to maintain the expanded hours at the Sherwood, Porthill and Del Bonita ports of entry. The hours at the Maida, Northgate and Laurier ports of entry will return to the hours in use before the temporary expansion. 
  • CBP cautions consumers, merchants about unsafe school supplies after a seizure of school supplies in San Juan, P.R., recently that violated federal law regulating misbranded hazardous substances or banned hazardous substances. 
21 07, 2023

Customs and Trade News Snapshot

By |2023-07-21T12:09:08-04:00July 21, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Customs and Trade News Snapshot

Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade news:    

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)    

  • CBP releases June 2023 monthly update. Highlights: 
    • CBP processed more than 3.1 million entry summaries valued at more than $278 billion.  
    • CBP identified an estimated $7 billion of duties to be collected by the U.S. government.  
    • CBP seized 1,709 shipments that contained counterfeit goods valued at more than $120 million. 
    • In June, trade via the ocean environment accounted for 39.5% of the total import value, followed by air, truck, and rail. 
    • In the year after the agency began implementing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act on June 21, 2022, CBP has reviewed a total of nearly 4,300 shipments valued at nearly $1.4 billion. In June 2023, CBP stopped 405 shipments valued at more than $239 million for further examination based on the suspected use of forced labor. 
  • Altana, a New York-based startup that uses AI to map global supply chains, has been awarded a contract — $2.85 million for year one and nearly $10 million over three years — with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The […]
18 07, 2023

Doing Business With Cuba: What You Need to Know

By |2023-07-18T08:29:16-04:00July 18, 2023|Countries, Cuba|Comments Off on Doing Business With Cuba: What You Need to Know

Cuba is home to 11 million consumers and a growing private sector. Its proximity to the United States (the Port of Havana is only 198 nautical miles from the Port of Miami) makes the country a natural trade partner. While changes in policy over the last several years have unlocked new business opportunities in Cuba, there are still regulatory barriers that individuals and companies should be aware of.

U.S. Embargo

The United States imposed a comprehensive economic embargo on Cuba in the 1960’s which restricts most trade between the two countries. It also includes restrictions on travel and investment.

Although the U.S. faced pressure to end the embargo, the state of affairs remained largely unchanged until 2014.

In December 2014, President Obama made a historic announcement: “Today, the United States is taking historic steps to chart a new course in our relations with Cuba and to further engage and empower the Cuban people.” By January 16, 2015, both the U.S. Treasury Department and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) amended its Cuban Assets Control Regulations, and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amended the Export Administration Regulations with a “Support for the Cuban People” license exception. The license exception was most significant for travel, telecom, building materials and agricultural equipment, financial services, and personal importations.

OFAC and BIS issued additional new rules on January 16, 2015, September 21, 2015, January 27, 2016, March 15, 2016, October 14, 2016, November 9, […]

14 07, 2023

Customs and Trade News Snapshot

By |2023-07-14T14:34:56-04:00July 14, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Customs and Trade News Snapshot

Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade news:

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Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

  • The National Commodity Specialist Division, Office of Trade, presented the next round of approximately 35 commodity-specific, educational webinars to support internal and external stakeholders. See the full list of webinars and RSVP here.
  • CBP Reimbursable Services Program 2023 Selection Announced – CBP announced the selection of 39 stakeholders to participate in the Reimbursable Services Program (RSP). The Reimbursable Services Program is a key component of CBP’s public-private partnerships and is an opportunity for the agency to proactively work with stakeholders and communities to identify business solutions for various border management needs. The application period opened on Feb. 1, 2017, and will remain open indefinitely, with evaluations beginning in March, July, and November of each year, CBP said.
  • Louisville CBP intercepts shipments of counterfeit designer jewelry & phone cases worth over $1.7 Million.
  • Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has advised that an updated Drawback Error Dictionary (v23) has been posted on the agency’s website here.
  • A new AD and CVD case has been filed against “Pea Protein” from China. The case was brought by Puris Proteins Ltd. The product is a high protein content protein powder made from Peas. The Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission will conduct the investigations. Within the next 45 days, the ITC will determine if there is a reasonable indication that the imports are injuring […]
7 07, 2023

Customs and Trade News Snapshot

By |2023-07-07T12:50:53-04:00July 7, 2023|Snapshot|Comments Off on Customs and Trade News Snapshot

Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade news:

   Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

  • CBP Seizes $3M in Counterfeit Watches – CBP officers at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport seized five counterfeit Richard Mille watches originating from Hong Kong.
  • Harmonized System Update: Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2308 was created on June 30th, 2023, and contains 855 ABI records and 178 harmonized tariff records. This update contains modifications mandated by the 484 (F) Committee, the Committee for Statistical Annotation of the Tariff Schedules, effective July 1, 2023.
  • EAPA case update: Suzhou Quality Import and Export Co. (notice of initiation of investigation and interim measures).
  • EAPA case update: Vanguard Trading Company LLC (notice of determination as to evasion).
  • CBP releases Quarterly IRS interest rates used in calculating interest on overdue accounts and refunds of customs duties.

United States Trade Representative (USTR)

  • United States, Mexico, and Canada hold the second meeting of the Labor Council under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

Department of Commerce

  • Sayari awarded contract with U.S. Department of Commerce for enhanced export control investigations – Sayari was awarded a $7.8 million dollar contract from CBP to support the mitigation of ongoing global supply chain risks.
  • Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From Thailand.
  • Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From the People’s Republic of China, India, Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Continuation of Antidumping Duty […]
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