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Dec 24, 2020

Aluminum Import Licenses Required Beginning January 25, 2021

The U.S. Department of Commerce issued a final rule requiring an Aluminum Import Monitoring and Analysis (AIM) license… Read more 

Dec 23, 2020

GSP, MTB, and China Section 301 Exclusions Due to Expire

As we come to a close in 2020, there are three things of note which may increase duties… Read more 

Dec 17, 2020

CBP Announces 2021 Federal Holidays

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Service posted the list of U.S. Federal Holidays for the Calendar… Read more 

Nov 16, 2020

GSP Modified by 2020 Annual Review

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) provided guidance on modifications from the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR’s) annual review… Read more 

Nov 3, 2020

Section 232 on Canadian Unwrought Aluminum Ends Retroactively

The President reinstated Canada’s exclusion from the additional ten percent Section 232 duties assessed on imports of Canadian… Read more 

Oct 27, 2020

Importer Cotton Assessment Fee to be Decreased Effective December 4, 2020

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued a direct final rule, decreasing the fee paid… Read more 

Oct 13, 2020

New Section 301 Investigation on Vietnamese Timber and Currency

The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) initiated a Section 301 investigation regarding Vietnam’s acts, policies, and practices relating to… Read more 

Oct 13, 2020

USTR Extends China Section 301 Exclusions Expiring October 2, 2020

The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) extended some List 1 and List 2 exclusions from Section 301 additional duties… Read more 

Oct 5, 2020

DHS Issues Withhold Release Orders on Goods Produced by Alleged Forced Labor in China

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued five (5) Withhold Release Orders (WRO) on September 14, 2020 on… Read more 

Sep 23, 2020

FDA registration renewal – does it apply to you?

The food facility update period starts on October 1st Under the Food and Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the… Read more