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Temporary PAPS at Windsor Bridge is no longer accepted
The temporary allowance has now been rescinded as the Ambassador Bridge congestion has cleared and trade is flowing freely.
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Quota opening: Large Residential Washing Machines
In alignment with Presidential Proclamation 9693 under Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974, the 2022 quota year providing for tariff rate quota (TRQ) for sizeable residential washing machines and covered parts opened on February 7, 2022.
Read advisory →Biden administration eases Trump-era Solar Tariffs, but doesn't end them
Bifacial panels, which can generate electricity on both sides are a favored by large scale developers, are exempted from the four-year extension of the tariffs.
Read advisory →CSMS #50775619 – Upcoming changes to trade user responses to CBP Forms 28. 29 and 4647
While the change mostly affects CBP users, until the new ACE forms application is completed in April 2022, trade users will also see a change on how to submit responses to CBP for these forms and requests. Beginning January 29, trade users…
Read advisory →House introduces trade legislation on GSP and MTB as part of American Competes Act
Both pieces of legislation include trade items which will procced to conference following a floor vote in the House. Included are subjects that include the renewal of Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB)…
Read advisory →Ace Portal Modernization: Phase 1 starting on January 22.
The enhancements will include a new login screen, a new home page, and upgraded account information display and edit features.
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U.S. Prevails in USMCA dispute on Canadian Dairy Restrictions
A USMCA panel agreed that Canada is breaching its commitments by holding most of the in-quota quantity of its dairy tariff-rate quotas (TRQ) for the sole use of Canadian processors.
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UFLPA Trade Advisory
An updated information notice about the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Region Alert enhancement to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) is now live on CBP.gov. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will deploy the…
Read advisory →Customs broker permit fee 2022
U. S. Customs and Border Protection has issued Federal Register Notice 86 FR 66573 establishing that the annual user fee that is assessed for each permit held by a broker, whether it be an individual, partnership, association or…
Read advisory →Important Advice on ISF Filings
The National Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) has been made aware of Importer Security Filings (ISF) which received liquidated damages that were issued because the HTS did not match between the ISF and…
Read advisory →Harmonized Tariff Schedule 2022
In January 2022, the WCO will launch the newest version of the Harmonized Tariff. Every five years the Harmonized system is reviewed and modified to take into account technology advances, new popular products that do not readily fit into…
Read advisory →Section 232 Tariffs have been lifted between the European Union the United States
On October 31, 2021 the US and the EU announced an agreement had been reached to lift the 25 percent on imports of steel from the EU and 10 percent on imports of aluminum from the EU. In exchange, the EU will eliminate their retalitory…
Read advisory →African Growth and Opportunity Act Eligibility Review (AGOA)
Ambassador Katherine Tai issued a statement on November 2, 2021 indicating three countries would be terminated from the AGOA preference program as of January 1, 2022 unless their governments take the urgent action to meet the statutory…
Read advisory →CSMS #48938836 – COBRA User Fee Changes Effective October 1, 2021
The Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF) ad valorem rate of 0.3464% will not change. The MPF minimum and maximum for formal entries (class code 499) will change. The minimum will change from $27.23 to $27.75; and the maximum will change from…
Read advisory →Customs publishes proposed rule for Customs Broker continuing education
Customs and Border Protection has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend the Customs regulations to require continuing education for individual customs broker license holders and to create a framework for administering this…
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