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President Biden issued Executive Order 14014 "Blocking Property with Respect to Burma"
On February 11, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14014 "Blocking Property with Respect to Burma", which authorizes the imposition of sanctions on specific persons or entities in Burma, including Burmese military and Government…
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CSMS 46189077 - Required Submission of Duty Free Certificate for Commercial Shipments under Subheading 9808.00.30
ACE Entry Summary Business Rules state “If a duty-free certificate is not submitted to CBP within six months from the date of the entry or releases, the entry will be liquidated dutiable with the application HTS. Importers or their…
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Entries Subject to AD/CVD Third Country Cases
Third country antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) case numbers allow importers to enter merchandise that have a CBP country of origin that differ from the country of the AD/CVD order. For over one year, from October 5, 2019,…
Read advisory →Customs Broker Permit User Fee 2021
U.S. Customs and Border Protection assesses an annual user fee for each customs broker district and national permit held by an individual, partnership, association or corporation.
Read advisory →FDA Update Covid-19 Hand Sanitizers
In FDA’s efforts to protect consumers from potentially dangerous or sub-potent hand sanitizers, all alcohol-based hand sanitizers from Mexico have been placed on a countrywide import alert to assist in preventing products that appear to be…
Read advisory →Two-Stage Enforcement of APHIS Core Message Set
The US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has announced a two-stage enforcement of the APHIS CORE message set to allow the trade to adjust to the data element requirements.
Read advisory →Drawback Filing Reminder for Section 301 and/or Section 201 Duties
As a reminder, for all drawback provisions claiming Section 301 and/or 201 duties, the filer must report both the Chapter 99 and the 1 - 97 HTS numbers, along with the QTY and Value for each line item in the same order as listed in the ACE…
Read advisory →CSMS #45792277 - APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) fruits and vegetables import permit requests in APHIS eFile
Effective February 1, 2021, you can:
Read advisory →CSMS #45792120 - Delay of Accelerated Payment (AP) for USMCA Drawback Claims
Crane Trade Services can assist you with questions regarding drawback filings. For assistance please contact CWTSConsulting@craneww.com .
Read advisory →Tariff quotas extended for large residential washers
On January 14, 2021, President Donald Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation extending safeguard measures in the form of tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) on large residential washers and various washer parts for an additional two years.
Read advisory →The United States and the UK Conclude Arrangements to Strengthen End to End Supply Chain Security
Authorized economic operator (AEO) programs allow low-risk trade members who meet specific internationally recognized supply chain standard to benefit from trade facilitation benefits. Under the arrangement, US Customs and Border…
Read advisory →Customs Examination Notice from CBP
The Customs Brokers Exam scheduled for April 2021 will be held on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, and the Customs Brokers Exam scheduled for October 2021 will be held on Thursday, October 21, 2021. The General Notice can be accessed at the…
Read advisory →Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2101 created on January 12, 2021
Modifications were made to support the USTR extension of certain Section 301 China product exclusions and the granting of new exclusions to support COVID-19 medical supply needs.
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Notice of revision of Section 301 Action - Enforcement of US WTO Rights in Large Civil Aircraft dispute
The USTR has determined to revise the Section 301 action to mirror the approach taken by the EU in exercising its WTO authorization in the Boeing dispute. The USTR has taken the action of imposing additional duties on certain products of…
Read advisory →FEMA has published a Temporary Final Rule (TFR)
On December 31, FEMA published a Temporary Final Rule (TFR) in the Federal Register that allocated certain scarce and critical health and medical resources for domestic use to ensure needs are met for the American public during the…
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