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FDA accepting Port of Entry changes via ACE
An enhancement is planned which will support FDA accepting Port of Entry changes via ACE. The deployment schedule is:
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Section 301 China Conforming Amendments
On February 10, 2023, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published 88 FR 8986 making conforming and technical amendments to exclusions outlined in Annex I and II to provisions in the HTSUS associated with the actions in the section 301…
Read advisory →TRQ Aluminum European Union (EU) Member Countries and United Kingdom
QB 23-711 2023 First and Second Period Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) for Aluminum Articles of European Union (EU) Member Countries Updated March 6, 2023
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Federal Circuit Reverses CIT Decision and Allows Section 232 Tariffs on Steel Derivatives
On February 7, 2023, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued an opinion in PrimeSource Building Products Inc. v. United States et al, Case No 2021-2066, reversing a lower court decision and…
Read advisory →Statement from Ambassador Katherine Tai on Mexico's Action on Imports Produced with Forced Labor
United States Trade Representative, Katherine Tai, released the following statement after Mexico published a resolution aimed at prohibiting the importation of merchandise produced with forced labor.
Read advisory →Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic (CSPV) Solar Cells
In alignment with Presidential Proclamation of February 4, 2022, under Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974 providing for a tariff rate quota (TRQ) for Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic (CSPV) cells and an additional duty for modules…
Read advisory →USDA Agricultural Marketing Service National Organic Program
The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service National Organic Program (NOP) has published the Strengthening Organic Enforcement rule that is scheduled to go into effect in March 2023. There will be a year-long phase-in period to allow filers to…
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Craft Beverage Modernization Act (CBMA)
Starting January 1, 2023, the Craft Beverage Modernization Act (CBMA) transferred administration of the reduced tax rates for beer, wine, and distilled spirits to the TTB (Treasury’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau).
Read advisory →U.S., EU Sign Tariff Rate Quota Agreement
United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai, Sweden’s Permanent Representative to the European Union (EU), Ambassador Mikael Lindvall, and European Commission Deputy Director General for Agriculture and Rural Development, Michael…
Read advisory →Second USMCA/CUSMA/T-MEC Deputies Meeting
Following the second meeting of Deputies under the United States—Mexico—Canada Agreement (USMCA/CUSMA/T-MEC or “Agreement”), Deputy United States Trade Representative Jayme White, Canada’s Deputy Minister for International Trade, Rob…
Read advisory →CBMA Issue with Multiple Classifications Totaling Incorrectly
CBP is aware of an issue with multiple classifications totaling incorrectly on CBMA entries and receiving the F662 error: Est IR Tax/Calc'd Tax Mismatch - Total.
Read advisory →USMCA Dispute Panel on Canadian Dairy Tariff-Rate Quota
United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced on January 31, 2023, that the United States is establishing a dispute settlement panel under the United States – Mexico – Canada Agreement (USMCA) regarding Canada’s dairy…
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Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Platform
The new PIEE platform can be found here .
Read advisory →Initiation of AD and CVD Investigations: Gas Powered Pressure Washers from China and Vietnam
On January 19, 2023, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated its less-than-fair-value and countervailing duty investigations on “Gas Powered Pressure Washers from the People’s Republic of China (China) and the Socialist Republic of…
Read advisory →New Trade Reporting Requirement for Reconciliation Original Amounts
On January 19, 2023, a new Reconciliation (Recon) capability deployed in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) that will require trade users to report to original amounts (value, duty, taxes, and fees; 56-,57-,58-records) to U.S.…
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