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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).
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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…
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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 .
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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.…
Read advisory →Readout of January Negotiating Round Under the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade
The U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade was held in-person in Taipei, Taiwan from January 14-17, 2023 between the United States and Taiwan, under the auspices of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and…
Read advisory →Import Restrictions on Certain New Zealand Fish and Fish Products
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) responded to the United States Court of International Trade order (Slip Op. 22-130), and in cooperation with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), by imposing import restrictions on fish and…
Read advisory →Steel and Aluminum Bulletins - 2023 First Quarter
Please refer to the Quota Bulletins Webpage at: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/quota/bulletins for the documents listed below addressing quantity thresholds for January 1, 2023 through March 31, 2023.
Read advisory →Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2302
Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2302 was created on January 10, 2023 and contains 36 ABI records and 6 Harmonized Tariff Records.
Read advisory →Section 301 - Latest Update
Notice of Extensions for Reinstated Product Exclusions: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation
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United States and Switzerland Sign Pharmaceutical Good Manufacturing Practice Agreement
The United States and Switzerland signed the U.S. Switzerland Pharmaceutical Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) on January 12, 2023.
Read advisory →Pocket Bag Fabric for blue denim apparel
Effective January 1, 2023, the second phase of the pocket bag fabric rule for blue denim apparel under the United States-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement (USMCA) will be implemented.
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