United States Import/Export Trade News

President Trump signed Proclamation 9813 on October 30th declaring a multitude of goods ineligible for duty free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences when entered on or after November 1, 2018. The following country and HTS specific changes are impacted:

Argentina: 1702.90.10, 2008.11.25, 3301.13.00

Belize: 0713.34.20

Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3603.00.60

Brazil: 2906.19.30, 1602.50.05, 2909.19.18, 2914.40.10, 2926.10.00, 3802.90.10, 3824.99.32, …

Third List of Products (CSMS #18-000621)

Link:  U.S. CBP UPDATE: Section 301 Trade Remedies on Products from China; Third List of Products…

The Government of Korea is requesting that the United States and Korea consider revising the rules of origin for certain yarns, woven fabrics, and knit apparel to address availability of supply of fibers and yarns in the territories of the Parties

Link:  Request for Public Comment on a Commercial Availability Request Under the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement…

Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Bureau of Industry and Security; U.S. Department of Commerce

Link:  Procedures for Submitting Rebuttals and Surrebuttals Requests for Exclusions From and Objections to the Section 232 National Security Adjustments of Imports of Steel and Aluminum…

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today released a public version of its confidential report on possible modifications to the Generalized System of Preferences

Link:  USITC Releases Report Concerning Proposed Modifications to the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences…

  – Agriculture: Market Access and Dairy Outcomes of the USMC Agreement
  – Rebalancing Trade to Support Manufacturing
  – Modernizing NAFTA into a 21st Century Trade Agreement
  – Strengthening North American Trade in Agriculture
  – United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Text…

Joint Statement from United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)

Link:  Canada and the United States Reached an Agreement, Alongside Mexico, on a New Trade Agreement…

All imports to the United States are required to be backed by a bond, whether it is a single bond or an annual continuous bond. With the additional tariffs now affecting aluminum, steel and a variety of products from China, continuous bonds may near insufficient levels of coverage at a much quicker pace than ever before. Should this happen, …

Link:  U.S. CBP – Harmonized System Update (HSU) 1815 created on September 21, 2018…