The Trump administration’s trade war with the European Union may be escalating. The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced earlier this week that it is considering adding $4 billion worth of products to an existing list of $21 billion of goods that could be...
President Trump announced on Saturday that proposed new tariffs on Chinese imports (aka List 4 goods) will be delayed as trade talks resume. Proposed goods on List 4 were to include most products not already covered by previous tariffs. The U.S. Trade Representative...
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) just announced that applications for exclusion from Section 301 List 3 tariffs will be accepted starting at noon on June 30, 2019. The last day to submit exclusion applications will be September 30, 2019. Exclusions that are...
Much of the talk in the United States is about tariffs that are being imposed on Chinese imports by the U.S. government. However, the Chinese government has been busy with its own set of tariffs on U.S.-origin products. Over the past year, China has imposed tariffs on...
UPDATE: 06/08/19Yesterday evening President Trump called off the tariff on Mexican goods which had been slated to start on Monday, June 10. Original: 05/31/2018President Trump announced yesterday that in an effort to force Mexico to take action on immigration issues,...
In early May, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) increased tariffs to 25% for Chinese products covered by List 3 of the Section 301 investigation. Now that the tariff rate has risen to 25%, the USTR announced that it will be setting up a process to apply for List...
The U.S. Trade Representative is proposing additional tariffs of up to 25 percent on Chinese products covering 3,805 full and partial tariff subheadings with an approximate annual trade value of $300 billion. The proposed list covers essentially all products not...
UPDATE: 05/10/2019 Customs confirmed yesterday that Section 301 List 3 tariffs will rise to 25%. However, the new 25% rate will only apply to goods which were exported on or after 12:01 a.m. on May 10th; goods which were exported prior to that date and time will...
UPDATE 05/14/2019U.S. Customs was directed to resume suspension of liquidation of entries for fresh tomatoes from Mexico effective May 7, 2019. Margin rates for "All Other Growers and /or Exporters" remain at the 1996 preliminary determination level of 17.56%....
Today, on April 11, 2019, FDA issued a final regulation which changes the ingredients permissible for use as active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in hand sanitizers. Effective April 13, 2020, this final rule applies to a variety of consumer antiseptic products,...
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