The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) posted an advance copy of a notice to be published in the Federal Register announcing the USTR’s determination to grant the second set of exclusion requests from the $200 Bn action (Tranche 3). On June 24, 2019, USTR established a process by which US stakeholders could request exclusion of particular products classified within an 8-digit HTSUS subheading covered by the $200 billion action from the additional…
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) posted an advance copy of a notice to be published in the Federal Register announcing the USTR’s determination to grant the second set of exclusion requests from the $300 Bn action (Tranche 4A), which assessed initial additional duties of 15%, later reduced to 7.5%. See March 10, 2020, notice below for additional information. As set out in the Annex to this notice, the exclusions are reflected…
On March 12, 2020, the US Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register a notice [Docket No. USTR-2019-0003] correcting a ministerial error in the consolidated list of descriptive subheadings included in Section 2 of Annex 2 of the notice published February 21, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 10204) modifying the Sec. 301 action in the Large Civil Aircraft Dispute investigation. The operative tariff language in Annex 1 of the February 21 notice is not affected.…
On March 11, 2020, President Trump signed a Proclamation—Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus. The Proclamation suspends and limits the entry into the United States, as immigrants or nonimmigrants, of all aliens who were physically present within the Schengen Area during the 14-day period preceding their entry or attempted entry into the United States except for: lawful permanent residents (LPR) and…
On March 10, 2020, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register a notice [Docket No. USTR–2020–0010] stating that USTR and the Commerce and Agriculture Departments will convene public hearings in Florida and Georgia to hear first-hand from interested persons on trade distorting policies that may be causing harm to US seasonal and perishable producers (namely, of fresh fruits and vegetables) and contributing to unfair pricing in the US…
On March 4, 2020, CBP issued CSMS #41898289 – UPDATE: Section 301 EU LCA Modification – Effective March 05, 2020, which provides information and guidance on USTR’s modification of the Sec. 301 additional duties on products of the EU or its member states. It is reproduced below: The purpose is to provide notice of the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) modification determination to impose additional duties on products of the European Union (EU) or certain…
On March 10, 2020, the US Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register a notice announcing the USTR’s determination to grant the first set of exclusion requests from the $300 Bn action (Tranche 4A), which assessed initial additional duties of 15%, later reduced to 7.5%. On October 24, 2019, USTR established a process by which US stakeholders could request exclusion of particular products covered by List 1 of the $300 billion action (Tranche 4)…
US Customs and Border Protection announced on March 4, 2020 that it has postponed to 2020 Trade Symposium in Anaheim, California. The announcement said: Given the number of cancellations received by trade partners and attendees and the more than two-dozen company travel restrictions that would impact the number of those able to participate, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has made the difficult decision to postpone the 2020 Trade Symposium.The intent of the symposium is to…
On January 27, 2020, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a new Counter Terrorism and Iran-related General License No. 8 (“GL 8”) together with new frequently asked questions (“FAQs”) about the general license and the Swiss Humanitarian Trade Arrangement (“SHTA”). New GL 8 authorizes US Persons and non-US entities owned or controlled by US Persons to engage in Iran-related humanitarian transactions even if the CBI is directly or indirectly involved. Although the US Government…
On March 4, 2020, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published in the Federal Register a document notifying the public of certain arrival restrictions. The document adds to the existing restrictions by directing all flights to the United States carrying persons who have recently traveled from, or were otherwise present within, the Islamic Republic of Iran to arrive at one of the United States airports where the USG is…