If you are interested to join FDA’s Voluntary Qualified Importer Program, FDA will be extending the application period for importers to submit their completed application for the Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP) for the Fiscal Year 2020 benefits period. The …

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The USTR announced the tariff list # 4 covering the remainder of goods not currently subject to additional 25% increase of tariffs. List#4 covers approximately $300 billion in imported goods from China. The announcement with the full list of affected …

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For clarification: Per CSMS#19-000236 “Effective with respect to goods (i) entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on May 10, 2019, and (ii) exported to the United States on or …

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Additional tariff rates for Chinese origin products on List#3 are expected to increase from 10% to 25% according to the annoucement made by  U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lightizer. A Federal Register Notice draft has already been released and will be …

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On February 4, 2018, U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a withhold release order against tuna and tuna products from the Tunago No. 61 based on information obtained by CBP indicating tuna is harvested with the use of forced labor. …

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