U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) advised that GSP refunds have been processed for entries that were flagged electronically on the entry summary. They will begin sending out the refunds now until 08/01/2018. On the latest CBP ACE bi-weekly trade …
After the initial imposition of additional 25 percent tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese goods identified in Section 301 that took effect on July 6, 2018, President Trump directed the United States Trade Representative to identify an additional $200 …
Trump Proposes Additional 10% Tariff on Imports from China Read more »
The Trump administration announced June 15 a list of 818 products from China that will be subject to an additional 25 percent duty as of July 6. The administration also released a list of 284 other tariff lines – not …
Additional Tariffs on Chinese Goods Effective July 6; Exclusions May be Requested Read more »
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) will host a series of four public webinar presentations on the U.S. Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) to review the traceability data elements required for reporting, as well as recordkeeping requirements to support the …
Background: SIMP established reporting and recordkeeping requirements for imports of certain seafood products to prevent illegal, unreported, and unregulated and/or misrepresented seafood from entering U.S. **On January 1st, 2018, SIMP declaration has been mandated for the following priority species: Atlantic …
Seafood Import Monitoring Program for Shrimp and Abalone Read more »
On May 8, 2018, re-imposition of sanctions pursuant to the National Security Presidential Memorandum relating to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) has been announced by President Donald Trump.The directive has been posted on the Department of the Treasury …
GSP Renewal Update President Trump signed the Omnibus Appropriations bill which passed through the House and Senate on March 23, 2018. Because of this, GSP will be back in effect by April 23rd (30 days after enactment). Importers …
Background: The Final Rule on Foreign Importer Verification Program was published on Novermber 17, 2015. It requires that an importer establishes an FSVP program for each food that they import from each supplier and that they must develop, maintain, and …
FDA Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) Compliance Date Update Read more »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced that all filings covered by the Seafood Import Monitoring must fully comply with the elecronic filing requirements beginning April 7, 2018. NMFS initially adopted an “informed compliance” …
