tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27623447216122604552024-03-13T17:50:35.925-04:00Customs and Trade NewsThis customs and international trade law blog is intended to be my personal views on current and changing U.S. Federal Laws and Regulations that impact your international business. I hope you find it helpful. Contact me with any questions at jen@diaztradelaw.com. Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03865419556721744216noreply@blogger.comBlogger243125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762344721612260455.post-70630172529287505472020-05-07T15:54:00.000-04:002020-05-07T15:54:01.202-04:00WE'VE MOVED - SUBSCRIBE TODAY!
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Subscribe NOW to ensure you never miss an update on the hottest news in international Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03865419556721744216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762344721612260455.post-45105856271861382872020-04-20T11:19:00.000-04:002020-04-20T11:48:48.180-04:00PC Wire Strand Availability Facing Risk
Guest article drafted by David Craven, an expert on AD/CVD matters, who serves Diaz Trade Law clients in an Of Counsel capacity.
Do you use, or are you planning to use PC Wire Strand?
PC Wire Strand is a critical raw material used in the production of pre-stressed concrete. The availability of such a product is now at serious risk, which would make producing pre-stressed concrete Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03865419556721744216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762344721612260455.post-14685526233647466672020-04-16T16:12:00.000-04:002020-04-16T16:12:34.693-04:00PPE Imports During COVID-19
Contributed by Jennifer Diaz and Denise Calle, Diaz Trade Law
Personal protective equipment shortages have posed a tremendous challenge to the U.S. health-care system. The increased spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic left hospitals and medical facilities with depleted PPE supplies to protect health-care workers and other medical first responders while treating Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03865419556721744216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762344721612260455.post-16589853640139230452020-04-10T18:31:00.000-04:002020-04-10T18:32:21.295-04:00Ban on PPE Exports Under Defense Production Act
On
March 18, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive
Order (EO) focused on Prioritizing and Allocating Health and Medical Resources
to Respond to the Spread of COVID-19. This EO stems from authority granted
under the Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA) and seeks to “ensure our
healthcare system is able to surge capacity and capability to respond to the
spread of COVID-19.”
Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03865419556721744216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762344721612260455.post-86518087962970859492020-03-28T11:15:00.000-04:002020-03-28T11:15:11.385-04:00Customs & International Trade Law ExpertSection 301 Tariff Updates: USTR Grants Exclusions & Seeks Comments on Products Necessary to Combat COVID-19! - Customs & International Trade Law ExpertThe Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), faced with the current COVID-19 pandemic, has moved quickly to grant numerous exclusion requests in March 2020; many of which are for medical supplies. USTR is also seeking comments from industry on whether products are necessary to combat COVID-19 spread and should be excluded from the additional duties. DTL has assisted clients in Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03865419556721744216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762344721612260455.post-53118357317754808902020-03-23T13:07:00.000-04:002020-03-23T13:07:08.255-04:00Diaz Trade Law Remains Available During the Coronavirus
As information about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to rapidly evolve, we at Diaz Trade Law want to assure you that providing you the best service remains our top priority. We have received many calls asking if we are still working on cases and taking on new cases. The answer is, yes. To schedule a consultation, please contact info@diaztradelaw.com.
We have plans in place to Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03865419556721744216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762344721612260455.post-66195435019377686272020-01-22T16:02:00.000-05:002020-02-28T13:31:50.555-05:00FREE Webinar Series on Intellectual Property Rights
Do you want to learn more about intellectual property rights (IPR)? Do you want to understand how IPR and U.S. Customs mix (and don't mix)? Do you want to understand how to properly protect your brand internationally and domestically and what type of enforcement action U.S. Customs can take against infringers? If so, this 3 part FREE seminar series is especially for you. Act now, and reserve Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03865419556721744216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762344721612260455.post-35548016470255937992020-01-16T12:30:00.000-05:002020-01-16T12:30:14.593-05:00BREAKING NEWS: U.S.-China Phase 1 Deal is Officially Signed
On January 15, 2020, U.S. President, Donald Trump, and Chinese Vice Premier, Liu He, signed the U.S.-China Phase 1 Deal in the White House. The partial trade deal is an eight-part agreement consisting of 94 pages.
Simultaneously, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register Notice announcing tariff changes in accordance with the Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03865419556721744216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762344721612260455.post-7230723741312478372019-12-13T15:13:00.000-05:002020-03-26T10:49:11.404-04:00BREAKING NEWS: China Trade War Update - List 4A Reduced to 7.5% and List 4B will NOT become effective on 12/15
We have been monitoring for a news update on whether U.S. & CHINA reached a "PHASE ONE DEAL" since we last wrote about it on October 11, 2019. Two months later, the USTR published a press release confirming that the United States and China have reached an historic and enforceable agreement on a Phase One trade deal and President Trump tweeted the announcement noting that this “is an Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03865419556721744216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762344721612260455.post-69702430140400828142019-11-12T09:00:00.000-05:002019-11-12T15:58:31.076-05:00The New Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Process Set to Begin
On October 11, 2019 the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) began accepting Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) petitions for duty suspension or reduction. The American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act (AMCA) of 2016 created the current MTB process. Under the MTB process, U.S. importers are able to petition for duty-free or reduced-duty treatment of certain imported products by Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03865419556721744216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762344721612260455.post-9001483410996052542019-11-05T09:00:00.000-05:002019-11-05T09:54:48.504-05:0033,810 IPR Seizures in 2018!
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is tasked with the monitoring of and enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR). In CBP's FY 2018 Seizure Statistics, CBP advised that it enforced trademarks and copyrights pertaining to over 17,641 active recordations, including 2,289 new recordations and 812 renewals of expiring recordations.
In fiscal year 2018, 381 individuals were Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03865419556721744216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762344721612260455.post-70907290306921429892019-10-31T13:05:00.000-04:002019-10-31T13:05:41.042-04:00UPDATE! DEADLINE APPROACHING – WHY SHOULD YOUR PRODUCT NOT BE ON THE 301 LIST!
We have been working hard to keep you up to date on the current Trade War between the United States and China. For background on the Trade War see our previous blog post. This blog post sets out USTR’s actions in coordination with the Trump Administrations instructions.
China took retaliatory actions against the United States in response to the first 301 list of additional U.S. Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03865419556721744216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762344721612260455.post-65693161303987347342019-10-31T12:59:00.000-04:002019-10-31T12:59:35.442-04:00Section 301 - List 3 Tariff Exclusion Requests Open Until September 30th
On May 9, 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register Notice announcing that an exclusion process will become available for all goods included on List 3. All products included on List 3 are now subject to an additional 25 percent tariff (raised from 10%).
On Monday, June 24, 2019, USTR released a Notice detailing the exclusion Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03865419556721744216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762344721612260455.post-56939706146002512252019-10-31T12:57:00.000-04:002019-10-31T12:57:07.268-04:00Wondering if your Exclusion Request has been granted or denied? Find out here!
Since the inception of the Trade War with China, the Office of the United States’ Trade Representative (USTR) has provided citizens, primarily those in industries directly affected by the imposition of ad valorem duties (tariffs), the opportunity to request that certain products be granted exclusions. Each list of tariffs has its own specific process to ensure that concerned citizens may voiceJennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03865419556721744216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762344721612260455.post-20439442585133870562019-10-31T12:54:00.000-04:002019-10-31T12:54:33.686-04:00List 4 Split into Two HTS Lists
As published by the USTR TODAY: USTR Announces Next Steps on Proposed 10 Percent Tariff on Imports from China
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) today announced the next steps in the process of imposing an additional tariff of 10 percent on approximately $300 billion of Chinese imports.
On May 17, 2019, USTR published a list of products imported from China that would be Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03865419556721744216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762344721612260455.post-68146244205594778562019-10-31T12:46:00.000-04:002019-10-31T12:46:10.619-04:00U.S. issues additional Chinese Tariffs – Is Your Product on the List?/ EE.UU. Emite Aranceles Adicionales a Bienes Chinos: ¿Su Producto Está En La Lista?
On June 15, President Trump kept true to his May 29th promise of imposing additional tariffs against Chinese goods. The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has officially released the “Section 301 Product List”. The additional duties are effective on or after July 6, 2018.
History
We previously proved advised our readers of President’s Trump directive is based upon the Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03865419556721744216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762344721612260455.post-90475950905372512022019-10-31T12:41:00.000-04:002019-10-31T12:41:01.517-04:00Section 301- List 4 Tariffs in Effect Starting September 1
President Donald Trump, left, poses for a photo with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, Saturday, June 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Despite the reignition of tensions in May, hopes of reconciliation began to grow in the preeminence of the G-20 international economic forum, held in June. While substantial progress was not made,Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03865419556721744216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762344721612260455.post-5437673984101309372019-10-31T12:37:00.000-04:002020-03-11T13:51:48.269-04:00China Trade War Intensifies
Today, the Trump administration’s China trade war intensified as it announced plans to increase tariffs on Lists 1, 2, 3, and 4!
The president connected the additional tariff hikes to China’s new retaliatory tariffs (as a result of US’s imposition of List 4 tariffs) on $75 billion-dollar in US products, mainly impacted the agricultural and auto industries, or President Trump’s Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03865419556721744216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762344721612260455.post-3064573901884101772019-10-31T12:34:00.000-04:002020-03-11T13:53:36.985-04:00TOP 5 Strategies to Mitigate the Impact of Tariffs
Many importers, exporters, and international businesses alike may be unaware that avenues exist to ensure that their products remain unabated by protectionist trade policies (think China tariffs).
This blog provides an easy reference overview of five (5) proven and legitimate options for duty-saving opportunities.
We recommend U.S. importers, exporters, and manufacturers to consider Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03865419556721744216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762344721612260455.post-13224661829674500092019-10-31T12:26:00.003-04:002020-03-11T13:52:25.647-04:00U.S. and China Reach ‘Phase 1 Deal’
Today, President Trump and the Chinese government announced a “Phase 1 Deal” and suspended the proposed increase in tariffs for products (on Lists 1, 2, and 3) that were set to begin on October 15. The scheduled tariff was set to increase from 25 to 30 percent on $250 billion worth of Chinese imports. In exchange, the Chinese government will buy $40-50 billion worth of American Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03865419556721744216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762344721612260455.post-23543759120060185942019-10-24T09:38:00.000-04:002019-10-31T12:50:03.019-04:00BREAKING NEWS: EXCLUSION PORTAL TO OPEN FOR LIST 4A
USTR announced it will open the exclusion request process for HTS’s on List 4A. List 4A includes products covered by Annex A of the August 20, 2019 notice (84 FR 43304) that are subject to 15% duty as of September 1, 2019.
List 4 has a total of 300 Billion worth of products and Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03865419556721744216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762344721612260455.post-87933899276789996652019-10-11T18:20:00.002-04:002019-10-11T18:21:51.976-04:00BLOG HAS MOVED TO CustomsandInternationalTradeLaw.comThank you to all of you who have followed Customs and Trade News. You'll be pleased to know we are STILL publishing content, but, at a new location. Want to know all about the Phase 1 Deal reached with China today?
Click on http://customsandinternationaltradelaw.com/ to keep up with the latest Customs and International Trade news relevant to your international business. To get the Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03865419556721744216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762344721612260455.post-40593638738009861072019-06-04T13:03:00.000-04:002019-06-04T13:03:30.692-04:00Trump to Impose Tariffs on All Imported Goods From Mexico
As a result of the immigration crisis intensifying at the border of the United States and Mexico, President Trump announced a five (5) percent tariff to be levied on all goods from Mexico starting June 10th.
The tariffs are set to continue to increase by five percent each month up to twenty-five percent. The tariffs will permanently remain at the 25 percent level Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03865419556721744216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762344721612260455.post-76398036585914777982019-05-30T15:59:00.001-04:002019-10-11T18:26:05.921-04:00Did You Know That Sunglasses Are Regulated by The FDA As Medical Devices?
Whether you import sunglasses into the United States or sell sunglasses in the U.S. commerce, you are required to comply with the laws and regulations of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA regulates sunglasses products to ensure their safety and impact resistance. These products are regulated as medical devices as they are intended to mitigate or prevent Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03865419556721744216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762344721612260455.post-64365134627166026012019-05-28T11:57:00.000-04:002019-10-31T13:01:44.663-04:00NEWS ALERT - USTR’s newly Announced List 3 Exclusion process and List 4 Comment and Hearing Process
USTR published a Federal Notice on May 21, laying out the exclusion process for list 3. USTR anticipates that the exclusion period will open up on or around June 30th. USTR estimates that over 60,000 US Stakeholders will request an exclusion for a particular product. On May 13, USTR proposed a 4th list, which slaps a 25% tariff on roughly 300 billion worth of goods. From food products to Jennifer Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03865419556721744216noreply@blogger.com0