Section 301 Final Lists 3 & 4A Update

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The Court of International Trade has ordered that the tariff actions imposed by the Office of the United States Trade Representative, as amended on remand by Further Explanation of the Final List 3 and Final List 4 Modifications Pursuant to Court Remand Order, ECF No. 467, are sustained.

In a nutshell, while the Court ordered the government to correct the record - ECF 466, Sec. 301 Final Lists 3 & Final 4a are valid and remain in place.

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Topics: Asia, Import Consulting, North America

FTA Recon: What's Involved in that ABI Transmission?

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On January 27th, Tradewin published our ‘Reconciliation Step by Step’ guide. For those interested, a copy is available for download below:

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Topics: Reconciliation, Free Trade Agreements

Export Compliance Obligations: Don't Pass the Buck

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On 26 January 2023, the Philippine Strategic Trade Management Office (STMO) issued an announcement (Announcement No. 2023-001) to exporters emphasizing the need to properly classify their goods under the National Strategic Goods List (NSGL) prior to registration with the STMO. 

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Topics: Asia, Export Consulting

CTPAT and Trade-Based Money Laundering

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The Executive Assistant Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (‘CBP’) recently wrote that Fiscal Year 2023 would see CBP placing greater focus on the issue of trade-based money laundering (‘TBML’). CTPAT members should make note of this, as there are CTPAT Minimum Security Criteria that address TBML.

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Topics: CTPAT, North America

10 Things to Know About USMCA, the NAFTA 2.0

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It has been two years since the implementation of the United States – Mexico – Canada Free Trade Agreement. For those of you reading this outside of the US, the agreement is referred to in Canada as the Canada – United States – Mexico Agreement (CUSMA); and in Mexico, this agreement is referred to as Tratado entre México, Estados Unidos y Canadá (T-MEC). All three names refer to the same trade agreement.

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Topics: Free Trade Agreements, North America