China Customs has been steadily making changes to the Customs Declaration Form (CDF) in order to better capture the data they believe is important to compliance enforcement and trade policy. This is the fourth major change to the CDF, which was announced in June and went into effect on August 1, 2018.
Topics: Asia, Export Consulting
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has been instructed to begin collecting Section 301 duties on 818 products of China origin at the rate of 25% effective July 6th.
The total value of the targeted goods is $50 billion.
List 1, which was implemented on July 6th, is valued at $34 billion and the second list of products is expected to hit importers once the comment period ends. List 2 is valued at approximately $16 billion.
Topics: Export Consulting, Import Consulting, North America
On March 20, the 13th National People's Congress of China has formally reached an agreement on the institutional reform plan of the Chinese governmental agencies submitted by the State Council. According to the restructuring plan, many governmental agencies related to import and export operations will be integrated or simplified, and the related parties’ working scope shall be adjusted as well.
Tradewin has summarized the developments as relates to import/export as follows:
The responsibilities and personnel of China and Inspection Quarantine (CIQ) shall be integrated into China Customs.
Topics: Asia, Export Consulting, Import Consulting
With modern age online shopping, our favorite items might just be a click away. When I was living in Shanghai, logistics had become so advanced that the typical lead time from purchasing an item to having it delivered at the door should not take more than 1 or 2 days.
As a consumer, do we ever think about how it is possible for products to be delivered so quickly?
As a customs and trade consultant, I have had the privilege to work with many retailers. We analyze the flow of goods and transactions to optimize supply chain and trade compliance.
Topics: Asia, Export Consulting, Import Consulting
Dual-use goods are defined as goods, equipment, technology, and knowledge that may have either civilian or military use or may contribute to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
As part of their global strategy, most countries have regulations in place to control the export of dual-use goods. National authorities issue the lists of products for which they want to control the exports and for which a license is required.
Topics: Europe, Export Consulting
