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.
Topics: Asia, Import Consulting, North America
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.
Topics: CTPAT, North America
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.
Topics: Free Trade Agreements, North America
The US Government has increased its efforts to prevent goods produced wholly or in part by forced labor from entering the United States. This has taken the form of legislative action through the passage of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) and procedural actions like the use of Withhold Release Orders (WROs). As a natural extension, CBP has also enhanced forced labor requirements in the CTPAT Program.
Topics: CTPAT, North America
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued ruling H290535 on September 29th, 2022, which specifies that CBP interprets suppliers providing HTS Classifications to US Importers of Record as “transacting customs business” and requiring a customs brokerage license.
Topics: North America, HS Classification
