Category Archives: Customs & Trade Updates

Due to the lapse in Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2019, many federal offices are closed or not updating their websites. Nonetheless, private sources assist us in accessing the following information / notices, which may be of interest to our members and the trade:   Customs and Border Protection: New Statistical…

Due to the lapse in Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2019, many federal offices are closed or not updating their websites – see Here’s who the partial government shutdown affects    See also: CBP’s latest ABI messages, including CSMS 19-000005 Attention for Trade Community utilizing MQ Server connections CONSUMER PRODUCTS EU…

  The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade: CBP’s latest ABI messages, including CSMS 18-000758 Advance Electronic Data Required for Postal Shipments, requiring Advance Electronic Data on all postal shipments from China to the U.S. as of January 1, 2019 and CSMS 18-000757…

The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade: APHIS’ Comment Request concerning the Importation of Tomatoes From Certain Central American Countries CBP’s Rule concerning Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments for Inflation, Notice of a Comment Request regarding Entry and Manifest of Merchandise Free of Duty,…

December 19, 2018 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted its CSMS addressing Immediate Delivery Procedures at Year-End for those wanting to take advantage of any beneficial tariff changes: CBP’s Office of Trade is issuing a blanket authorization for Immediate Delivery (ID) procedures for merchandise to be released on…

MEMORANDUM December 18, 2018 As advised in our Memo of December 15th, although the President stated that there would be a 90-day delay in the increase in duty on List 3 products (https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-06-20/pdf/2018-13248.pdf) from China, sources had advised that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) stated that unless CBP receives…

MEMORANDUM   December 17, 2018 On December 1st, the President stated that there would be a 90-day delay in the increase in duty on List 3 products from China. However, sources advise that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has stated that until CBP receives official notice of the delay…

The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade: APHIS’ Rule concerning the Branding Requirements for Bovines Imported Into the United States From Mexico and Comment Request regarding the Importation of Fresh Peppers From Ecuador Into the United States; CBP’s Comment Request regarding the Application…

   December 12, 2018   A recently issued ruling issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) held that Cable modems that are made up of Chinese parts but assembled in Mexico are subject to the 10 percent Section 301 tariffs on goods from China. Under consideration were two types…

The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade: CPSC’s Notices of the Adjusted Customs Value regarding the Safety Standard for Cigarette Lighters and the Table Saw Blade-Contact Injuries Special Study Report, 2017; CBP’s Notices of Final Determinations for the Airlift PTTD Brace and Certain…