Members, The USTR granted 19 additional exclusions from Section 301 List 4 to medical supplies that are part of the COVID19 response. These exclusions apply retroactively to the implementation date of September 1st, 2019 and will remain until September 1st, 2020. CSMS #42049352 – GUIDANCE: Section 301 Tranche 4A –…

Cargo Systems Messaging Service CSMS #42065469 – Update on FDA’s Import Operations During The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak FDA’s Import Operations currently remain functional and operational.  Activities including FDA Prior Notice review, FDA entry processing, FDA sampling/examination of high risk shipments, FSVP inspections, filer assessments, and compliance activities are…

Members, Today Gemini Shippers Group joined the other members of the Americans for Free Trade coalition in calling on President Trump To Suspend Tariffs In Response to Coronavirus Outbreak, Providing Relief to Millions of American Farmers, Manufacturers, and Consumers. A press release and a copy of the letter can be found…

Members,  ( 3/17/2020)  The US Trade Representative granted further exclusions to  List 3 for the section 301 tariff. These exclusions retroactively apply to the September 24th, 2018 implementation date and remain in effect until August 7th, 2020. The notice from USCBP is included below:    CSMS #42048963 – GUIDANCE: Section…

CSMS #41998518 – GUIDANCE: Section 301 Tranche 3 – $200B Ninth Round of Product Exclusions from China BACKGROUND On February 20, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published Federal Register (FR) Notice 85 FR 9921 announcing the decision to grant the ninth round of certain exclusion requests from the Section…

U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued the following CSMS guidance message for the first List 4A exclusions – CSMS #41955151 – GUIDANCE: Section 301 Product Exclusions from Tranche 4A – $300B Round from China (9903.88.39)

USTR Issues More Product Exclusions From Third Tranche of Section 301 Tariffs The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued another set of product exclusions from the third group of Section 301 tariffs on goods from China. The new exclusions from the tariffs include “one 10-digit HTSUS subheading,” which covers…

Tooday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a CSMS message with guidance for the List 4A tariff reduction which will take effect on February 14 – CSMS #41538917 – GUIDANCE: Decrease in Section 301 Duties on Certain Products of China; $300B-Action -Tranche 4A. Details of this message are posted below: Cargo…