As a reminder, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is commencing the public hearing process today, Monday, June 17th, for the proposed Section 301 List 4 tariffs, which would impose an additional 25% in duties on over $300 billion worth of Chinese manufactured goods. The public hearing period will last from Monday, June […]

As July 6th approaches – marking the one year anniversary since the U.S. first imposed an additional 25% duties on Chinese products –  members of Congress are seeking automatic extensions on List 1 products already granted exclusions from the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). Thus far, all importers who have an eligible […]

On the evening of Friday, June 7th, President Trump announced via Twitter the indefinite suspension of additional tariffs against Mexico that were scheduled for tiered implementation on Monday, June 10th. The additional tariffs were voided as a result of (what has been reported to be either a new (or old)) agreement between the U.S. and […]

USTR Issues Additional Product Exclusions from Section 301 List 4A Tariffs | Samuel Shapiro & Company, Inc. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a new set of product exclusions from Section 301 List 4A Chinese tariffs. The List 4A notice contains 2 HTS subheadings that are completely excluded and 32 partially excluded […]

On June 3, 2020, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released the final implementation regulations of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which is set to officially replace NAFTA effective July 1. Click here to view the uniform regulations, which cover the interpretation, application and administration of rules of origin, textiles, and customs and trade […]

On Friday, May 29th, President Trump announced that the US will begin the process of revoking Hong Kong’s preferential treatment as a separate customs and travel territory in response to the new security law passed by mainland China earlier this week. Although Trump has yet to provide additional details, he did reveal that the impending […]

On May 22, 2020, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a new set of product exclusions from Section 301 List 3 Chinese tariffs. The List 3 notice contains 10 HTS subheadings that are completely excluded from 25% tariffs; they cover 33 exclusion requests, and 61 partially excluded subheadings, covering an additional 70 separate […]

On June 3, the USTR unofficially released yet another list of HTS subheadings that are either partially or completely excluded from Section 301 List 1 tariffs – making it the fifth round of exclusions issued thus far. The official notice contains one (1) HTS subheading completely excluded from 25% tariffs, and eighty-eight (88) partially excluded HTS subheadings, […]

As you are already aware, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued 3 rounds of exclusions for Section 301 List 3 products between April 23, 2020 and May 21, 2020. At this time, these rounds of exclusions are currently set to expire on August 7, 2020. All cargo that has been entered for […]

On May 28, 2020, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that just sixteen (16) exclusions from the fifth round of Section 301 tariff exclusions on List 1 goods will be granted extensions. As the exclusions for the fifth round of Section 301 goods (covering List 1) were set to expire on June 4, 2020, this […]

On May 17th, the US made dual announcements lifting Section 232 tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum products, as well as Mexican metal products. Here’s what we know: US – Canada Section 232 Tariffs US and Canada announced a rollback of 25% tariffs on Canadian steel and 10% tariffs on Canadian aluminum and promised stricter coordination […]

On May 12, 2020, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that just thirteen (13) exclusions from the fourth round of Section 301 tariff exclusions on List 1 goods will be granted extensions. As the exclusions for the fourth round of Section 301 goods (covering List 1) were set to expire on May 14, 2020, […]

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a new set of product exclusions from Section 301 List 4A Chinese tariffs. The List 4A notice contains 3 HTS subheadings that are completely excluded and 5 partially excluded subheadings from List 4A tariffs, covering 27 separate exclusion requests. The exclusions will retroactively apply to all […]

As you are already aware, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued 11 rounds of exclusions for Section 301 List 3 products between August 7, 2019 and March 26, 2020. At this time, these rounds of exclusions are currently set to expire on August 7, 2020. All cargo that has been entered for […]

On May 22, 2020, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a new set of product exclusions from Section 301 List 3 Chinese tariffs. The List 3 notice contains 17 HTS subheadings that are completely excluded from 25% tariffs; they cover 33 exclusion requests, and 61 partially excluded subheadings, covering an additional 70 separate requests. […]

As you are already aware, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) partially excluded 69 HTS subheadings from Section 301 List 2 tariffs on July 31, 2019. At this time, this round of exclusions is currently set to expire on July 31, 2020. All cargo that has been entered for consumption or withdrawn from […]

On October 25, 2019, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced that Thailand’s Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) status would be revoked effective April 25, 2020 (tomorrow). President Trump decided to suspend the GSP duty-free entry status of nearly $1.3 billion worth of goods based on Thailand’s failure to “adequately provide internationally-recognized worker […]

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a new set of product exclusions from Section 301 List 3 Chinese tariffs. The List 3 notice contains 1 HTS subheading completely excluded from 25% tariffs, which covers 20 exclusion requests, and 107 partially excluded subheadings, covering an additional 157 separate requests. The latest round of […]

On April 18, 2020, President Trump signed an Executive Order authorizing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to postpone the payment of certain duties, taxes and fees for “importers suffering significant financial hardship because of COVID-19” for 90 days. To be eligible, an importer must be able to demonstrate: Full or partial suspension of business […]

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is scheduled to issue a temporary rule in the Federal Register on April 10, 2020 to allocate certain scarce or threatened materials for domestic use, so that these materials may not be exported from the United States without explicit approval by FEMA. The rule covers five types of personal […]