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• The USTR will extend 81 of 99 Section 301 tariff exclusions on products used to treat COVID-19 for an additional 6 months.
• The extended Section 301 exclusions will apply to products meeting the specified criteria until May 31, 2022.
• The remaining 18 exclusions will not be renewed and will instead expire on November 30^th.

• The US announced that it will end Section 232 tariffs on a set volume of steel and aluminum products imported from EU.
• In return, the EU will not proceed with additional tariffs on certain US goods which were scheduled to take place on December 1^st.
• Want more details? Read the full US 232 EU Statement.

• USDA Implements New Phytosanitary Certificate for Export and Phytosanitary Certificate for Re-export.
• APHIS also implemented a validation tool to verify the authenticity of PCs online using the PCIT Certificate.

• Since the introduction the Emergency Fee Surcharge for the LA/LB port, the number of containers subject to this fee has dropped almost 26%.
• The fee has also caused ocean carriers to respond by bringing in sweeper ships to remove empty container from the docks.
• Starting November 15^th, LCL consolidators will pass on the LA/LB fee for containers dwelling 9 days or longer.
• The fee will be passed along on a pro-rated basis even though their customers do not have control of when they out-gate containers.
• Pressure is being felt from all sides to resolve the congestion at the LA/LB ports; the improvements might be small, but they do not go unnoticed.

• American Airlines will implement a new pick-up policy effective November 18^th due to overwhelming cargo volumes at Miami International Airport (MIA) cargo terminal.
• The policy intends to mitigate safety concerns resulting from these high volumes as well as offer customers an improved and more efficient pick-up experience at the terminal.
• Once the fee starts, there are no exception days; fees will still be charged on weekends and holidays.

• Pier Pass will increase from December 1^st through January 31^st at the LA/LB ports from 7 AM until 5:59 PM.
• The cost will be $78.23 per TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) or $156.46 for all other container sizes.
• Want more supply chain news? Check out Supply Chain Reactions for a condensed update for American shippers!

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• Transporters called a nationwide strike in Bangladesh over a fuel price hike on November 5^th.
• Movement of cargo is severely delayed, and trucks are not moving; loading of containers has stopped and any that were loaded are now at off-dock locations.
• Due to the ongoing strike, schedule integrity of all vessels berthing is severely affected; many vessels which were scheduled to sail this week could not depart from CGP due to non-completion of container operation since all the export laden boxes got stuck at off-docks.
• If the strike continues, vessel waiting time for berth as well as port-stay time will be prolonged further and port C/Y is going to face imminent space constraints.

• China implemented new privacy laws on November 1^st which are currently having an effect on terrestrial AIS data transmissions.
• The providers are pausing the transmissions until they better understand the regulations.
• As a result, confirmations of actual departures and actual arrivals at Chinese ports may be delayed.

• Brazil will celebrate Republic Day on November 15^th (Monday).

• Earlier this week the queue of anchored ships in Southern California reached 92.
• The Pacific Maritime Association, the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association, the Marine Exchange of Southern California and individual companies enacted a new queuing system for dwelling ships.
• Effective November 16^th, eastbound ships will be required to anchor 150 miles west of the coast; North and South-bound vessels will not be able to come within 50 miles of the shore.

• Global air travel has picked up significantly this month; the growth can be largely attributed to the recovery in domestic markets, in particular China where some travel curbs that had been implemented during COVID outbreaks were lifted.
• Travel bookings point to further passenger growth across domestic and international markets, but any significant improvement looks unlikely in the near-term.

• IAG Cargo ramps up capacity between Europe, UK and US as passenger flights increase.
• Beginning November 8^th, IAG Cargo customers will be able to access additional capacity on many destinations across the US as well, including flights into New York, Austin, Miami, Philadelphia and LA.