In order to benefit from preferential duty status under TPL, U.S. Customs & Border Protection requires that eligible shipments be finalized and presented with their offices no later than December 30, 2022. This means that any TPL eligible shipments must not only cross the border in 2022, but must also have a formal Customs entry consisting of original TPL …
On November 1, 2022, the Department of Commerce initiated an antidumping investigation on paper file folders from China, India and Vietnam.
A CSMS message has been issued under 54010240. The investigations have been assigned the following case numbers:
The Scope of Merchandise covered by these investigations reads as follows:
The products …
Recently CBP has been scrutinizing the interpretation of first sale requirements.
There are 3 primary requirements:
1 – Must be clearly destine for export to US
2 – There must be two bona fide sales between parties
3 – First sale value must be at arm’s length
In a recent ruling, CBP focused on whether a bona fide sale …
CBP is adding three new benefits related to forced labor in its Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Trade Compliance (CTPAT) program. Effective immediately, CBP will provide:
1. Front of the Line Admissibility Review
2. Redelivery Hold (ability to hold goods instead of redelivery when goods are suspected of forced labor)
3. Detained Withhold Release Order Shipments Move to …
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel at all U.S. ports of entry will begin to detain imports of raw sugar and sugar-based products produced in the Dominican Republic by Central Romana Corporation Limited (Central Romana) as of November 23, 2022.
CBP issued a Withhold Release Order (WRO) against Central Romana based on information that reasonably indicates the use …
In order to benefit from preferential duty status under TPL, U.S. Customs & Border Protection requires that eligible shipments be finalized and presented with their offices no later than December 30, 2022. This means that any TPL eligible shipments must not only cross the border in 2022, but must also have a formal Customs entry consisting of original TPL …
On November 1st, CBP published Version 2 pf the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) Trade Compliance program handbook. This version revised the language on the disclosure benefit and added new sections of program requirements, including those related to forced labor announced in August.
Reminder: All current CTPAT Trade Compliance members must implement their minimum security criteria related to …
This week, CBP published the Trade User Information Notice that provides guidance into their upcoming requirements for the Chinese postal code to be provided to CBP when (1) creating new MIDs and (2) at time of release when the country of origin is China. The effective date of this requirement is currently To Be Determined (TBD).
What will change …
CPSC Regulatory Robot
Bookmark CPSC’s Regulatory Robot for current information on all products imported into the United States. This tool was designed by the CPSC to guide importers and manufacturers through their requirements to identify product safety requirements and regulations.
CPSC Proposes to Ban Crib Bumpers, Inclined Sleepers Under 2021 Law
The Consumer Product Safety Commission recently issued two …
The Department of Labor’s (DOL) annual report describes forced labor as a worldwide. Included in the over 30 new additions this year are garments made in Bangladesh, Brazil, Vietnam and Malaysia as well as tea and thread from India. Researchers also added Chinese photovoltaic ingots, photovoltaic wafers, solar cells, and solar modules to the list, as they said all …