Only 453 8-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheadings would not be covered by Section 301 tariffs on products from China, should the duties be imposed on the proposed fourth tranche of goods without any changes from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s list. That’s only about 4 percent of the over 11,000 8-digit subheadings in the HTS, with the remainder being subject to tariffs of up to 25 percent.
Brian Feito
Brian Feito is Managing Editor of International Trade Today, Export Compliance Daily and Trade Law Daily. A licensed customs broker who spent time at the Department of Commerce calculating antidumping and countervailing duties, Brian covers a wide range of subjects including customs and trade-facing product regulation, the courts, antidumping and countervailing duties and Mexico and the European Union. Brian is a graduate of the University of Florida and George Mason University. He joined the staff of Warren Communications News in 2012.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of May 6-12:
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of April 29 - May 5:
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of April 22-28:
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of April 15-21:
SAN ANTONIO -- Increasing levels of manual review for filers of Food and Drug Administration regulated goods that fail evaluations should act as a deterrent for non-compliant filers and encourage them to correct issues quickly, said Alex Lopez, director-compliance at FDA’s Division of Southwest Imports, on a panel at the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America's annual conference on April 17.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of April 8-14:
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of April 1-7:
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of March 25-31:
The right to a trial by jury does not apply to the determination of penalty amounts for customs violations, the Court of International Trade said in a decision issued March 26. While the jury can decide whether an importer is liable for penalties under 19 USC 1592, the determination of how large a penalty a guilty importer must pay is up to the judge, CIT said.