The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade. Among the items in this issue are links to: CPSC’s Proposed Rule regarding the Fireworks Regulations and Notices of Comment Requests regarding Clothing Textiles, Vinyl Plastic Film and the Standard for Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress…
Governmental Notices March 25th to March 31st, 2017
The following governmental notices that may be of interest to our members and the trade. Among the items released this week: APHIS’ Notices of Comment Requests addressing issues such as the Importation of Jackfruit, Pineapple, and Starfruit from Malaysia; CPSC’s Rule regarding the Safety Standard for Infant Bath Tubs and Notice of…
Governmental Notices March 18th to March 24th, 2017
The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade. Among the items released this week: APHIS’ Rule addressing the Stay of Regulations concerning the Import of Lemons from Northwest Argentina; CPSC’s Notice of an Upcoming Meeting to consider the Proposed Rulemaking regarding the Safety Standard Addressing…
Governmental Notices March 11th to March 17th, 2017
The following governmental notices that may be of interest to our members and the trade. Among the items released this week: CBP’s Notices of Comment Requests and Country of Origin Determinations regarding Certain Data Storage Products & a WorkFit-TL Sit-Stand Desktop Workstation, the current Bulletin with notices of Commercial Gauger…
Governmental Notices March 4th to March 10th, 2017
The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade. Among the items released this week: CBP’s Notices of a Country of Origin Determination regarding a KC-390 Military Cargo Airplane Converted to a Fire-Fighting Aircraft, Commercial Gauger and Laboratory Accreditations, the current Bulletin with notices…
CBP Insight into Handbag Classification
The following update on handbag classification may be of interest to members: CBP insight into Hobo Bag Classification
Governmental Notices February 11th to February 17th, 2017
The Following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade. Among the items released this week: CBP’s Notice of Quarterly IRS Interest Rates Used in Calculating Interest On Overdue Accounts and Refunds on Customs Duties and Comment Requests on topics such as the Commercial Invoice and…
Governmental Notices February 4th to February 10th, 2017
The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade. The following items were released this week: APHIS’ Proposed Rules regarding the Imports of Hass Avocados from Colombia and the Importation, Interstate Movement, and Environmental Release of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms; CBP’s Notices of the upcoming…
Governmental Notices January 28th – February 3rd, 2017
The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade. Among the items announced this week: CPSC’s Rules concerning the Safety Standard for Sling Carriers & a Safety Standard Mandating ASTM F963 for Toys, Proposed Rules regarding the Amendments to Fireworks Regulations & Portable Generators and…
Gemini Announces Opposition to Border Adjustment Tax Even as Trump/House Republicans Continue to Push It
House Republicans continue to push the Border Adjustment Tax (BAT) as part of their “A Better Way” corporate tax reform proposal. Recently, President Donald Trump has made cryptic signals of support, although Trump’s Press Secretary has conflated the BAT with a border tariff in describing Trump’s support. Under the…