The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade: CBP’s latest ABI messages, including CSMS 18-000646 Receipt of Manually Processed GSP Lapse-Period Refunds for Claims made at Entry Summary and CSMS 18-000648 Harmonized System Update (HSU) 1819 created on October 31, 2018; CPSC and FDA…
Governmental Notices for October 20 through 26, 2018
The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade: CPSC’s Rule regarding the Revisions to Safety Standard for Infant Bath Tubs; CBP’s Notices of Quarterly IRS Interest Rates Used in Calculating Interest on Overdue Accounts and Refunds on Customs Duties, the current Bulletin providing Four…
Governmental Notices for October 13 through October 19, 2018
The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade: CBP’s Notices of Accreditations and Approvals of Commercial Gaugers and Laboratories and a Comment Request; October 10thd Bulletin with Notice of the Discontinuation of Customs Broker Importer Self-Assessment Pre-Certification Test and additional Comment Requests, as well…
CBP Implements H.R. 4813, The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2018
October 15, 2018 With the signature of the President on September 13, 2018, H.R. 4318 Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2018 (MTB) became law, amending the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) as of this past weekend (October 13th). The law suspends and reduces tariffs on 1,660 products…
Classification as a Set Within a Subheading Not Subject Section 301 Tariffs Doesn’t Mean that it won’t be subject to the 301 Tariffs!
Classification as a Set Within a Subheading Not Subject Section 301 Tariffs Doesn’t Mean that it won’t be subject to the 301 Tariffs! A toolset that is classifiable under a subheading not covered by the Section 301 tariffs is still subject to those tariffs because one of the components is…
Governmental Notices for October 6th through 12th, 2018
The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade: CPSC’s Proposed Rule addressing the Amendment to Requirements for Consumer Registration of Durable Infant or Toddler Products; CBP’s October 3rd Bulletin with Decision No. 18-11, Extension Of Import Restrictions Imposed On Archaeological Material From Cambodia and…
Governmental Notices for September 29 through October 5, 2018
The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade: CBP’s Notice of a Comment Request concerning the Ship’s Store Declaration and the latest ABI messages, which includes CSMS 18-000589, advising that Schedule B and Harmonized Tariff Schedule were Updated in AES to Accept Changes from…
Governmental Notices for September 22 through 28, 2018
The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade: CPSC’s Rule concerning the Revisions to Safety Standard for Portable Hook-On Chairs; CBP’s Notices of the Accreditation and Approval of a Gauger and Laboratory and Comment Requests concerning the Customs Declaration, Entry and Manifest of Merchandise…
Governmental Notices for September 15 through 21, 2018
In addition to pointing out that, although the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill overrides the “regular” tariff provisions, providing a temporary lower or free rate of duty, it does NOT override application of the Section 301 tariffs, the following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade: APHIS’…
Governmental Notices for September 8 through 14, 2018.
The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade: APHIS’ Rule Establishing a Performance Standard for Authorizing the Importation and Interstate Movement of Fruits and Vegetables; CBP’s Notices of Approval of Commercial Gaugers and Laboratories and upcoming Meeting of the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee,…