With talks set to start as early as mid-January, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative shared its vision for approaching customs and trade remedies.
The agency is accepting input and will hold a hearing in February to gather more information on countries that provide inadequate IP rights protection to U.S. nationals.
Submitted for publication were nearly 1,000 exclusions from a first tranche of tariffs covering $34 billion worth of goods from China in 2017 import value.
The extension of the phaseout of 25 percent U.S. tariffs, agreed to during KORUS talks, was officially established in a presidential proclamation on Friday.
The incoming Senate Finance Committee chairman also expects agriculture to be included in U.S.-EU trade negotiations.
Zoltek Corp., a carbon fiber manufacturer, netted a $7.77 million fine from OFAC for violating the U.S. government’s Belarus Sanctions Regulations.
The action during Tuesday’s Dispute Settlement Body meeting came amid a tense WTO Trade Policy Review of the U.S., which took place Monday and Wednesday.
The department’s Office of Fossil Energy is reverting to a policy of requiring authorized exporters to report where liquefied natural gas or natural gas was delivered.
The Section 301 tariffs across $200 billion of Chinese goods had been set to increase to 25 percent at the beginning of the new year.
En+ Group, UC Rusal and EuroSibEnergo reportedly have committed to sever Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska’s controlling interests in their operations.
The CEO is “committed to working with all our e-commerce customers and the government agencies to develop efficient and compliant trade flows in every way possible.”
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers called for U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to put the “highest priority” on lifting tariffs on Canada and Mexico.
Tuesday was the deadline for industry to submit exclusion requests for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s second tranche of Section 301 tariffs.
CBP’s nearly 500-page “modernized” regulations implement TFTEA’s requirements, but not everyone is cheering.
The action fulfills a second key promise after U.S. and Chinese delegations agreed during a G20 meeting to take steps toward defusing trade tensions.
Indictment alleges that a CBP officer who worked in Canada kept U.S. government allowances for a home lease and children’s schooling.
The senators said problems with the process to request exclusions from duties on steel and aluminum include slow response and unclear communication.
The WTO Appellate Body upheld an October 2016 dispute panel ruling striking down a Mexican claim that U.S. labeling of tuna as “dolphin-safe” is discriminatory.
The order took effect Monday and will remain in effect through June of next year.
Eric Baird, who once led Access USA Shipping, received the largest civil penalty imposed on an individual in the Commerce Department agency’s history.
Members of the U.S. ag industry during an interagency hearing pushed for agriculture to be included in U.S.-EU trade talks, which runs against the desires of EU officials.
The move fulfills a key agreement reached during a meeting with the U.S. delegation on the sidelines of the G20 summit earlier this month.
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security said it received numerous requests to put off the deadline for a month.
Jereh Group employees used an elaborate export scheme involving intermediaries to bypass U.S. Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations.
Deputy National Economic Council Director Clete Willems during a speech Thursday emphasized the structural economic reforms the U.S. wants to see in China.
CBP Commissioner Kevin McAleenan tells Senate Judiciary Committee his agency would need at least $300 million annually to increase scanning at ports of entry.
The EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement eliminates most of the 1 billion euros currently paid by European companies in Japanese import tariffs.
BIC Corp. is seeking a general exclusion order for imports of several different brands of lighters.
Information will be used to prepare certification to Congress on whether chemical, biotechnology and pharmaceutical firms are harmed by the convention’s implementation.
In the first government self-initiated AD/CVD case since 1985, the ITC voted 5-0 that imports of common alloy aluminum sheet from China materially injure U.S. industry.
Determining the commodity jurisdiction and classification of a product is the most critical component of any export compliance program.
Robust customs provisions as part of any agreement would play a crucial role in bilateral trade, industry members said during an International Trade Commission hearing.
The likely future House speaker indicated she is examining labor and environment provisions to determine whether they will be enforceable in practice.
The agency received positive feedback from a recent use case examining NAFTA/CAFTA certificates of origin, a CBP official said Wednesday.
Meng Wanzhou, who was arrested Saturday in Canada, is expected to be extradited to the U.S. to face charges.
Consultants foresee increased economic links between Russia and China.
The WTO Dispute Settlement Body on Tuesday agreed to form panels requested by India and Switzerland.
Changes being implemented were enacted through tax reform legislation signed late last year.
The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee was set to meet Wednesday, when the government will be closed in observance of George H.W. Bush’s death.
The second edition of Tariff Negotiations and Renegotiations under the GATT and WTO follows the original published in 2001.
The American and Chinese leaders agreed to de-escalate trade tensions, including holding off on additional tariffs, but different factors could detract from the truce.
He told reporters aboard Air Force One that he’s making the move in an effort to push Congress to pass the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Restricted party screening software should be viewed by U.S. exporters as one tool within a multidimensional export compliance approach.
Representatives of beneficiary countries testified Thursday as the Trump administration reviews eligibility based on worker rights, IP and other practices.
The leaders of the three countries signed the agreement on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, teeing up the pact for respective domestic ratification processes.
Sen. Portman also highlighted his hopes for agriculture to be included in EU-U.S. discussions during an event at the Hudson Institute.
Karen Dunn Kelley’s “noncontroversial” nomination had been pending for more than five months.
Panelists at an Atlantic Council event Tuesday pointed to several areas of ag trade in North America the updated NAFTA should enhance.
Trade advisory to CBP’s new subcommittee structure offers more efficiency to tackling complex issues.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control said Cobham Holdings agreed to pay a $87,507 civil penalty to settle three violations of the Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has received more than 100 stakeholder submissions to inform its approach toward bilateral discussions.
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau released a 132-page proposed rule that would affect several aspects of U.S. alcohol trade with foreign countries.
The U.S., Mexico and Canada likely will formally ink the updated pact during the G20 summit in Buenos Aires.
System to go live later this year or early next year will replace the Regulations.gov filing process.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on Tuesday issued a 53-page update to its March-completed Section 301 report on China’s policies related to IP, tech transfer and innovation.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control has taken particular aim at sanctioning those individuals and entities involved in the maritime transport of oil for the Assad regime.
U.S. consumers are bearing less of the burden of the Trump administration’s Section 301 tariffs than Chinese producers, according to EconPol Europe.
While there’s impetus for negotiations to move quickly, defining the scope could be tricky during the lead-up to discussions, says Asia Society vice president.
While Société Générale has not violated U.S. sanctions in five years, it agreed to settle potential liability involving Cuba, Iran and Sudan from 2007 to 2012.
BIMCO projects with capacity growing at half of this year’s levels, “the fundamental balance can only improve.”
The Commerce Department agency is tasked with figuring out which new technologies should receive additional export oversight for national security purposes.
The Trump administration will collect comments through Jan. 15 and will hold a hearing Jan. 29 as it develops negotiating positions.
The ITC reversed its decision to slap a limited exclusion order on imports and a cease-and-desist order on sales after Toshiba and the petitioner reached a settlement.
The International Trade Commission held a hearing Thursday and Friday to inform its report on the likely economic impacts of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said the list has U.S. products targeted for retaliation should the Trump administration impose automotive tariffs on Europe.
The Trump administration will block U.S. business transactions involving Saudi officials who allegedly took part in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.
The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission recommends the U.S. government consider bringing a type of WTO case scarcely used against China.
Facilities with exposure to steel and aluminum trade likely will see the earliest impact.
CBP is closing several lanes at two California ports as it prepares for the arrival of the migrant caravan moving through Mexico.
China also joined other countries in opposing a transparency proposal sent to the WTO by the U.S. and four other members earlier this month.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control continues to extend the expiration dates of certain general licenses between U.S. firms and three Russian oil and gas companies.
With his signature candor, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro told Wall Street bankers and the extremely wealthy to spend their money at home.
Officials met in Washington for the fifth meeting of the bilateral Trade and Investment Working Group and held preparatory talks for a possible post-Brexit free trade agreement.
The paper calls for a stronger approach to requiring notifications by member governments on issues including customs valuation and subsidies.
Threat of higher tariffs continues to push up transpacific rates.
The next phase of the investigation is for the ITC to make its determination on whether imports of common alloy aluminum sheet from China injure U.S. industry.
The respondents in a U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty case on uncoated groundwood paper — newsprint — from Canada ask that a binational body look at a ruling in their […]
Starting in January, carriers will be fined $5,000 for first offenses and $10,000 for subsequent violations.
Dogs trained in the third-party explosives detection program will assist Transportation Security Administration teams in screening shipments, including foreign cargo.
Process begins to choose individuals to serve on the U.S. roster used for the selection of panelists to review duty determinations made by NAFTA parties
The sanctions restored Monday cover more than 700 individuals, entities, aircraft and vessels and amount to the “largest ever single day targeting the Iranian regime.”
A required annual review of the African Growth and Opportunity Act found that hereditary slavery in the country remains a concern.
Customs and Border Protection issued guidance allowing reduced excise tax rates for alcoholic beverage imports and released documents needed to claim them.
Investor-state dispute settlement provisions in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement are much scaled back from NAFTA’s language.
Rising tariffs spur look at geographic shifts in supply chains.
For all those in trade who’ve always wished for their 15 minutes of fame, I think we can safely say we’ve hit that mark. When family members start asking questions […]
White House applies eligibility for the Generalized System of Preferences to few new country-product combinations.
Sam Ruda becomes the interim director for the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey; Clark Robertson joins the Port of Corpus Christi as chief operating officer.
Fourth-quarter results are expected to be negatively impacted by a hurricane in the U.S., coal shipment delays in Australia and a locomotive driver shortage in the U.K.
The logistics software solutions provider expects sharp increases in earnings and revenue.
Negotiating objectives are being considered for a potential U.S.-Japan trade deal that aims to “address both tariff and non-tariff barriers and to achieve fairer, more balanced trade.”
Infrastructure projects “will strengthen our ports, harbors and waterways and will create and sustain jobs,” says Oregon lawmaker Peter DeFazio.
President and CEO of Washington, D.C.-based industry voice discusses regulatory issues that are most pressing to the future of container shipping.
Nicole D’Agostino is tapped as a business development manager; Don Davis is hired as vice president of strategic fleet solutions.
The International Maritime Organization has released online programs that it says will help develop national strategies.
David Parrott is promoted to vice president, and Holly Cuccolo is hired to lead solutions design.
The Trump administration suggested delaying the Jan. 1, 2020, implementation of a global regulation to lower the sulfur content in ship fuel, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The American Association of Port Authorities inducts officers; California businessman is sworn in; and longtime employee is promoted.
Agency has 45 days to study changes planned by Los Angeles and Long Beach terminals.
Supply chain stakeholders use volume pricing rates when they need a spot quote for shipments that don’t fit within traditional LTL or truckload parameters.
