Customs Announces Additional 45-day Transition Period For Compliance With New Country Of Origin Marking Requirements For Imported Goods Produced In Hong Kong
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a CSMS Message on August 21st (CSMS #43729326) announcing a new 45-day transition period for compliance with the new country of origin marking requirements for imported goods that are products of Hong Kong. CBP has decided to give importers more time to comply with the new requirements and is extending […]
COVID-19 Agency Announcements Impacting Trade
U.S. importers and exporters take note: Customs and Border Protection, the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Industry and Security have issued announcements or taken actions as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 virus on their ongoing operations. Specifically— • Requests to Delay the Payment of Duties: […]
Upcoming ECTI Webinar on September 12th: Understanding the Tariff Wars
Date/Time: September 12, 2018, 1:00-2:30pm EDT May You Live in Interesting Times. Page through any history book and you will find that the most intriguing and compelling eras were those filled with turmoil, confusion, and uncertainty. But the people living back then, like many of today’s importers, manufacturers, and retailers, would most certainly have traded those […]
Dirty Tricks and Sneaky Tactics: U.S. Issues Advisory on Sanctions Risks Involving North Korea
On July 23, 2018, the U.S. Departments of State, Treasury and Homeland Security issued an advisory that warns companies of the tactics used by North Korea to evade U.S. and United Nations economic sanctions. Today’s advisory does not impose any new sanctions on North Korea. Rather, the sanctions on North Korea remain fully in effect. […]
Miller Proctor Law Sponsors Upcoming STOPFakes.gov Roadshows in Phoenix in Phoenix and Tucson – Learn How to Protect Your Intellectual Property Marks in the U.S. and Overseas Markets
Miller Proctor Law PLLC is pleased to be a sponsor of the upcoming STOPfakes.gov Roadshows in Phoenix (September 25th) and Tucson (September 27th). This program will deliver important information about the Intellectual Property Rights protections that are available to U.S. start-ups, entrepreneurs, small and medium-sized companies, independent creators and inventors. The information will be presented […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Provides Guidance on Applicability of Section 301 Tariffs to Imported Retail Sets
In response to questions on Section 301 posed by the National Customs Broker and Forwarder Association of America (“NCBFAA”), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) recently stated that— The Section 301 tariffs on Chinese-origin goods will not apply to articles that are imported into the United States as part of a set provided that the set itself […]
Section 301 Tariffs on Chinese-Origin Goods Imported into the United States Are Now in Effect
On July 6th (12:01 a.m.), the Section 301 tariffs on imports of certain Chinese goods into the United States officially went into effect. Goods classified in one of the covered subheadings that are products of China are now subject to a 25% ad valorem rate of duty in addition to the applicable general (Column 1) rates […]