U.S. Government Issues Warning to Businesses to Abandon Supply Chains Connected to China’s Xinjiang Region As concerns over crimes [...]
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CBP Issues First Penalty for Imports Made with Forced Labor
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has penalized a U.S. importer for importing goods made with forced labor. The $575,000 [...]
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Goods from Hong Kong to Require Made in China Labels
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that products produced in Hong Kong will have to be marked as [...]
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Beware of Fake “Made in” Labels on Exports to the U.S.
Some Chinese exporters are going to extreme lengths to dodge tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration. The Department of Homeland [...]
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Proper Tariff Classification: Do Your Homework to Avoid Costly Penalties, Increases, or Delays
In today’s ambiguous trade environment brought about by the Trump Administration’s trade war with China and the increased tariffs on [...]
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Complying with Australia’s New Import GST
AUSTRALIA’S NEW IMPORT GST TAKES EFFECT 1 JULY 2018 As of 1 July 2018, a new goods and services tax [...]
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Keeping you up to date on compliance matters
The following pertains to all Air Import Shipments to the U.S. from any origin. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has [...]
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NAFTA Talks Could be Affected by WTO Challenge to U.S. AD/CV Proceedings
Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The World Trade Organization announced this week that Canada has filed a broad complaint [...]
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The Top Five Customs and Trade Issues for 2018
Lenny Feldman, Senior Member | Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report Importers, customs brokers, and supply chain service providers are [...]
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$175,000 Penalty, External Audit Requirement for Attempted Export to Restricted Entity
Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The Bureau of Industry and Security has imposed a $175,000 civil penalty against a [...]
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The New Year Brings Higher U.S. Customs Fees
While the passage of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) brings forth much-needed enhancement plan to improve the [...]
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FDA App Helps Businesses Comply with FSMA
To help businesses meet the requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Final Rule for Preventive Controls for Human [...]
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Section 301 Investigation of China Launched; Companies Should Consider Available Options to Protect their Imports
Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report | Wednesday, August 23, 2017 The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has self-initiated [...]
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Tell Congress to Support Small Businesses by Renewing the GSP Program Before It Expires
For the several years, U.S. Citizens have been highly critical of the dysfunction in the House and Senate, and the [...]
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Remaining ACE Functionality to be Phased in Starting in September
Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report After several delays, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that all remaining [...]
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Initiation of AD/CVD Investigation: Certain Tapered Roller Bearings from Republic of Korea
n July 18, 2017, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated its less-than-fair-value duty investigation on “Certain Tapered Roller Bearings from [...]
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GSP Update: Duty-Free Treatment for Travel Goods Expanded and Additional Changes
Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report | July 3, 2017 An expansion of duty-free treatment for imported travel goods and [...]
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Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Final Rule Establishes Third-Party Accreditation Process
While importers continue to navigate the implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration [...]
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ACE Deployment Postponed
CBP is rescheduling the last primary deployment of core trade processing capabilities in ACE which had been scheduled for July [...]
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New FDA Foreign Suppliers Rule Creates Challenges for U.S. Food Importers
U.S. food importers should be preparing to comply with a new FDA rule intended to assure the safety and compliance [...]
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