Newsletters
April 2019
CBP redeploying officers to Southern border, expect long delays (From CBP) Last week, CBP Commissioner Kevin McAleenan was in El Paso for a press conference announcing the agency’s plan of redirecting CBP officers to the […]
Read MoreMarch 2019
China Section 301 duty increase to 25% delayed (From CBP) On February 24, 2019, the President directed a further delay in the duty increase. Until further notice, the duty rate for the goods covered by […]
Read MoreFebruary 2019
Notice of Modification of Section 301 Action (From theOffice of the United States Trade Representative) The U.S. Trade Representative (Trade Representative) has determined to modify the action being taken in this Section 301 investigation by […]
Read MoreJanuary 2019
The following may impact your import program. Please take a few minutes to go over these, as many of them are annual reminders that may require action on your part. Chinese New Year 2019 This […]
Read MoreDecember 2018
Tariffs on $200 billion worth of product to remain at the 10% rate President Donald J. Trump, and President Xi Jinping of China, have just concluded what both have said was a “highly successful meeting” […]
Read MoreNovember 2018
PierPass to Adopt Appointment System and Flat Fee for OffPeak Program (From a PierPass press release) PierPass, the entity that levies the traffic mitigation fees (TMF) in the ports of Los Angeles & Long Beach, […]
Read MoreOctober 2018
Tariff Reduction Bill Signed Into Law (From Sandler Travis) President Trump signed into law Sept. 13 the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act (H.R. 4318), which suspends or reduces through Dec. 31, 2020, import duties on approximately […]
Read MoreSeptember 18, 2018
Special Newsletter $200 Billion in Goods from China Hit with Higher Tariff; $267 Billion More Threatened (From Sandler Travis) President Trump announced last night that beginning Sept. 24 an additional ten percent tariff will be […]
Read More