Newsletters
April 2018 – Section 301
Section 301 Proposed Tariffs Announced (From Sandler Travis) The U.S. Trade Representative has just issued a press release announcing the proposed tariffs under Section 301. The proposed list covers 1,300 tariff lines at the 8-digit […]
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Severe truck capacity shortage (Repeat from March) We are still experiencing severe shortages of truck availability for delivery from the port/airport to your facilities. Further, ocean carriers are levying emergency delivery fees, $300 in some […]
Read MoreMarch 23, 2018
President Trump signs Omnibus bill into law While we have seen no hard-copy press reports, we know that President Trump signed this legislation earlier today from other media. We are told by NCBFAA that the […]
Read MoreMarch 22, 2018
NEWS FLASH: Trump officially signs off on China tariffs (From America Shipper) President Donald Trump signed off on tariffs covering $50 billion-$60 billion worth of products from China shortly before 1:00 p.m. today, and formally […]
Read MoreMarch 2018 2nd Edition
White House Announces Process to Request Exclusions from Steel and Aluminum Tariffs (From Sandler Travis) The Bureau of Industry and Security has announced the process for individuals and organizations to request exclusions from the additional […]
Read MoreMarch 1, 2018
Trump says ‘Section 232’ tariffs on steel, aluminum to drop next week (From American Shipper) President Donald Trump told business executives during a meeting open to press [today] that he will assess 25 percent tariffs […]
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Steel and aluminum tariffs go into effect March 23 (From Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, by Susan K. Ross) On Thursday, March 8, 2018, President Trump signed two Presidential Proclamations, one dealing with additional tariffs […]
Read MoreFebruary 2018 2nd Edition
Chinese new year approaches Our Chinese agent reports the following closures: Please be informed that our offices will be closed for Chinese New Year holidays. Kindly see below: Hong Kong office will be closed from […]
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Ed. Note: As of Feb 1, we already have 4 pages of info, so we are sending this out today. We will likely issue an additional newsletter later in the month. The Top Five Customs […]
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