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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - August 2024 - A Head Scratcher

US Customs & Border Protection (CBP) Headquarters ruling H327577 of May 8, 2024 dealt with an unusual set of circumstances and produced some unusual results. The ruling involved a plant fertilizer product sold under the...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Braumiller Law Group & Braumiller Consulting Group February 2024 newsletter

Last June (2023), in response to a ruling request from Your Special Delivery Services Specialty Logistics (YSDS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued HQ H324098, clarifying what it means to be an “owner or purchaser”...more

ArentFox Schiff

Five Hot Button Trade Issues for the Electric Mobility Industry in 2024

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The Electric Mobility industry is on track for another exciting year. However, current and forthcoming US agency regulations continue to inject confusion and costs in critical supply decisions, for which legal tools can...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

[Webinar] Harmonized Tariff Schedule Classification - October 26th, 8:00 am PT

Why Should You Attend: The Harmonized System (HS) is used by virtually all countries to determine the duty/taxes and admissibility of imported goods. Because the classification of goods under the HS is a legal determination...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

What Every Multinational Organization Should Know About ... Customs

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The international trade and regulatory environment never has been more difficult for multinational corporations to navigate. For companies that operate, source from, or sell goods, software, or services across borders, legal...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - February 2022: Shiny New Machines – Modifications to Chapter 84 of the Harmonized Tariff...

There are new tariff classifications for machinery under Chapter 84 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”). The changes to Chapter 84, as well as many other areas of the HTSUS, took effect on January...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Startups Need a Grasp of U.S. Trade Controls

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Export control requirements, economic sanctions, foreign ownership rules, import restrictions — cross-border trade continues to get more complex. Do you know there are trade laws that restrict who you can do business...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Section 301 Case Offers Importers a Chance at Refunds as Administration Contemplates Further Tariff Action

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After a summer of wrangling, Plaintiffs in the ongoing Court of International Trade (‘CIT’) case challenging List 3 and 4A Section 301 duties on imports from China got a big win: in September the Government conceded that it...more

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FURTHER UPDATE: Actions to Recover Duties Paid Under Section 301 List 4 on China Imports - Statute of Limitations Begins on Friday

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We previously alerted domestic importers on the option of litigating to recover List 4A duties, and that bulletin is available here. At the time one year ago domestic industry had taken note of a lawsuit before the Court of...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

USTR Announces Additional Duties On Cosmetics And Handbags From France, Delays Effective Date Until January 2021

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On July 10, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it would impose a 25 percent additional duty on certain cosmetics, soaps and cleansing products, and handbags that are products of France, valued at $1.3...more

Williams Mullen

Payment of Deferred Import Duties, Taxes and Fees

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As a follow-up to our client alert of April 23, 2020, here we provide: (i) a reminder of the opportunity for eligible importers to defer certain import duties, taxes and fees; and (ii) provide additional guidance on the...more

Stinson LLP

U.S. Importers Can Postpone Duty Payments for 90 Days, But Relief Limited

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On April 19, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the rollout of a 90-day duty deferral program for importers experiencing significant financial hardship. The temporary relief is limited in scope because it does...more

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Payment of Certain Import Duties, Taxes and Fees Postponed for 90-Days

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President Trump issued an Executive Order on April 19, 2020, authorizing the Secretary of Treasury to temporarily extend deadlines for the payment of deposits of certain estimated import duties, taxes and fees for importers...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Certain Tariff Deferrals Possible for U.S. Importers Whose Revenue Has Sharply Declined

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Some U.S. importers may be able to defer payment of certain U.S. import tariffs by 90 days under a temporary final rule (“Tariff Deferral Rule”) published on April 22 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) and the U.S....more

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In the Face of COVID-19, Ability to Defer Duty Deposits for U.S. Imports Is Back for Certain Importers

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As of Monday, April 20, 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in connection with the Department of the Treasury, temporarily postponed for 90 calendar days the deadline for deposits of certain estimated duties,...more

Burr & Forman

Customs Defers Duty Payments for COVID-19 Affected Importers

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed in an April 22, 2020 Federal Register notice the temporary postponement of the deadline for payment by COVID-19 affected importers of record of deposits of certain estimated...more

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COVID-19: President Trump Authorizes Temporary Deferral of Some Import Duties

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On April 19, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order (E.O.) on “National Emergency Authority to Temporarily Extend Deadlines for Certain Estimated Payments” directing the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

U.S Customs and Border Protection Temporarily Postpone the Time to Deposit Certain Estimated Duties, Taxes and Fees due to...

Effective immediately, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is amending the CBP regulations to permit importers to temporarily postpone the deposit of certain estimated duties, taxes and fees. Ordinarily, those estimated...more

Akerman LLP

CBP Announces 90-Day Duty Deferral for Importers Meeting Specific COVID-19 Criteria

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Importers that can demonstrate "significant financial hardship" resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic may benefit from President Trump's April 18 Executive Order, which authorizes the Treasury Department to grant importers an...more

Hogan Lovells

Customs Rescinds Proposal to Extend Payment of Duties in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic; Requires Payment of Deferred Duties Not...

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US Customs and Border Protection (“Customs”) rescinded its proposal to grant extensions on all customs duty payments for 90 days in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.  ...more

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CBP to Implement Case-by-Case Duty Deferrals Due to Novel Coronavirus Disease

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On March 20, 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced a program whereby U.S. importers may request additional days for payment of estimated duties, taxes and fees due to the severity of the Novel Coronavirus...more

Dechert LLP

Trump’s Tariff Wars: Mitigating the Risk for Supply Chains

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Throughout his presidency, President Trump has used tariffs – and the threat of tariffs – to address an unprecedented variety of economic and national security threats. As if to underscore the point, on December 2, 2019, the...more

Clark Hill PLC

International Trade Commission Opens Applications for Tariff Relief

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The International Trade Commission (“ITC”) has announced a new petition cycle for domestic manufacturers to seek temporary duty suspensions and reductions in accordance with the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of...more

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New TFTEA Customs Duty Drawback Regulations - What You Need to Know

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Customs duty drawback has long been recognized as a lawful means by which importers may reduce the realized impact of tariff duties on imported items. United States Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) published a highly...more

K&L Gates LLP

Do You Deserve a Refund from US Customs? Tariff Refunds Soon Available for Certain Imported Goods as Congress Acts on Generalized...

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On June 29, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 (HR 1295). Among other actions, the law revives the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program, a trade preferences program...more

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