GHY discusses changes to international trade regulations and explores cutting-edge compliance strategies.
Posted August 26, 2019
The concept of duty drawback dates back to the earliest days of the Republic when it was included in the nation’s very first trade legislation. Since that time, the regulations governing drawback have undergone many changes that taken together have made the provisions more comprehensive, but also somewhat confusing for those unfamiliar with them. Continue Reading
Posted July 08, 2019
Looking to combat a significant increase in fraudulent filings, effective August 3, 2019, Canadian and other foreign-based companies dealing with trademark proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office must be represented by a US-licensed attorney. Continue Reading
Posted March 12, 2019
Under International Trade Issues, Trade Compliance News, U.S. Customs Issues
In order to bring the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. into line with the Drawback data collection requirements called for by the new Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act, Customs and Border Protection has been working with other relevant government bodies to replace units of quantities that were previously listed generically (“X”) to a standardized unit of measurement (“kg”) or number. Continue Reading
Posted January 09, 2019
As the partial shutdown of the U.S. government heads for a record-breaking third week with no breakthrough in sight, the implications of the lapse in appropriations are beginning to manifest in various ways that are having negative impacts on the trade community. Continue Reading
Posted January 08, 2019
Under International Trade Issues, Trade Compliance News, U.S. Customs Issues
The USTR recently announced that it has granted nearly a thousand requests (roughly 9 percent of the total received) for exclusion from the Trump administration’s tariffs on certain imports from China, which it had imposed last year as a result of its Section 301 investigation into Beijing’s unfair trade practices such as the forced transfer of technology and intellectual property from U.S. companies. Continue Reading
Posted December 20, 2018
Under International Trade Issues, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, U.S. Customs Issues
Even though the U.S. government may be headed for a shutdown by the end of Friday in a dispute over funding for President Trump’s border wall, traders should not expect to see any service disruptions as most Homeland Security personnel are considered “essential” to ensuring that all major operations of Customs and Border Protection remain unaffected. Continue Reading
