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Posted June 19, 2018
Under Economic Issues, International Trade Issues, Other Government Departments-Agencies, U.S. Customs Issues
The administration’s new tariffs are are in addition to preliminary countervailing duties ranging from 31.20% to 113.30% that were set in April following a “self initiated” investigation by Commerce. Continue Reading
Posted June 14, 2018
Under International Trade Issues, Logistics & Supply Chain Issues, U.S. Customs Issues
CBP chief Kevin McAleenan says the service is struggling to regulate a growing flood of e-commerce shipments, especially since many of them now qualify under the $800 de minimus (duty-free) level. Continue Reading
Posted June 13, 2018
Homeland Security says it has upgraded a 2012 version of the strategy document by incorporating results from a Northern Border Threat Analysis report prepared last year by the Trump administration. Continue Reading
Posted May 25, 2018
Under Economic Issues, International Trade Issues, Other Government Departments-Agencies, U.S. Customs Issues
Punitive duties recently imposed on newsprint from Canada have been a boon for one American producer, but are causing widespread economic hardship for the troubled U.S. newspaper industry. Continue Reading
Posted February 16, 2018
Called out by a whistleblower, the British fashion retailer has agreed to pay nearly a million dollars to settle allegations that it fraudulently structured shipments to avoid paying U.S. duties on its goods. Continue Reading
Posted February 08, 2018
Under Canadian Customs Issues, International Trade Issues, Logistics & Supply Chain Issues, Other Government Departments-Agencies, U.S. Customs Issues
While bilateral relations have been strained recently by various trade disputes, that hasn’t deterred officials from discussing extension of the pre-clearance program to commercial goods. Continue Reading
