On February 23, 2024, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) issued a Final Rule intended to add clarity to invoicing requirements outlined in the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 2022). In particular, the Final Rule provides minimum information for demurrage and detention (D&D) invoices and procedures for disputing charges. D&D invoices have created a host of issues for importers and shippers throughout the economy, especially as they relate to the lack of information provided on the invoices.Continue Reading What Do Importers and Shippers Need to Know about the FMC’s New Rule on D&D Invoices?
International Trade & Supply Chain
Petition Summary: Melamine from Germany, India, Japan, The Netherlands, Qatar, and Trinidad and Tobago
On February 14, 2024, the Cornerstone Chemical Company (the “Cornerstone” or “Petitioner”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on imports from Germany, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Qatar…
Continue Reading Petition Summary: Melamine from Germany, India, Japan, The Netherlands, Qatar, and Trinidad and TobagoCBP Further Defines Customs Business in New Ruling
A recent ruling analyzed whether certain functions performed in preparation for filing an entry with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) arise to the level of “Customs Business” that must…
Continue Reading CBP Further Defines Customs Business in New RulingSection 301 Exclusion Update
On December 26, 2023, the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced that it will further extend 352 reinstated exclusions and 77 COVID-related exclusions to duties imposed on goods from China…
Continue Reading Section 301 Exclusion UpdateCustoms Modernization Bill Addresses Trade Reform
On December 8, 2023, Senators Bill Cassidy and Sheldon Whitehouse introduced a new version of the Customs Modernization bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930. The new proposal comes…
Continue Reading Customs Modernization Bill Addresses Trade ReformLegal Insights for Manufacturing: International Trade & Supply Chain
Husch Blackwell’s Technology, Manufacturing & Transportation group has published its second-annual Legal Insights for Manufacturing report, covering the top challenges facing U.S.-based manufacturers and including a section on international…
Continue Reading Legal Insights for Manufacturing: International Trade & Supply ChainPetition Summary: Imports of Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Ecuador, India, Indonesia, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
On October 25, 2023, the American Shrimp Processors Association (“ASPA” or “Petitioner”) filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on frozen warmwater shrimp from Ecuador and Indonesia as…
Continue Reading Petition Summary: Imports of Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Ecuador, India, Indonesia, and the Socialist Republic of VietnamPetition Summary: Imports of Truck and Bus Tires from Thailand
On October 17, 2023, the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC (“USW”) (collectively “Petitioners”) filed a petition for the…
Continue Reading Petition Summary: Imports of Truck and Bus Tires from ThailandPetition Summary: Aluminum Extrusions from Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, the People’s Republic of China, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam
On October 4, 2023, U.S. Aluminum Extruders Coalition (“the Coalition”) and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (“United Steelworkers” or…
Continue Reading Petition Summary: Aluminum Extrusions from Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, the People’s Republic of China, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and VietnamPreparing for Impact of Government Shutdown on International Trade Functions
As of Friday September 29, 2023, the United States Congress has yet to reach a spending agreement, as a result companies with international trade operations should prepare for a potential…
Continue Reading Preparing for Impact of Government Shutdown on International Trade FunctionsBiden Administration Proposes Significant Changes to Section 232 Exclusion Process
On Monday, August 28, 2023, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) of the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a Proposed Rule that, if implemented, would make significant changes to…
Continue Reading Biden Administration Proposes Significant Changes to Section 232 Exclusion Process