Customs

In Husch Blackwell’s April 2021 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:

  • Court of International Trade declared Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum “derivatives” under Proclamation 9980 invalid as contrary to law
  • The Biden Administration imposed new sanctions on Russia and established a framework

U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) issued a forced labor finding on March 29, 2021 against Top Glove Corporation Bhd. (Top Glove), a Malaysian manufacturer of disposable gloves, a product which has been in high demand during the pandemic.  As a result, port directors may seize certain disposable gloves of Top Glove’s at U.S. ports

In Husch Blackwell’s February 2021 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:

  • USITC determined that imports of blueberries do not injure U.S. industry
  • USTR and U.S. industry agreed to no change in Section 301 large civil aircraft tariffs
  • Details on Xinjiang regional Withhold Release Order

On January 13, 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) issued a region-wide Withhold Release Order (“WRO”) against cotton products and tomato products originating from Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (“Xinjiang”) in China. The WRO also applies to all products made in whole or in part from Xinjiang cotton and tomatoes, regardless of where those downstream

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) issued a notice announcing the lapse of the Generalized System of Preferences (“GSP”) special tariff program, effective December 31, 2020, unless renewed by an act of Congress.  The GSP is the oldest U.S. trade preference program and was established by the Trade Act of 1974.  GSP effectively promotes the

In Husch Blackwell’s November 2020 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:

  • The EU imposed tariffs on the U.S. following a WTO decision on Boeing subsidies
  • The EU also released a new complaint system to address trade deal violations and market barriers
  • USTR requested that

On August 10, 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a notice announcing that goods produced in Hong Kong and exported to the U.S. must now be marked as a product of China (e.g., Made in China), which we covered in a previous post here.  The marking changes were originally set

On August 10, 2020, U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) issued a notice that goods produced in Hong Kong will need to be marked as a product of China starting on September 25, 2020. The marking changes are the result of the July 14, 2020 Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization that ended Hong Kong’s special trade status.