Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
U.S. Targets French Luxury and Beauty Imports in Response to Digital Tax – 25% Tariffs on $1.3 Billion in French Imports Proposed
On July 10, USTR published a notice of action in the Section 301 investigation of France’s digital services tax announcing the imposition of additional 25 percent duties on certain products from France covering an…
CBP Posts Interim Instructions for USMCA Implementation
On Monday, April 20, 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued interim instructions for implementation of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).* The instructions provide guidance regarding preferential…
GAO Report Reveals Deficiencies in Process for Collecting Antidumping and Countervailing Duties
On November 7, the United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released a report assessing actions the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) have taken to…
WEBINAR: How U.S. Companies Can Seek Savings Under New Miscellaneous Tariff Bill
Thursday, October 10, 2019 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Many companies are looking for opportunities to reduce or eliminate duties on products they import. In 2015, Congress passed legislation codifying a duty reduction…
Section 301 Tariff Increase: Goods on the Water and Foreign Trade Zones
Effective May 10, 2019 importations of merchandise covered under the Section 301 third tranche, manufactured in China and entered into the U.S., are subject to the increase in additional duties from 10 to 25%. However,…