Monthly Archives: August 2018

Merchandise Processing Fee and other Customs User Fees Increase

The Merchandise Process Fee (MPF) assessed on formal entries will be increased effective October 1, 2018.  The minimum MPF will be set at $26.22 (currently $25.57) and the maximum at $508.70 (currently $497.99).  The MPF rate will remain at 0.3464%. Other fee increases affecting entry are as follows: Surcharge for manual entry or release: $3.15… Read more »

China Section 301 – Additional Duties for List#2 – Effective August 23, 2018 – Request for Product Exclusion

Tariff sanctions for goods manufactured in China under Section 301 and what is known as List #2  ( https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/enforcement/301Investigations/Final%20Second%20Tranche.pdf  ) go into effect on August 23, 2018.  An additional 25% duty will be imposed on the 279 classifications affected and worth approximately $16 billion in import value.   As previously informed, List #1 (https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/enforcement/301Investigations/List%201.pdf ) affected 818 classifications with… Read more »