ANOTHER 300 BILLION DOLLARS OF CHINESE GOODS COULD BE SUBJECT TO SECTION 301 SANCTIONS EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1ST

President Trump sent the following Twitter messages this afternoon: “Our representatives have just returned from China where they had constructive talks having to do with a future Trade Deal. We thought we had a deal with China three months ago, but sadly, China decided to re-negotiate the deal prior to signing. More recently, China agreed… Read more »

CHINA SECTION 301 – LIST # 2 – PRODUCT EXCLUSION GROUP # 1

The United States Trade Representative (USTR) will publish in the Federal Register the First Product Exclusion Group of commodities and classifications for List # 2 under the China Section 301 sanctions.   Benefits will be retroactive to August 23, 2018  which is the date when List # 2 was made effective.  For details, please refer to… Read more »

MEXICAN TARIFFS SUSPENDED

After several days of negotiations in Washington between the United States and the Mexican delegation, President Trump announced late last Friday that both countries have reached an agreement to address the situation at the southern border.  The tariffs scheduled to be implemented on Monday the 10th of June on all Mexican goods have been suspended…. Read more »

FIFTH GROUP OF PRODUCT EXCLUSIONS FOR LIST # 1 OF CHINA SECTION 301 SANCTIONS

Another Product Exclusion group for Chinese goods under List # 1 has been approved by the U.S. Trade Representative.  The qualifying products shall be entered under Harmonized Tariff Schedule number 9903.88.10. Please refer to the attachment for the Federal Register announcement which includes the full list of products and classifications. There are now 5 groups… Read more »