The following is a selection of articles that appeared in International Trade Today in 2019 covering ruling letters. CBP frequently publishes rulings months after they are issued, so these articles are included based on the dates the articles were published, rather than the date the ruling letter was issued.
Tariffs on French champagne, cheeses, handbags and other products (see 2001060040) will not be coming, several news outlets are reporting, since France has agreed not to impose a Digital Services Tax in 2020 as negotiations continue at the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development on a fair way to impose income taxes on companies such as Google and Amazon.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will hold two meetings with the trade community on implementation of upcoming inspection requirements under the agreement suspending antidumping and countervailing duties on fresh tomatoes from Mexico, the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America said in an emailed update. One of the meetings will be held in Nogales, Arizona, on Jan. 28; the other will be on Jan. 30 in Otay Mesa, California.
International Trade Today is providing readers with some of the top stories for 2019 in case they were missed.
International Trade Today is providing readers with some of the top stories for Dec. 23-27 in case they were missed.
CBP scheduled its semiannual customs broker license exams for Wednesday, April 1, and Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, the agency said in a notice. The exams are typically given on the fourth Wednesday in April and in October. “Due to the limited availability of testing sites and to ensure the integrity of exam conditions by preventing commingling of the administration of the broker exams with other types of exams, CBP has decided to change the regularly scheduled dates of the examination,” the agency said.
International Trade Today is providing readers with some of the top stories for Dec.16-20 in case they were missed.
The announcement of a phase one U.S.-China trade deal that included halving List 4A tariffs in place since Sept. 1 could do little to change damage done to small audio companies smacked by the previous three tranches of tariffs still in place, they said. Executives said in interviews this month have been hit hard by the duties with little hope other than to wait them out.
The Food and Drug Administration is proposing new regulations that would allow importation of prescription drugs from Canada. Under the proposal, FDA would approve “Section 804 Importation Programs” (SIPs) sponsored by a state, tribal or territorial governmental entity. The registered wholesaler or pharmacy identified by the SIP as the importer could then import the specified drug from an FDA-registered, Health Canada-licensed wholesaler that buys the drug directly from its manufacturer. The proposed rule is set for publication in the Dec. 23 Federal Register, and comments are due March 9.
Friday’s announcement of a phase one U.S.-China trade deal that included halving 4A tariffs in place since Sept. 1 (see 1912130042) could do little to change damage done to small audio companies smacked by the previous three tranches of tariffs still in place, they said. Executives we spoke to this month have been hit hard by the duties with little hope other than to wait them out.