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Sep 14, 20232 min read
Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022
In August 2023, The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a draft guidance for cosmetic product facility registrations and cosmetic...
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Aug 10, 20231 min read
CPSC Approves Rules Implementing Bans on Sale of Inclined Infant Sleepers & Crib Bumpers
Image Source: First Things First On August 7, 2023, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued two final rules to codify the...
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Mar 22, 20232 min read
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Enforcement Data
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has created a new dashboard that offers interesting insights on the agency’s enforcement of the...
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Feb 2, 20231 min read
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Alert
Effective March 18, 2023, Customs & Border Protection (CBP) will enact the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Region Alert...
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Sep 19, 20221 min read
New USDA & APHIS Database: Agricultural Commodity Import Requirements (ACIR)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has developed a new database called...
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May 30, 20201 min read
How Potential Policy Change Will Affect US-Hong Kong Trade
Following a recent announcement by the Department of State that Hong Kong is no longer sufficiently autonomous from mainland China to...
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Apr 20, 20201 min read
Guidelines for 90 Day Deadline Extension for Some US Customs Duties, Taxes & Fees
Today, the Secretary of the Treasury and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that it will temporarily extend deadlines for...
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Dec 17, 20192 min read
United States & China Phase One Trade Agreement
On December 13, 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the United States and China have reached...
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Oct 7, 20191 min read
U.S. to Impose Additional Tariffs on EU Goods
In response to a WTO determination that the U.S. may impose up to $7.5 billion annually in countermeasures against the EU due to illegal...
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Oct 7, 20194 min read
More Section 301 Exclusions Announced & Retroactive Refunds Available
In September 2019, The United State Trade Representative (USTR) announced additional product exclusions to the Section 301 China List...
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Sep 9, 20191 min read
First FDA Warning to Food Importer
In March 2019, the FDA announced its new strategy aiming to decrease public health risks while maintaining a level playing field for both...
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Aug 29, 20191 min read
CBP to Introduce New Vessel Manifest Data Confidentiality Tool
On August 23, 2019, U.S. Customs & Border Patrol (CBP) announced that in the coming months, CBP will deploy a new online tool that will...
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Aug 15, 20191 min read
Section 301 List 4 - Everything You Need to Know
Since the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) initial announcement of a proposed new list of goods to impose additional Section...
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Aug 6, 20191 min read
Exclusions Announced for Section 301 List 3 Goods
On August 2, 2019, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced the first round of exclusions on China goods from Section 301...
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Jul 31, 20191 min read
Product Exclusions on Section 301 List 2 Goods
On July 31, 2019, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published another round of exclusions on China goods from Section 301...
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Jul 3, 20191 min read
Increased Scrutiny on Third Country Products Amid Efforts to Avoid China Tariffs
Although shifting manufacturing operations to change a product’s country of origin has long been a legitimate way to mitigate tariffs on...
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Jun 18, 20191 min read
Hearings on Proposed 301 Tariffs of Remaining Goods from China
On June 14, 2019, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its schedule of public hearings regarding additional proposed...
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Jun 12, 20191 min read
Affirmative USITC Antidumping Injury Determination on Quartz Surface Imports from China
On June 11, 2019, the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) announced its determination that a U.S. industry is materially...
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Jun 12, 20191 min read
New Certification Required for Plywood Imports from China
On June 11, 2019, the International Trade Administration (ITA) published its determination that certain hardwood plywood products with...
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Jun 4, 20191 min read
Additional Product Exclusions on Section 301 List 1 Goods
On July 6, 2018, increased tariffs on goods from China were imposed under Section 301’s List 1. As part of the US Trade Representative...
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