Cargo Systems Messaging Service CSMS #42232417 – NCSD April 2020 Webinars The National Commodity Specialist Division, Office of Trade, is excited to present the next round of commodity-specific, educational webinars to support your business in these difficult times.  Beginning April through July, 2020, the webinars will begin at 1:30 PM…

Members of Gemini Shippers Group joined other industry CEO’s in signing the below letter to the President this week on duty deferral during the COVID-19 crisis. A copy of the letter and companies that signed is included here: CEO Duty Deferral Letter to President Trump 033120 – Final   March…

Cargo Systems Messaging Service CSMS #42180527-GUIDANCE: One Year Extension on Certain China Section 301 Exclusions for Products Covered Under Tranche 1 – $34B –Action (9903.88.06) BACKGROUND On March 19, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published Federal Register (FR) Notice 85 FR 15849 to extend for 12 months certain product…

CSMS #42181055 – GUIDANCE: Section 301 Tranche 3 – $200B Eleventh Round of Product Exclusions from China BACKGROUND On March 26, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published Federal Register (FR) Notice 85 FR 17158 announcing the decision to grant the eleventh round of certain exclusion requests from the Section…

March 25, 2020 Dear Members and Friends – We hope that you are all staying safe and healthy during these difficult times.    While COVID-19 has caused chaos in the world of logistics, there are several other things going on that may affect your shipments. On March 20, 2020, the U.S….

Members, The USTR granted 19 additional exclusions from Section 301 List 4 to medical supplies that are part of the COVID19 response. These exclusions apply retroactively to the implementation date of September 1st, 2019 and will remain until September 1st, 2020. CSMS #42049352 – GUIDANCE: Section 301 Tranche 4A –…

Members,  ( 3/17/2020)  The US Trade Representative granted further exclusions to  List 3 for the section 301 tariff. These exclusions retroactively apply to the September 24th, 2018 implementation date and remain in effect until August 7th, 2020. The notice from USCBP is included below:    CSMS #42048963 – GUIDANCE: Section…

USTR Issues More Product Exclusions From Third Tranche of Section 301 Tariffs The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued another set of product exclusions from the third group of Section 301 tariffs on goods from China. The new exclusions from the tariffs include “one 10-digit HTSUS subheading,” which covers…

Members USCBP announced the following update on section 301 product exclusion today. CSMS #41702837 – GUIDANCE: Section 301 $200B – Tranche 3 Seventh Round of Product Exclusions from China On January 6, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published Federal Register (FR) Notice 85 FR 549 announcing the decision to…

Tooday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a CSMS message with guidance for the List 4A tariff reduction which will take effect on February 14 – CSMS #41538917 – GUIDANCE: Decrease in Section 301 Duties on Certain Products of China; $300B-Action -Tranche 4A. Details of this message are posted below: Cargo…