USTR issued two Federal Register notices granting new exclusions for about 200 HTS lines that fall under List 1 and List 2.  CBP will provide additional guidance for the exclusions in the coming days. List 1 Exclusions – Retroactive to July 6, 2018 and will expire on October 2, 2020….

The Tariffs Hurt the Heartland campaign has developed an Employee Petition Tool to allow your employees, vendors and customers to sign a letter opposing the tariffs that will be delivered to the White House and Congress. The letter will be issued when …

The following notice was published in the Federal Register today Notice of Product Exclusions: China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative. ACTION: Notice of product exclusions. SUMMARY: Effective July 6, 2018, the U.S. Trade Representative (Trade Representative)…

July 8th , Boston, Massachusetts Gemini Shippers Group, head of the Fashion Jewelry & Accessories Trade Association (FJATA) Brent Cleaveland, offered the following testimony in support of Massachusetts bill H.328 Comments in Support of H.328, an Act Relative to the Sale of Children’s Jewelry. Dear Committee Member: The Fashion Jewelry &…

Gemini Shippers Group was chosen as the first speaker at today’s section 301 hearings in Washington DC this morning. You can lean more about the hearings here. To download a copy of Gemini Shippers Groups written testimony please see the click: USTR201900040001 Gemini Shippers Group Submission. Panels will speak over…

Several U.S. senators are working on a bill that would allow Congress to veto tariffs that are assessed on goods said to harm national security.    Two bills were introduced by Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania and Rob Portman of Ohio, both Republicans on the Finance Committee, but there are differences between…

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE [Docket No. USTR–2019–0001] Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): Notice Regarding the 2019 GSP Annual Product Review AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative. ACTION: Notice of hearing and requests to testify and for public comments. SUMMARY: The Office of the United States…

Friday evening the USTR issued a statement that they would be extending the increase of the List 3 tariffs from June 1 to June 15. Originally, USTR had provided a “grace period” for shipments that were made prior to the May 10 tariff increase but wouldn’t arrive until June 1….

India will be removed from the Generalized System of Preferences on June 5, because President Donald Trump “determined that India has not assured the United States that India will provide equitable and reasonable access to its markets.” The announcement came just after 8 p.m. on May 31. The end of…

Gemini Shippers Group partnered with numerous trade associations to write to the President on section 301 tariff impacts.   President Donald J. TrumpThe White House1600 Pennsylvania AvenueWashington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President, On behalf of the undersigned companies below and the millions of workers we employ, we are writing regarding…