Members have been inquiring regarding actions that may be taken regarding the current U.S. Tariff Actions. Below are the remaining Deadlines and timelines. China 301 (List 1 – ): October 9, 2018 Deadline for product-specific requests for exclusion – For covered products, please click here for the Federal Register Notice….

In addition to links to headlines regarding the President’s instruction to the USTR to increase the tariffs on Chinese imports and the Chinese Ministry of Commerce’s announcement of plans to add tariffs of 5, 10, 20 and 25 percent, the following governmental notices may be of interest to our members…

MEMBER MEMORANDUM Dear Members: As you are no doubt aware, there is a proposed 10 percent increase in duty rates on many of your products.  We strongly urge you to ask management and all of your employees to send a note as soon as possible protesting the increase. Employee /…

MEMORANDUM   USTR Proposes An Additional 10 Percent Ad Valorem Duty On Products Of China July 11, 2018 The U.S. Trade Representative is requesting comments and providing notice of a public hearing on its proposal for an additional 10 percent tariff on approximately $200 billion worth of imports. Anyone wishing…

Members Gemini shippers group joined numerous associations in signing the attached letter supporting the Corker bill (S. 3013), which would require the President to submit to Congress any proposal to raise tariffs in the interest of national security under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.  More than…

  June 19, 2018 After President Trump directed the additional Section 301 tariffs that will go into effect on July 6th, China announced its decision to implement 25 percent tariffs on $34 billion in U.S. imports, In response to China’s actions, the President has directed the United States Trade Representative…

Members, Today the USTR announced their list  of items (50 billion dollars worth of exports from China to the US) that will be subject to tariffs. A notice of the items can be found here: 2018 Tariff list (It starts on page 11)   A list with descriptions can be found…

This week Gemini Shippers Group joined numerous association to advise the US Trade Representative of industry feedback on issues related to proposed tariff increases. Please note the following letters to U.S. Trade Representative, Robert Lighthizer. Soft Good Trade Association Comments China 301 May 11 Multi-Industry Association China 301 Hearings Letter Docket…

Gemini Shippers Group joined numerous trade associations  seeking support for a program that would promote the use of U.S. origin materials incorporated into finished products abroad and returned to the U.S. Specifically, the program would only assess duties on the foreign value added abroad and not on the U.S. origin materials….

Gemini Shippers Group joined 1oo trade association in a letter to leaders of the House and Ways Committee writing to express  concern on the potential impact of the Administration’s decision to use tariffs to address China’s unfair trade practices and its trade and investment relationship with the United States. You can…