So, you operate in a foreign country where you want to ship Huawei products incorporating controlled US technology to a foreign buyer? You wish to sell such technology or products to a Huawei affiliate from the United States or abroad? Watch out, its illegal. Accused of corporate espionage and illicit sales to Iran under U.S.…
A case filed on September 10th has causes a cascade of filings in the Court of International Trade in the past few days. The HMTX case, brought by an importer of vinyl tile from China, challenges the procedures used by the Administration in imposing 25 percent added tariffs on goods in Lists 3 and 4A. …
Given the ongoing trade dispute with China, there is a widespread view that the US dare not upset the apple cart with our largest trading partner. But China is not our largest trading partner, nor are they second. They are third, and their inherent position of weakness is evident in the statistics – China maintains…
The Bureau of Industry & Security (“BIS”) of the Commerce Department has jurisdiction over 90+ percent of product exports from the United States. U.S. exporters shipping products otherwise subject to an BIS export license requirement by virtue of their classification under an ECCN are often able to rely on License Exceptions, which eliminate the need…
Foreign trade zones in the United States account for some 10 percent of overall US imports. But FTZs are not used only in the U.S. but are in most countries worldwide. The common concept of a free trade zone or foreign trade zone (FTZ) is that is a designated location in a secured area outside…
Due to continuing political repression in Hong Kong by the Chinese government, the Trump Administration has retaliated against China by taking substantive, though not overwhelming, retaliatory actions against products from Hong Kong. U.S. goods and services trade with Hong Kong totaled an estimated $66.9 billion in 2018. Exports were $50.1 billion; imports were $16.8 billion. … merchandise exports…
USMCA changes certificate of origin requirements One of the key changes affecting your trade compliance in the adoption of the USMCA, effective July 1st, involves the modification of the Certificate of Origin rules. To qualify for duty-free status, products traded between the US/Canada/Mexico must “originate” in one or more of the three countries and the…