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Tariffs
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Focus on Regulation
EU suspends tariffs on medical equipment
By Lourdes Catrain, Eleni Theodoropoulou, Hélène Boland
Following requests from numerous Member States, on 3 April the European Commission ("Commission") adopted Commission Decision (EU) 2020/491 ("the Decision"), which provides for relief from import duties and VAT for…
International Trade Insights
Lawmakers Push for Duty Deferrals in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
By Nithya Nagarajan, Camron Greer
[APRIL 3 UPDATE] U.S. lawmakers of both parties in the House and the Senate, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Sens. Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA),…
China Law Blog
New AD CVD Petitions – Mattresses from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Serbia, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam
By Adams Lee
On March 31, 2020, a group of U.S. mattress producers, Brooklyn Bedding, Corsican Mattress Company, Elite Comfort Solutions, FXI, Inc., Innocor, Inc., Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc., Leggett & Platt, Inc., and…
Canada-U.S. Blog
Canada has published important information about the tariff classification of COVID-19 PPE
On March 30, 2020, the Canada Border Services Agency ("CBSA") published Customs Notice 20-12 "COVID-19: Tariff Classification and Other Information to Import Medical Supplies". This is welcomed and I for…
China Law Blog
Coronavirus Legal Issues Around the World, Part 9: Removing U.S. Tariffs on COVID-19-Related Products
For the last three months, our China lawyers have been confronted with a host of legal issues related to the coronavirus. This should not be surprising because China was the…
SmarTrade
USTR Issues Additional China Section 301 Tariff Exclusions, Including Exemptions for Certain Medical Supplies
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued another Federal Register notice exempting Section 301 tariffs for certain List 4A (imports from China with an annual trade value of $300 billion)…
International Trade Insights
USTR Announces New Section 301 Product Exclusions for List 4
By Camron Greer, Julia Banegas
On March 25, 2020, the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) issued new product exclusions pertaining to the 7.5% Section 301 List 4A Tariffs. The new list of exclusions includes five…
International Trade Law
Customs’ Additional Guidance for Entry Summary Payments Impacted by COVID-19: CSMS #42161666
By Frances P. Hadfield, John Brew, Wing Cheung
On 3/20/2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) message 42097586 regarding requesting a case by case need for additional days for payment of estimated…
China Law Blog
Coronavirus Legal Issues Around the World, Part 6: Tariffs Have Got to Go, at Least for Now
By Adams Lee
[caption id="attachment_37369" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] By Marco Verch[/caption] For the last three or so months, our China lawyers have been confronted with a host of legal issues related to the coronavirus.…
Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
USTR Considers Removal of 301 Duties on COVID-19-Related Medical Care Products
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, USTR issued a Federal Register Notice requesting public comments on the possibility of removing the application of China Section 301 duties from medical care…