Effective August 12th, Hong Kong Airport officials have cancelled all flights to and from Hong Kong until further notice, in light of worsening city-wide protests. At this time, it is unknown when authorities plan to resume regular airport operations. Per our Shap Flash on August 5th, most offices and major transportation routes have already been […]

As you are already aware, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order officially revoking preferential economic treatment for Hong Kong in response to mainland China’s enforcement of a controversial security law effective July 14. Now, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has released an official notice in the Federal Register advising importers that products made […]

On August 6, President Trump announced that, effective August 16, 2020, a 10% tariff will be reinstated on imports of non-alloyed unwrought aluminum products from Canada. According to Trump, the decision to reapply Section 232 duties was made in light of recent data indicating the continued growth in imports of these articles from Canada, thereby […]

On August 6, 2020, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that only two hundred and sixty-six (266) products from all 15 rounds of Section 301 tariff exclusions on List 3 goods will be granted extensions. As the exclusions for List 3 goods were set to expire on August 7, 2020, this means that […]

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released the first set of HTS subheadings that are partially excluded from Section 301 List 3 tariffs. The notice contains 10 HTS subheadings partially excluded from 25% tariffs, which cover 15 separate requests. The newest round of exclusions will retroactively apply to all List 3 products meeting the […]

Today, President Trump announced that the U.S. will begin levying 10% duties on approximately 3,805 HTS subheadings covered in Section 301 List 4, totaling $300 billion in Chinese imports, effective September 1st. Trump’s decision to walk-back his initial postponement of additional List 4 tariffs on July 1st is due to President Xi’s failure to uphold […]

On July 28, 2020, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that just fourteen (14) exclusions from the first round of Section 301 tariff exclusions on List 2 goods will be granted extensions. As the exclusions for this round of goods (covering List 2) were set to expire on July 31, 2020, this means that the […]

On July 14th, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order officially revoking preferential economic treatment for Hong Kong in response to mainland China’s enforcement of a controversial security law on July 1. In a White House statement, President Trump stated that Hong Kong will be treated “the same as mainland China, no special privileges, no special […]

As you are already aware, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) partially excluded 61 HTS subheadings from Section 301 List 4A tariffs on July 7, 2020. All cargo that has been entered for consumption or withdrawn from a warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 AM on September 1, 2019 and before September […]