On September 17, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced additional Section 301 products exclusions from China. This new set of exclusions contains products from the first, second and third tranches. While these products are currently set...
Similar to the process established by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), the China State Council Customs Tariff Commission has implemented a process by which Chinese importers of U.S. origin merchandise can request exclusions from the...
On Friday of last week, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), in response to China’s announcement of additional tariffs on $75 billion worth of American Goods, said that the United States would increase existing tariffs on Chinese goods by...
Australia and New Zealand are primarily agricultural countries, and non-native plant and animal life can potentially damage their eco-systems and agriculture and the livelihood of many. The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) is one of the non-native pests on the...
Section 301 Update: On August 1, 2019, President Trump tweeted that the US will impose a 10% tariff on approximately US$300 billion worth of products from China (“List 4”) beginning on September 1. This will be in addition to Section 301 tariffs already imposed on...
Indian Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed a significant rejig in basic customs duties in Budget 2019. She has introduced the Finance (No.2) Bill, 2019 in Lok Sabha today, that is 5th July 2019 which involves changes in Customs, Central Excise, Service Tax,...
