Tag Archives: imports

A Low-Key Way to Eliminate Thousands in Import Duties: Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) Duty Suspension

By J. Scott Maberry and Lisa Mays on October 18, 2019 Posted in Import and Customs

On Friday, October 11, 2019, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) opened the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) “duty suspension” process. That process allows companies to petition for suspensions and reductions to the normal duty on qualifying U.S. imports. A successful MTB petition can be very valuable: if the suspension is granted, the importer can save … Continue Reading

China Trade War Scorecard: Keeping Track of Tariffs

By Reid Whitten and Julien Blanquart* on August 19, 2019 Posted in Import and Customs

An updated version of this article was posted on January 16, 2020. With round after round of tariffs on Chinese goods, announcements, removals, exclusions, delays, increases and, of course, tweets regarding all of the above, it can be easy to get lost on where, exactly, things stand with respect to Tariffs implemented under Section 301 … Continue Reading

Update from the Trump Trade War Front: Tariffs Will Not Increase March 2*

By Lisa Mays and J. Scott Maberry on March 1, 2019 Posted in Import and Customs

*This is an updated version of the February 21st blog post. Key Takeaways: Many U.S. companies continue to struggle under the burden of President Trump’s tariffs on imports from China. The President has postponed a scheduled March 2, 2019 deadline to increase the tariff rate on many Chinese products from 10 to 25 percent. When … Continue Reading

Predicting the Unpredictable: Will Tariffs Under President Trump Cause a Trade War With China?

By J. Scott Maberry and Lisa Mays on March 15, 2017 Posted in Import and Customs

President Trump has stated that he would impose tariffs on imports from China ranging from ten to forty-five percent. Can he do it? And will it cause a trade war? The Effects of Increased Tariffs In the 18th Century, tariffs were considered a method of generating revenue and protecting domestic industry. The first U.S. customs … Continue Reading

The Undoing Project – Why NAFTA Can’t be Undone, but Can be Re-Done

By Reid Whitten and Curtis Dombek on January 12, 2017 Posted in Free Trade Agreements (FTA), Import and Customs

Boy, does it sound convincing when Mr. Trump states he will submit notice under section 2205 of NAFTA to let Mexico and Canada know that the U.S. will withdraw from NAFTA. The problem is, while the president-to-be is capable, we presume, of writing, signing, and sending (or possibly tweeting) such a notification, that notification would … Continue Reading

The Future of the U.S.-Canada Trade Relationship in Light of the Election

By Sheppard Mullin on November 22, 2016 Posted in Free Trade Agreements (FTA), Import and Customs

By Scott Maberry and Lisa Mays of Sheppard Mullin; and Vincent J. DeRose, Jennifer Radford, Greg Tereposky and Daniel Hohnstein of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP. Today’s Global Trade Law Blog is brought to you by a collaboration between the international trade group at Sheppard Mullin and the team at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG). The United States … Continue Reading

The Revival of the Age of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Cases

By J. Scott Maberry and Lisa Mays on August 17, 2016 Posted in Antidumping and Countervailing Duties

For the first time since the era of pagers, dial-up, and Y2K hysteria, U.S. trade remedy cases are experiencing a resurgence. Under U.S. law, U.S. producers of goods may petition the U.S. government to impose extra tariffs on the import of competing goods deemed to be traded unfairly.… Continue Reading

Export Control Reforms Leads to Changes in Permanent Import Regime of Defense Articles and Services

By Sheppard Mullin on August 19, 2013 Posted in Import and Customs

By: Neil Ray In light of the upcoming changes associated with the Export Control Reform Initiative, the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) issued a final rule in April 22, 2013, which amends its regulations to clarify restrictions on the permanent importation of defense articles and services.… Continue Reading

Census Changes Foreign Trade Regulations: New Filing Requirements

By Sheppard Mullin on April 2, 2013 Posted in Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and Commercial Exports, Import and Customs

By: Thad McBride and Matthew Riemer On Thursday, March 14, the Census Bureau published a final rule (available here) implementing changes to the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR), 15 C.F.R. Part 30. The final rule includes long-awaited revisions to the post-departure filing program commonly referred to as Option 4. Census is also requiring mandatory filing of export information through the Automated Export System (AES) or through AESDirect for all shipments of temporary exports. The final rule also implements remedial changes to the FTR to improve clarity and to correct errors.… Continue Reading