Parenting can be such a chore. Minding wayward little ones, cleaning up after them, and getting hit with six-figure Treasury Department penalties for their misbehavior can offset the joy of beholding the … [Read more...]
CBP Extends Deadline for New Hong Kong Marking Requirement
Importers of goods from Hong Kong can breathe a temporary sigh of relief. Customs and Border Protection has extended the deadline on which their goods must be marked as having Chinese origin. Under the … [Read more...]
New Marking Requirement for Products from Hong Kong
While September 25, 2020 may seem far off, I expect a lot of importers of goods from Hong Kong will be keeping a close eye on the calendar until then. That’s the last date on which merchandise may be imported … [Read more...]
Extension and Revision of FEMA PPE Export Controls
My oh my, how time has flown. The Federal Emergency Management Agency imposed COVID-19-related export controls on certain types personal protective equipment back in April 2020. This temporary rule was set to … [Read more...]
“Made in USA” Rules — The Federal Trade Commission Wants to Hear from You
The Federal Trade Commission’s rules governing assertions that a product is “Made in the U.S.” can be confusing. As we’ve discussed on various occasions, that agency has strict standards on when claims of … [Read more...]
BIS Suspends Hong Kong’s Eligibility for Certain License Exceptions
Given that the United States concluded that Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China, it should come as no surprise that the former is now subject to enhanced export controls that already applied to the … [Read more...]
Airbus Tariffs Due for Overhaul
The term “carousel” brings to mind a carnival merry-go-round, with laughing children, cotton candy and calliope music. It has a much less benign connotation when used in international trade disputes, as our … [Read more...]
Additional Changes to Export Administration Regulations License Exceptions CIV and APR
The Bureau of Industry and Security adopted two final rules and proposed a third at the end of April. We've already covered the military end use/end user license requirement. With apologies for the delay, it's … [Read more...]
BIS Puts the Squeeze on China, Russia and Venezuela
Amendments to the Export Administration Regulations may seem so dry and pedantic to non-specialists. The bureaucratic jargon, references to dry-as-dust sub-subsections, and wooden prose can mask legal changes … [Read more...]
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