Vietnam Exports to USA Surged in Q1 2019
Vietnam was one of the fastest-growing sources of American imports from Asia last quarter, and could potentially overtake the U.K. as a bigger supplier to the U.S. Imports from Vietnam jumped 40.2% in the first three months of 2019 from a year earlier. At the same time, American imports of Chinese commodities plunged 13.9% as trade tensions between the two...
Section 301 China Import Tariff Duty Rates (List 3) Raised to 25%
On May 10, 2019, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) increased the duty rate for all commodities in USTR List 3 made in China to 25%. The 25% duty rate will be applied to all commodities in List 3 that departed for the United States after 12:01 a.m. EDT on May 10, 2019 and will enter the United...
Duty Refund – Section 301 China Import Tariff (Updated April 18, 2019)
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced a third list of excluded commodities from the China Import Tariff on April 18, 2019. Similar to the first and second group of excluded commodities, a company may submit a Post Summary Correction (PSC) to US Customs to apply for a duty refund. The duty refund exclusions are retroactive from July 6, 2018 and...
Duty Refund – Section 301 China Import Tariff
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has reviewed thousands of requests from companies to exclude their products from the China Import Tariff. As of now, there are two lists of excluded products. Any customer can submit a Post Summary Correction (PSC) to U.S. Customs to apply for a duty refund. The exclusions are retroactive from July 6, 2018 and will expire...