With 2019 coming to a close, Delmar International would like to take this opportunity to remind its clients to complete and/or obtain new 2020 NAFTA Certificates of Origin (‘certificate’) covering applicable products being imported into the U.S., Canada or Mexico. In order to maintain NAFTA benefits, including duty free status, U.S., Canadian and Mexican importers…
Category: Customs Services
U.S. Announces Section 301 Tariffs on Certain Products from EU Countries
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced new Section 301 tariffs, or duties, on specific European Union (EU) products, effective October 18, 2019. This announcement is a result of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) decision to award the U.S. $7.5 billion in trade countermeasures against the EU for subsidies provided to Airbus. In response, the U.S….
Les douanes canadiennes reportent l’utilisation obligatoire de l’Initiative du guichet unique jusqu’en avril 2020
L’Agence des services frontaliers du Canada (ASFC) a reporté au 1er avril 2020 l’utilisation obligatoire de l’Initiative du guichet unique (IGU). L’ASFC avait auparavant indiqué que le recours à l’IGU serait requis à partir de l’automne 2019 pour de nombreuses importations, alors qu’elle prévoyait déclasser certaines de ses anciennes options de mainlevée. Ce retard est…
Canadian Customs Delays Mandatory Use of Single Window Initiative Until April 2020
The Canadian Border Service Agency (CBSA) is delaying the mandatory use of Single Window Initiative (SWI) processing until April 1, 2020. Previously, the CBSA had indicated the use of SWI would be required for many imports beginning Fall 2019 when it expected to decommission some of its legacy cargo release options. This delay is due…
U.S. and Japan Reach Partial Trade Agreement
The United States and Japan announced a trade agreement between the countries covering specific agricultural and industrial products. The new agreement will eliminate or reduce tariffs (duties) and is expected to be effective January 1, 2020. Japan has agreed to allow 90 percent of U.S. food and agricultural products duty free or preferential tariff access…
Additional Chinese Section 301 U.S. Duty Exclusions Announced for List 1, 2 and 3 Products
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced three new sets of China Section 301 duty exclusions covering products found within Lists 1, 2 and 3. The Federal Register notices for each set of exclusions are below. These new exclusions are as follows: List 1 exclusions cover 310 specific product descriptions with effective…
