Several trade groups representing shippers, the maritime industry and U.S. ports criticized the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative's Section 301 determination last week calling for a phased-in approach to levy fees on foreign-built vessels and car-carrying vessels docking at U.S. ports as part of a broader push to build and bolster an American shipbuilding industry (see 2504180018).
A leaked draft document describing possible budgeting plans of the Department of Health and Human Services also mentions absorbing the Consumer Product Safety Commission, according to trade groups.
Customs brokers are still wishing for guidance from CBP on the in-transit exemptions mentioned in the April 2 executive order on reciprocal tariffs, according to remarks made during the April 17 bi-weekly ACE support call hosted by CBP.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is planning a phased-in approach to assessing fees on foreign-built vessels calling at U.S. ports, according to an April 17 announcement unveiling the results of its year-long Section 301 investigation.
Air cargo transportation is likely eligible for reciprocal tariff exemptions for goods in transit as of April 5 or 9, according to two trade lawyers with law firm Grunfeld Desiderio, echoing similar comments from a DHL official the previous day who said the exemption applies to both air and truck modes (see 2504160027).
An exemption for goods in transit from the reciprocal tariffs that recently took effect applies not only to ocean vessels, but to air and truck shipments as well, according to Jeff McCauley, senior director of operations and compliance at DHL Global Forwarding.
The Commerce Department is launching Section 232 investigations on imports of semiconductors and pharmaceuticals as a possible precursor to levying duties on these products, according to Federal Register notices released April 14.
CHANDLER, Ariz. -- The National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America could help organize a class-action lawsuit against ocean carriers if enough of its members and other non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCC) say they're unfairly being refused service contracts, industry officials said at the NCBFAA’s annual meeting.
CHANDLER, Ariz. -- Should the de minimis exemption eventually disappear for low-value shipments, the business-to-business-to-consumer model could rise as a result, according to panelists at the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America annual conference.
CHANDLER, Ariz. -- A litany of new tariffs is creating a number of issues that brokers need to be aware of as they interact with their importer clients, including bond insufficiency and a potential increase in CBP requests for information, according to speakers on an April 8 panel at the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America’s annual conference.