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The scope of the investigation consists of hand trucks manufactured from any material, whether assembled or unassembled, complete or incomplete, suitable for any use, and specific parts thereof, namely the vertical frame, the handling area and the projecting edges or toe plate, and any combination thereof. The subject hand trucks are commonly referred to as […]

Effective July 6, 2018, the U.S. Trade Representative imposed additionalduties on goods of China with an annual trade value of approximately $34 billion as partof the action in the Section 301 investigation of China’s acts, policies, and practicesrelated to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation. The U.S. TradeRepresentative initiated the exclusion process in July 2018 […]

The GSP, also known as the Generalized System of Preferences, is a program designed to encourage monetary prosperity in developing countries throughout the world. This program provides preferential treatment to beneficiary countries, those which are underdeveloped, on over 3,500 products. Please see below eligible countries list as of 2019 COUNTRIES ELIGIBLE FOR GSPGSP-Eligible Beneficiaries (as of […]

On July 6, 2018, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) imposed additional duties on certain goods of China as a part of the action in the Section 301 investigation of China’s acts, policies, and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation. As a part of the determination, USTR established a product exclusion process for […]

Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has canceled the April 1, 2020 Customs Broker Licensing Exam (CBLE). Individuals that registered for the April 1, 2020 CBLE will receive refunds for their application fee of $390.00. These refunds will be provided to all registrants automatically. CBP will continue to provide additional information […]

List 1 Exclusions Extended until December 31, 2020 On May 15, 2020, USTR published in the Federal Register (85 FR 29504) 13 List 1 exclusion extensions. The exclusions, which were set to expire on May 14, 2020, have been extended until December 31, 2020. These HTS numbers fall subheading 9903.88.08 and are retroactive to July […]