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Coppersmith Global Logistics this month was announced as the preferred pet clearance partner for American Airlines. This was a tremendous honor and a testament to the hard work our teams do when it comes to making family reunions possible. In addition to American Airlines, Coppersmith is the official partner of United's PetSafe program and continue discussions with airlines to provide our high-quality pet clearance services at our gateway locations around the United States.
As an IPATA customs broker member, Coppersmith is proud to work with both businesses and individuals whose pets require clearance through Customs and the other participating regulatory agencies upon their arrival.
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US proposes antidumping on China-origin ceramic tile.
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A group named the "Coalition for Fair Trade in Ceramic Tile", or FTCT, has filed a preliminary antidumping petition against Chinese tile entering the United States. The products covered by this petition include ceramic tile, regardless of the percent water absorption, including porcelain tile (.05% or less water absorption) vitreous tile (over 0.5% to 3% water absorption), semi-vitreous tile (over 3% to 7% water absorption), and non-vitreous tile (over 7% water absorption). Subject merchandise includes glazed and unglazed ceramic flooring and wall tile, countertop tile, paving tile, and the like whether or not the tile is on a backing.
If any of our clients are interested in learning more about this and responding to the Commission's inquiry, please contact Bob Glover in our Los Angeles office at the below link. Proposed ADD rates would range from 178.22-428.58%. Thanks to GDLSK for their
summary announcement
. Here is a direct
link to the USITC's page
for the investigation.
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CBP to make more data available through ACE portal.
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While at the NCBFAA's Annual Conference this year in San Antonio, CBP announced that much of the data that ISA-participating importers and others are used to having to extract from CBP's entry systems will be coming to ACE. From CSMS message
19-000197
, the first batch of data to be made available in ACE will be Importer Trade Activity (ITRAC) and will searchable in ACE reports. For a more graphical representation, check out
this flier from CBP
with all the details. Pictured above left to right are Victoria Lane, Portland Branch Manager, Lisa Gingerich, Chicago Branch Manager,Jeff Coppersmith, President, Lynley Bishop, Atlanta Branch Manager and Julianne & Bud Coppersmith.
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Another front has been opened in the expanding series of trade wars between the United States and individual countries or trading blocs. The most recent is
between the United States and the European Union
over the issue of subsidies to Airbus. The USTR identified $11 billion in European imports that would be subject to additional duties until such time as the subsidies that are alleged are removed. The European Union, in return,
has issued their own list
worth about $20 billion and carries tariff rates up to 100% on American exports. The United States has said they will wait for the results of a WTO dispute resolution panel which are expected this summer before announcing the final list and additional duty percentage.
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The latest bit of relief to importers from China whose goods have been subject to additional duties under the Section 301 investigations is that a list of exclusions has been published which are retroactive to July 6, 2018 and good for one year from the date of publishing in the Federal Register. The exclusions are reflected in 21 specially prepared product descriptions, which cover 348 separate exclusion requests. Unlike more narrow determinations like scope rulings or binding rulings, any importer of a product which matches the excluded product can claim relief. They should be ready to substantiate their claim, as CBP and USTR are not allowing revenue loss where it is not permitted.
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Companies who export from the United States should remain vigilant about complying with export regulations, including monitoring for compliance with any sanctions regimes that may be in place from the Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC). Careful attention should also be paid to avoid violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), both of which bring large dollar fines, civil and criminal prosecution from US government agencies. Three banks recently
paid $1.3 billion in penalties for violating economic sanctions
. An export sale is nice, but comes with responsibility to know your buyer and the route the cargo will take to them.
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Another item of note that was discussed at the NCBFAA's annual conference was CBP's increasing pursuit of criminal and civil charges against importers for falsely declaring the country of origin of imported merchandise. There is never a valid reason to misrepresent the country of origin because it plays a vital role in determining admissibility and duty rates into the United States. Given the trade actions taking place against certain products and countries, simple transloading or repackaging in a secondary country doesn't change the origin or the duty rate or responsibility. Importers must ensure they properly declare the country the goods came from.
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There is a complete rewrite of the regulations governing routed export transactions that is coming which will bring the requirements of the EAR and the FTR into harmonization with one another. Our final note from the conference came in a session featuring representatives from the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the Census Department. They detailed the history of soliciting feedback through the Federal Register and based on what they received, decided to scrap everything and start from scratch. You can read a
great story from American Shipper covering the session and what was said
, but we'll be watching this summer when the proposed regulations are announced and written comments are solicited.
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