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Green Trade Innovation and Incentives Forum RECAP

On July 11, 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) held the Green Trade Innovation and Incentives Forum, the agency’s first conference that covered CBP’s Green Trade Strategy and related sustainable trade issues. The CBP Green Trade Strategy was formulated by the World Customs Organization (WCO) in Brussels in June of 2022 and serves as the agency’s action plan for addressing climate change’s impact on global trade. The Green Trade Strategy seeks to create business incentives that promote green investment and innovation but also includes ramped-up environmental enforcement efforts. The conference participants included multiple senior officials from CBP, and its partner agencies, as well as top executives from leading industry organizations. 

Green Trade Incentives: 

AnnMarie Highsmith, Executive Assistant Commissioner for CBP’s Office of Trade explained that the Green Strategy rests on four pillars: 

  1. Incentivizing Green Trade

  2. Strengthening environmental enforcement posture

  3. Accelerating green innovation

  4. Improving climate resilience and resource efficiency 

The first and third pillars refer to CBP’s efforts to work with its partner government agencies and industry leaders to remove barriers to sustainable trade and to promote green innovation. Multiple industry leaders at the conference proposed ways that CBP could create incentive structures that reduce the carbon footprint of global supply chains and promote green innovation.  

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By |2023-07-12T17:19:09-04:00July 12, 2023|Enforcement, Events, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)|0 Comments
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Customs and Trade News Snapshot

Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade news:

   Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

  • CBP Seizes $3M in Counterfeit Watches – CBP officers at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport seized five counterfeit Richard Mille watches originating from Hong Kong.
  • Harmonized System Update: Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2308 was created on June 30th, 2023, and contains 855 ABI records and 178 harmonized tariff records. This update contains modifications mandated by the 484 (F) Committee, the Committee for Statistical Annotation of the Tariff Schedules, effective July 1, 2023.
  • EAPA case update: Suzhou Quality Import and Export Co. (notice of initiation of investigation and interim measures).
  • EAPA case update: Vanguard Trading Company LLC (notice of determination as to evasion).
  • CBP releases Quarterly IRS interest rates used in calculating interest on overdue accounts and refunds of customs duties.

United States Trade Representative (USTR)

  • United States, Mexico, and Canada hold the second meeting of the Labor Council under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

Department of Commerce

  • Sayari awarded contract with U.S. Department of Commerce for enhanced export control investigations – Sayari was awarded a $7.8 million dollar contract from CBP to support the mitigation of ongoing global supply chain risks.
  • Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From Thailand.
  • Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From the People’s Republic of China, India, Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Continuation of Antidumping Duty […]
By |2023-07-07T12:52:06-04:00July 7, 2023|Snapshot|0 Comments
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Customs and Trade News – Weekly Snapshot

Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade news:

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

  • U.S. candidate Ian Saunders elected Secretary General of the World Customs Organization
  • CBP releases Integrity and Accountability Strategy. The Strategy builds upon CBP’s previous strategy to broaden the focus of integrity in the agency beyond corruption and misconduct to better reflect an enterprise-wide commitment to integrity and accountability.
  • Agenda announced for CBP’s Inaugural Green Trade Innovation and Incentives Forum
  • Decision in EAPA Case: Scioto Valley Woodworking – CBP concluded that there is not substantial evidence of evasion as defined by EAPA.
  • Roberto Vaquero takes command as Director of CBP San Juan Field Operations
  • CBP quota bulletin: specialty sugar period 5 opening
  • Upcoming: CBP Green Trade Innovation and Incentives Forum on July 11. The event aims to drive implementation of CBP’s Green Trade Strategy by building a community that sees the international trade arena as fertile ground for climate mitigation, resilience and environmentally-beneficial innovation, and is intended to spark dialogue and exchange best practices that will help identify areas of priority action for both CBP and industry.

United States Trade Representative (USTR)

  • USTR announced Sarah Ellerman as Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific

Department of Commerce

  • District Export Council nomination opportunity: The Department of Commerce is currently seeking nominations of individuals for consideration for appointment by the Secretary of Commerce to serve as members of one of the 61 District Export Councils (DECs) nationwide.

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By |2023-06-30T10:50:44-04:00June 30, 2023|Snapshot|0 Comments
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DHS Adds Ninestar Co. And Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co. to the UFLPA Entity List

Last week, the interagency Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), led by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), added the following two People’s Republic of China (PRC)-based companies to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List: Ninestar Co. and Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co. DHS found that the companies engaged in business practices that target members of persecuted groups, including Uyghur minorities. Goods produced by the companies  will be restricted from entering the United States.

UFLPA Background

On December 23, 2021, President Biden signed into law H.R. 6256, as part of the United States’ commitment and deterrence efforts to secure U.S. supply chains from goods produced by forced labor. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act  (UFLPA) (H.R. 6256) requires CBP to apply a rebuttable presumption that all imports of goods, wares, articles, and merchandise manufactured wholly or in part from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region of the People’s Republic of China, or by entities identified by the U.S. government on the UFLPA Entity List, are presumed to be produced with forced labor and are prohibited from entry into the United States.

This presumption applies to all goods made in, or shipped through, other countries that include parts made in Xinjiang. However, this presumption is rebuttable. To rebut this presumption, the importer of record will need to provide to CBP clear and convincing evidence that the goods were NOT produced using forced labor.

DHS Making Progress, Some Say Not Enough

While the announcement was applauded by some, other groups expressed […]

By |2023-06-27T13:50:19-04:00June 27, 2023|Forced Labor, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)|0 Comments
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Customs and Trade Weekly Snapshot

Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade law news:

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

  • CBP adopted its final rule requiring continuing education for individual customs broker license holders (individual brokers) and the framework for administering this requirement.
  • CBP Releases May 2023 monthly operational update.
  • CBP announced the launch of a new mobile application to enable travelers potentially eligible to enter under the Visa Waiver Program to submit ESTA applications easily and quickly from their smartphones, mobile devices or tablets.
  • CBP seeking participants for the Global Business Identifier Initiative.
  • Quota bulletin: third quarter tariff rate quota (TRQ) for steel articles of Japan or the United Kingdom.
  • Quota Bulletin: third quarter tariff rate quota (TRQ) for steel mill articles of European Union (EU) member countries.

U.S. International Trade Commission

  • The U.S. International Trade Commission is expected to publish the latest 484(f) changes in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) on July 1.

Department of Commerce

  • Biden-Harris Administration announces $575 million for coastal and great lakes climate resilience through Investing in America Agenda.
  • Carton-closing staples from China: Final results of sunset review and revocation of Order.
  • Preliminary results of antidumping duty administrative review: Carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from the Republic of Korea.
  • Preliminary results of antidumping duty administrative review: Large diameter welded pipe from Greece.
  • Rescission of countervailing duty administrative review: Sulfanilic acid from India.
  • Amended preliminary determination of less-than-fair-value […]
By |2023-06-24T08:44:04-04:00June 24, 2023|Snapshot|0 Comments
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