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President Trump Strengthens U.S. Policy Toward Cuba

Did you know that the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced additional changes to U.S. policy toward Cuba implemented on October 9? On September 6th, the Trump Administration announced measures to increase economic pressure on the Cuban military regime. This follows past policy changes President Trump has taken to sanction the Cuban government for its daily human rights abuses against the Cuban people and abroad. Earlier this year, the President restricted non-family travel to Cuba by removing the travel exemption category of “people-to-people” travel to the island.

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By Jennifer Diaz|2022-07-07T13:50:23-04:00October 17, 2019|Best Practices, Cuba, Customs Expert, Export, Import, International Business, International Law, International Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)|0 Comments

Recap of the 2019 CBP Trade Symposium

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) held its annual Trade Symposium on July 23 – 24, 2019, in Chicago, IL. With over a thousand attendees, this year’s trade symposium provided a high-level overview of the Agency’s current stance on various issues and the need for stronger partnership between all stakeholders, including the trade community. DTL was on the ground meeting with CBP to get answers to our client’s questions and ensuring we keep our readers in the loop on CBP’s TOP trade priorities. The two-day event included panel discussions and one on one meetings with the Directors and Executive Directors other Centers of Excellence and Expertise, along with exhibitor booths that ranged from CBP Enforcement of Forced Labor, AD/CVD, and IPR to USDA and FDA. Here is a detailed recap of who, what, and when:

DAY ONE:

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By Jennifer Diaz|2019-07-29T20:05:13-04:00July 29, 2019|Best Practices, Customs Expert, Enforcement, Events, Expert, Export, Import, Intellectual Property Rights, International Business, International Law, International Trade, Pre-compliance, Symposium, U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)|0 Comments

On May 9, 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register Notice announcing that an exclusion process will become available for all goods included on List 3. All products included on List 3 are now subject to an additional 25 percent tariff (raised from 10%).

On Monday, June 24, 2019, USTR released a Notice detailing the exclusion process. As discussed in our previous blog, the exclusion process opened up via an online portal on June 30, 2019, and will remain open until September 30, 2019.

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By Jennifer Diaz|2021-06-04T14:12:55-04:00July 16, 2019|Best Practices, China, China Trade War, Customs Expert, Enforcement, Export, Import, International Law, International Trade, Pre-compliance, U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)|0 Comments

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN- 2019 CBP TRADE SYMPOSIUM

U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced that the 2019 Trade Symposium will be held on July 23-24, 2019 at the Marriott Marquis in Chicago, Illinois.

Registration is open and CLOSES on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time).

This year’s symposium will include discussions on:

Trade Transformation (Port of the future/ Emerging Technology)
Northern Triangle (Immigration & crime from Central/South America)
E-Commerce
Intellectual Property Enforcement
Trade Remedies
Forced Labor

The Symposium will also offer One-on-One Center Discussions!

If you want a more detailed description of the event, CBP has provided a tentative agenda!

If you want to learn more about what you will learn, who you will meet and why you should attend – we have recaps of previous CBP Trade Symposiums HERE.

Let us know if we will see you there (email info@diaztradelaw.com). We would love to meet up with you and help ensure that you make valuable connections! See you at the CBP 2019 Trade Symposium.

UPDATE: USTR Increases Section 301 Tariffs to 25% Duty for Products on List 3

Since September 17, 2018, the trade industry has been bracing themselves for the increase of China tariffs from 10% to 25%. The trade community has enjoyed a few months of postponements – January 1st, 2019 to March 1st, 2019. The postponements led many to believe the increase was unlikely, until May 6, when the President emphatically stated that “the 10% will go up to 25% on Friday [May 10, 2019].” via twitter. Only three days later and USTR has officially announced the anticipated 25% increase is effective on 12:01 am, May 10, 2019.

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By Jennifer Diaz|2022-07-07T13:28:37-04:00May 6, 2019|AD/CVD, Best Practices, China, China Trade War, Customs Broker, Import, Import Alert, International Business, International Law, International Trade, Pre-compliance, Supply Chain, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)|0 Comments

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President Trump Strengthens U.S. Policy Toward Cuba

Recap of the 2019 CBP Trade Symposium

Section 301 – List 3 Tariff Exclusion Requests Open Until September 30th

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN- 2019 CBP TRADE SYMPOSIUM

UPDATE: USTR Increases Section 301 Tariffs to 25% Duty for Products on List 3