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FDA Import Alert on Mexican Hand Sanitizer

For the first time in history, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a countrywide import alert for any category of drug product. Specifically, on January 26, 2021, the FDA announced that it will Take Action to Place All Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers from Mexico on Import Alert to Help Prevent Entry of Violative and Potentially Dangerous Products into U.S., Protect U.S. Consumers. FDA singled out importations of hand sanitizers from Mexico due to the frequent use of methanol.

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By Jennifer Diaz|2022-07-07T15:06:13-04:00February 4, 2021|Best Practices, COVID-19, Customs Broker, Customs Expert, Enforcement, Export, FDA Issues, Import, Import Alert, International Law, International Trade, International Travel, Pre-compliance, Supply Chain, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)|0 Comments

CTPAT VALIDATION AND MINIMUM SECURITY CRITERIA & CTPAT MINIMUM SECURITY CRITERIA CHANGES
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CTPAT VALIDATION AND MINIMUM SECURITY CRITERIA & CTPAT MINIMUM SECURITY CRITERIA CHANGES
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CTPAT VALIDATION AND MINIMUM SECURITY CRITERIA & CTPAT MINIMUM SECURITY CRITERIA CHANGES

Diaz Trade Law is enthusiastic to announce that our article “CTPAT Validation and Minimum Security Criteria” and CTPAT Checklist “CTPAT Minimum Security Criteria Changes” were published by Bloomberg Law! Below is the article reproduced with permission for your reading pleasure. We’d love to hear your feedback!

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By Jennifer Diaz|2023-08-07T09:44:31-04:00April 6, 2020|Bloomberg, Bloomberg Import, CTPAT, Customs Broker, Import, International Trade, Supply Chain|2 Comments

U.S. Expands Trade War to EU

After winning the largest arbitration award (7.5 billion) in World Trade Organization (WTO) history in its dispute with the European Union (EU) over illegal subsidies to Airbus, the United States (US) will begin applying WTO-approved tariffs on certain EU goods beginning October 18. Although USTR has the authority to apply a 100 percent tariff on affected products, at this time the tariff increases will be limited to 10% on large civil aircrafts and 25% on agricultural and other products. The U.S. has the authority to increase the tariffs at any time, or change the products affected.

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By Jennifer Diaz|2022-07-07T13:47:56-04:00October 4, 2019|Customs Broker, Customs Expert, Enforcement, Import, International Business, International Law, International Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)|0 Comments

TOP 5 Strategies to Mitigate the Impact of Tariffs

Many importers, exporters, and international businesses alike may be unaware that avenues exist to ensure that their products remain unabated by protectionist trade policies (think China tariffs).

This blog provides an easy reference overview of five (5) proven and legitimate options for duty-saving opportunities.

We recommend U.S. importers, exporters, and manufacturers to consider these five (5) options as they apply to all products from virtually any country subjected to a tariff, including Section 201 tariffs for solar systems, Section 232 tariffs for aluminum and steel, and the infamous Section 301 Tariffs in place for Chinese originating goods and violations of trade agreements, as well as acts, policies or practices that are unjustifiable, unreasonable, or discriminatory and that burden or restrict U.S. commerce.

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By Jennifer Diaz|2022-07-07T13:41:03-04:00August 26, 2019|AD/CVD, China, China Trade War, Customs Broker, Customs Expert, Expert, Export, Free Trade Agreement, HTSUS, Import, International Business, International Law, International Trade, Pre-compliance, Supply Chain, U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Department of State (DOS)|0 Comments

List 3 Exclusion Requests to Open June 30 via Online Portal

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 goods on List 3. The Proposed Section 301 Modification is set to increase the current tariffs on goods listed in the Annex from a 10 percent ad valorem to a 25 percent ad valorem.

On Monday, June 24, 2019, USTR released a Notice detailing the exclusion process. As discussed in our previous blog, USTR confirmed that the process will open up via an online portal on June 30, 2019. Exclusions may be posted between noon on June 30 until September 30, 2019.

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By Jennifer Diaz|2019-10-31T15:59:12-04:00June 25, 2019|China, China Trade War, Customs Broker, Customs Expert, Expert, Export, Import, Intellectual Property Rights, International Business, International Law, International Trade, International Travel|0 Comments

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