Global Trade Talks is a podcast that shares brief perspectives on key global issues on international trade, current events, business, law, and public policy as they impact our lives. In this session, hosts and International Trade Practice Leaders Nicole Simonian and Dj Wolff talk with Crowell lawyers David Stepp and Simeon Yerokun about Uyghur Forced
DHS Adds Chinese Firms to Entity List for UFLPA Violations
Following the United States House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (“Chinese Select Committee”) request in January calling for a strengthened enforcement of the UFLPA, DHS adds 26 new entities to the UFLPA entity list.
The United States Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced today the addition
New Reports Document Best Practices for Avoiding Uyghur Forced Labor in RE Supply Chains
Jan. 25, 2024—The United Kingdom (“UK”)-based Anti-Slavery International, in combination with the Investor Alliance for Human Rights and the Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice at Sheffield Hallam University, has published a series of reports addressing the issue of forced labor in solar and electric vehicle supply chains relating to Uyghur and other Turkic ethnic
Customs Ruling of the Week – Classification and Subheading Applicability of a Rotation Cushion
Main Idea: HTSUS Chapter 98, Subchapter 17, U.S. Note 4(b) exclusions are determined based on weighing all criteria. Although a product may meet the definition outlined in U.S. Note 4(a), they may fit the criteria outlined in U.S. Note 4(b) and therefore be excluded.
In ruling N330488 (Feb. 9, 2023), Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Customs Ruling of the Week – Country of Origin of Prepared Painting Canvas
Main Idea: The regulations used to determine the country of origin of textile and apparel products require the sequential application of rules much like the General Rules of Interpretation (GRIs) in the HTSUS
In ruling N326416 (Feb. 2, 2023), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) determined the country of origin of a prepared painting canvas.
Customs Ruling of the Week- Classification and Country of Origin for a Glass Water Bottle with Aluminum Shell
Main Idea: A product’s essential character and primary function are key criteria to keep in mind in for both classification and country of origin determinations.
In ruling N330046 (Feb. 2, 2023), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) determines the classification and the country of origin for a glass water bottle with an aluminum shell. The
Will Changes in Congress Finally Bring Trade Legislation?
Congress failed to pass much needed and anticipated trade legislation last session. Issues the new House and Senate must face include: the extension of the Trade Adjustment Assistance, the future of the Trade Promotion Authority, renewed Generalized System of Preferences, and a new Miscellaneous Tariff Bill.
The Future of the Trade Adjustment Assistance and Trade
Customs ruling of the Week- Country of Origin of Battery Modules and Battery Packs and the Applicability of Certain Trade Remedies Under Section 301
Main Idea: Feeling positive about your country of origin determination? CBP’s decision on battery modules and packs confirms the importance of understanding the complexity of the substantial transformation rules.
In a decision impacting the electric vehicle, renewables, and other related industries, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) discusses the country of origin of battery modules
Customs Ruling of the Week – Classification of a Reptile Enclosure
Main Idea: CBP has long history of limiting classification of items as furniture in chapter 94, HTSUS, to articles used by humans.
A variety of factors impact a product’s classification under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). However, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has long demonstrated that the most important
Customs Ruling of the Week – Classification of an Outdoor Gift Set and Axe-Saw
Main Idea: GRI 3(b) of the HTSUS and the explanatory notes to the HTSUS control the classification of both goods put up in sets for retail sale, and individual composite goods.
In ruling N329453 (Dec. 6, 2022), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) discussed the tariff classification of an Outdoor Gift Set and