Duty Deferral is available for some importers. Before you go jumping for joy I must inform you that the postponement does NOT apply for entries subject to Antidumping, Countervailing, Section… Read more »
NO Duty Deferral….for now
According to an Larry Kudlow the White House was not considering a 90 day deferral of duty payments. He went on to say the deal with China is in place… Read more »
Duty Payment Delay?
US Customs has announced they are accepting requests from importers to delay duty payments. The request must be emailed to OTentrysummary@cbp.dhs.gov and will be evaluated on a case by case… Read more »
Masks & Other Relief Goods
We are getting many calls from the importing community with questions on importing masks, disposable apparel, and sanitizer among other relief goods. JWH is here and ready to help. So… Read more »
COVID-19
Over the last 155 years, J W Hampton has helped our clients navigate through the good times and the bad times. We have never had such times of uncertainty. As… Read more »
Phase 1 Signed
Finally, we have reached Phase 1 in the US-China trade war. It seems like a long time to wait just to have CERTAIN products from China reduced from 15% to… Read more »
USMCA Agreement Reached
The long awaited “New” deal between the US, Mexico and Canada has passed the largest hurdle – our own US government. This agreement will modernize the NAFTA agreement and is… Read more »
More List 3 Exclusions
On November 26th the USTR announced 32 specially prepared product descriptions, which cover 39 separate exclusion requests.” These exclusions are specific to List 3 and will be retroactive. Please review… Read more »
Cotton Fee Increase
On December 16th the cotton fee will increase for imports of cotton or products that contain cotton. The new rate will be $0.012222 per kg – that is a 2.7%… Read more »
List 1 Exclusions
If you are enjoying the initial Section 301, List 1 exclusion granted on December 28, 2019 be aware they are set to expire December 28, 2019. USTR will accept requests… Read more »