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China Tariff increase postponed
On Wednesday 9/11/2019 it was announced to the press that President Trump is postponing the increase in the China Tariffs from 25% to 30% by two weeks. The increase was slated to go into effect on Tuesday 10/1/2019, but is now scheduled for scheduled for Tuesday 10/15/2019. US and Chinese officials will meet to discuss trade early in October. Read More
Lists of Exclusions to the China Tariffs
Hello. Since December 2018 there have been several lists of items that have been granted exclusion to the China Tariffs by the US Trade Representative’s Office (USTR). They are listed below and it will be to your benefit to take the time to examine them to see if any of your products appear. In some cases, just the HS code appears. In those cases, you can interpret this to mean all products that fall within that tariff number are excluded. In most cases you will find a description followed by an HS number. This means only those products that fit the scope described and fall within that HS code are exempted. Please, feel free to contact us if you have questions. $34 Billion Trade Action Exclusions Granted December 21, 2018 Exclusions Granted March 25, 2019 Exclusions Granted April 18, 2019 Exclusions Granted May 14, 2019 Exclusions Granted June 4, 2019 Exclusions Granted July 9, 2019 $16 Billion Trade Action Exclusions Granted July 31, 2019 $200 Billion Trade Action Exclusions Granted August 7, 2019 Read More
The latest on the China Tariffs
As many of you know, there have been a lot of moves lately in regard to the China Tariffs. A $300 Billion Trade Action went into effect with two lists. The first list, called Annex A, went into effect on Monday September 1st with products having a duty rate of an additional 15% over the regular duty. The second list, Annex C, will go into effect on December 15th at the same rate. We strongly suggest you check out both lists to see if any of your products are impacted. Also, on Tuesday, September 3rd a request for comments was issued by the USTR to increase the current 25% additional duty rate to 30%. The proposed modification would be effective on October 1st if approved. Again, we strongly encourage you to check out the USTR’s website to determine if any of your products are impacted by these tariff modifications. We will keep you informed of any future changes here, so check back with often to stay current. Please contact us at 360-332-1778 or orders@sandersbrokerage.us if you have any questions. Read More
Independence Day – July 4th 2019 U.S. Holiday Office Closure
As a reminder we are posting this notice that July 4th 2019 is a U.S. Holiday in the U.S.A. and our office will be closed. Now, having said that there will be personnel in the office throughout the day preparing necessary and urgent import entries. However, we will not be answering the office phone system. Thank you for your understanding, and just as a prompting, the sooner you can get us entry documents for July 4th the better. Thanks to all our neighbor’s to the north, congratulations on the Toronto Raptures winning the NBA Title and we hope that you all have a wonderful “Canada Day” on July 1, 2019. Regards / Steve Sanders and the Staff at Sanders Brokerage Services Read More
New China Tariff’s on $300M worth of goods
THE FOLLOWING IS A POSTING / PUBLICATION FROM THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVES OFFICE TODAY (MAY 16 2019) WHILE THERE IS NO CLEAR PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE – PLEASE BE PREPARED. THIS WILL NO DOUBT CHANGE THE WAY WE APPROACH HANDLING IMPORTS FOR OUR CLIENTS TRADING IN GOODS MADE IN CHINA. At the bottom of this page is the complete document with the full list of impacted tariff numbers. please read the following from the U.S. Trade Representatives Office: OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE [Docket Number USTR-2019-0004] Request for Comments Concerning Proposed Modification of Action Pursuant to Section 301: China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative. ACTION: Request for comments and notice of public hearing. SUMMARY: In accordance with the direction of the President, the U.S. Trade Representative (Trade Representative) proposes a modification of the action being taken in this Section 301 investigation of the acts, policies, and practices of the Government of China related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation. The proposed modification is to take further action in the form of an additional ad valorem duty of up to 25 percent on products of China with an annual trade value of approximately $300 billion. The products subject to this proposed modification are classified in the HTSUS subheadings set out in the Annex to... Read More
CHINA TARIFF – Customs Message 19-000238 date May 10, 2019
Message Id 19-000238 Title UPDATE- Section 301 (Tranche 3) Duties as of May 10, 2019 Subject ABI Transmission Date 2019-05-10 Message Related: 19-000236, 19-000095, 18-000757 BACKGROUND: On August 18, 2017, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) initiated an investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 into the government of China?s acts, policies, and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation. On June 20, 2018, the USTR published a Notice of Action and Request for Public Comment Concerning Proposed Determination of Action Pursuant to Section 301(83 Federal Register (FR) 28710), imposing additional import duties on a list of Chinese products. On August 16, 2018, the USTR published a Notice of Action (83 FR 40823) providing for the imposition of additional import duties on a second list of Chinese Products. On September 21, 2018, the USTR published a Notice of Modification of Action in the Section 301(83 FR 47974) investigation providing for the imposition of additional import duties on over 5,700 full and partial eight-digit subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) on goods imported from the People?s Republic of China (China). The September 21, 2018 list of products can be found in Annex A to the USTR?s September 21, 2018 Notice, and was amended on September 28, 2018 (83 FR 49153). The rate of additional duties was initially 10 percent and the duties... Read More
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Security at Sanders Brokerage: Welcome, and we hope you enjoy the staff and services of Sanders Brokerage Services. Hopefully by now you know a bit about the background and heritage of Sanders Brokerage Services. We take security personally and hold our government’s security programs with high regard. We have been a proud C-TPAT (Customs Trade […]
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Wood Packing Material
THE U.S.D.A., SAY, Make sure your wood packing material has been properly heat or methyl bromide treated! U.S.D.A. is refusing shipments that contain pallets and wood packing material that is not properly marked are treated with ISPM 15 or IPPC logos. Make sure your shipment is admissible and become familiar with the information on the […]
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Final Notice – FDA BIENNIAL REGISTRATION! ENDS DEC 31, 2018
If you are a Food Producer and have an FDA Registration – this will be your final notice to complete your Biennial FDA Registration. The clock is ticking and your time runs out at 9:00 p.m. PST on December 31, 2018. Don’t forget!
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The latest on the China Tariffs
As many of you know, there have been a lot of moves lately in regard to the China Tariffs. A $300 Billion Trade Action went into effect with two lists. The first list, called Annex A, went into effect on Monday September 1st with products having a duty rate of an additional 15% over the […]
