CBP Issues Marking Guidance for Goods Produced in Hong Kong
Goods produced in Hong Kong will need to be marked as a product of China starting Sept. 25, CBP said in a notice. The marking changes are the result of the July 14 Executive Order that ended Hong Kong's special trade status.
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The agency is allowing for a 45-day transition period to implement the requirements due to the "commercial realities," it said. The notice doesn't say how the changes affect tariff treatment of Hong Kong goods, but an administration official said last month that the EO doesn't "provide for new U.S. tariffs on goods from Hong Kong.”