CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
Latest Harmonized System updates
The International Trade Commission issued Revision 12 to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. The relatively comprehensive update implements as of Oct. 1 new provisions for wood products agreed to by the World Customs Organization, and adds new subheadings for pesticide-impregnated bed nets in Chapter 63. Other changes include new provisions for the third, $200 billion list of 10 percent Section 301 tariffs that took effect for goods from China beginning Sept. 24, as well as new exemptions for certain products from Section 201 safeguards on solar cells that took effect Sept. 19.
CBP created Harmonized System Update (HSU) 1815 on Sept. 21, containing 1,230 Automated Broker Interface records and 306 harmonized tariff records, it said in a CSMS message. This update includes modifications related to the imposition of the third tranche of Section 301 tariffs on China (see 1809210026), as well as changes to Chapter 63 related to a new subheading for bed nets. The update also includes some updates related to the enactment of H.R. 4318, the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2018 (see 1809140004). "Please be aware that only a portion of the records have been added thus far, and have been included in this update. This effort is ongoing and will continue until all changes have been completed," CBP said. The MTB changes are effective Oct. 13.
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CBP created Harmonized System Update (HSU) 1814 on Sept. 18, containing 1,329 Automated Broker Interface records and 292 harmonized tariff records, it said in a CSMS message. This update includes modifications that reflect changes to African Growth and Opportunity Act benefits for Rwanda (see 1807310051) and updates to Section 232 tariffs and quotas exclusions on steel and aluminum (see 1808300004).
The Trump administration should pursue a “plurilateral agreement among the world’s largest economies” to curb China’s allegedly unfair trade practices, commented IBM in docket USTR-2018-0026 in opposition to the third tranche of Section 301 tariffs on Chinese imports. IBM thinks that a global agreement with China’s “largest trade and investment partners” could help “establish broad new norms,” it said.
CBP created Harmonized System Update (HSU) 1813 on Aug. 21, containing 22 Automated Broker Interface records and five harmonized tariff records, it said in a CSMS message. The update includes changes related to the Section 301 tariffs on goods from China that took effect Aug. 23 (see 1808160049), CBP said. CBP intended to issue the message previously and was "unaware this message did not post successfully initially," it said. Modifications were also made in support of partner government agency message set functionality, it said.
CBP created Harmonized System Update (HSU) 1812 on Aug. 13, containing 27 Automated Broker Interface records and six harmonized tariff records, it said in a CSMS message. The update includes changes related to the Section 232 tariffs on steel from Turkey that take effect on Aug. 13 (see 1808120001), CBP said.
The World Customs Organization issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP created Harmonized System Update (HSU) 1811 on July 3, containing 675 Automated Broker Interface records and 116 harmonized tariff records, it said in a CSMS message. The update includes changes related to the Section 301 tariffs on goods from China that take effect July 6, CBP said.