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News / 2020

CHINA TARIFFS: SIXTH AND SEVENTH SETS OF LIST 4A EXCLUSIONS ANNOUNCED

The United States Trade Representative (USTR) office recently released its sixth and seventh lists of product exclusions to the Section 301 List 4A products currently subject to a 7.5% tariff.

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FRANCE DIGITAL SERVICES TAX: U.S. TO IMPOSE SECTION 301 TARIFFS ON IMPORTS

On Thursday, July 16, 2020, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced in the Federal Register Notice 85, No. 137 FR 43292, that effective January 6, 2021, the United States will impose a 25 percent tariff on $1.3 billion of imports from France. The 21 items affected include cosmetics, soaps and handbags as specified in the notice and at the bottom of this trade alert.

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CHINA TARIFFS: LIST 1 EXCLUSIONS EXPIRED AND EXTENDED

Beginning on December 28, 2019, many of the exclusions related to the China List 1 Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) numbers expired unless the United States Trade Representative (USTR) office chose to extend them.  All exclusions and extensions can be found on the USTR website.

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RETAIL IMPORTS IMPROVING SLIGHTLY, BUT STILL FAR BELOW LAST YEAR

Source:  National Retail Federation Press Release – July 8, 2020

Imports at major U.S. retail container ports are expected to remain significantly below last year’s levels into this fall as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

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JUNE 2020 MANUFACTURING ISM® REPORT ON BUSINESS®

Source:  Institute for Supply Management – July 1, 2020

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew in June, with the overall economy notching a second month of growth after one month of contraction, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®.

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EXPORT LICENSE EXCEPTIONS FOR HONG KONG REVOKED

On Tuesday, June 30, 2020, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced with immediate effect that it is suspending any license exceptions for export to Hong Kong, reexports to Hong Kong and transfers (in-country) within Hong Kong of items subject to the Export Administrations Regulations (EAR), 15 CFR Parts 730-774 that provide differential treatment than those available to the People’s Republic of China.

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RELOCATION NOTICE: MEDLEY (MIAMI), FL, FACILITY

Noatum Logistics would like to announce that our office and warehouse operation located in Medley (Miami), FL, has moved to a brand new facility in Doral, FL.  As of Wednesday, July 1, 2020, our new address is:

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JUNE LOGISTICS LINK

During the month of June, 2020, Noatum Logistics was involved in a number of events throughout the logistics industry.  Read about industry updates, regulatory updates and announcements in the June 2020 logistics link.

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CHINA TARIFFS: FIFTH SET OF LIST 4A EXCLUSIONS ANNOUNCED

On Friday, June 12, 2020, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) office released its fifth list of product exclusions to the Section 301 List 4A products currently subject to a 7.5% tariff in the Federal Register Notice 85 No. 114 FR 35975.

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PANDEMIC’S IMPACT ON IMPORTS EASING, BUT NUMBERS ARE STILL BELOW LAST YEAR

Source:  National Retail Federation Press Release – June 8, 2020

The impact of COVID-19 at major U.S. retail container ports appears to be easing slightly, with projected imports remaining below last year’s levels but not as much as previously forecast, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

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