• Reviewing Exclusions Granted – Sec. 301

    QUESTION: How are members handling reviewing granted exclusions to determine whether their imports can benefit from Sec. 301 duty exclusions?  Translating the information to apply it to our database seems very subjective.  For example the latest release includes “Upholstered dining chairs, with a wooden frame, other than of teak (described in statistical reporting number 9401.61.4011).” This HTS covers any upholstered wooden […]

  • Section 301 refund Protest

    QUESTION: Is there a difference on filing a protest via paper or via ACE for Section 301 refund? We are in the process of filing a protest for almost 200 entries granted for Section 301 refund. The value is over half a million dollars. %%%%%%%%%% ANSWERS: There is no difference. We prefer filing via ACE […]

  • Announcement of 232 Exclusion request portal

    This printed in todays’s Federal Register if you would like to share with the membership. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-06-10/pdf/2019-12254.pdf ================================================================

  • Latest Section 301 List / Exclusions

    QUESTION: Looking for the Latest Section 301 List / Exclusions list ========== Answer: Please see attached: https://www.icpainc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Copy-of-Section-301-Lists-ICPA-Dec-2019.xlsx ===========

  • SEC. 301 DUTY COLLECTION AMOUNT

    QUESTION: Is there any way to find out how much revenue was raised to the US budget by the Section 301 duties in 2018 and 2019 respectively? ========== Answers: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/trade ========== $40,000,000,000 in Section 301 duties assessed on Chinese origin items. Trade Statistics | U.S. Customs and Border Protection Trade Statistics | U.S. Customs and […]

  • SEC 301 PROTEST PSC

    QUESTION: We have a few liquidated entries that may qualify for Section 301 exclusion. I understand that we cannot file PSC on liquidated entries to get duty refund. Our only option seems to be to file a protest. My question is do we have to use the same broker that originally filed the entries to […]

  • SEC 232 EXCLUSION

    QUESTION: People are telling me my 232 exclusions are applied retroactively from the date of the filing, but that’s not correct, is it? (My 232 exclusions say they’re valid for one year from the date the exclusion was issued. The date at the bottom of the letter. NOT the date I submitted the exclusion) I […]

  • SEC 301 EXCLUSION PROCESS

    QUESTION: We provided a fairly long list of entries that were qualified for 301 exclusions to our broker. But I’m not sure I understand what happens after I provide my broker the list of entries and exclusions we want to use. What’s the process with Customs? Also, can anyone give me a “guesstimate” when our […]

  • MOST CURRENT SEC 301 LIST IN EXCEL

    QUESTION: Is there an up-dated List 1 TO List 3 in an excel format that shows all the excluded HTS # that covered the exclusion products that public by CBP recently. ************* Answers: Yes, see our updated EXCLUSION LIST, which includes all exclusions granted to date. This is posted in our newsletter on the subject: […]

  • SEC. 321 IMPORTING

    QUESTION: Regarding Section 321, for importations not over $800 (see 19CFR 10.151), are we limited to using Section 321 on a maximum of one entry per day per Importer of Record? Or, is there no limit on the number of entries we can file under this Section 321 in a single day? Please let me […]

  • Protest Exclusion

    QUESTION: If a Protest is approved with a refund for duty exclusion on a HTS – can you submit additional Protests on the same entry number for refunds of other entry lines with other HTS for other exclusions granted? ************ Answers: Yes, you can submit another protest as long as you are still within 180 […]

  • EXCLUSION ORDER WATER FILTERS

    QUESTION: The USITC issued a General Exclusion Order regarding “certain” water filters. Case 337-TA-1126 If they are only certain water filters why wasn’t a limited exclusion order issued? What does this General Exclusion cover? =========== Use of the word “certain” is standard in the captions of all ADD & CVD cases. I think it is […]