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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
QUESTION: Greetings, I am looking for some clarity on exclusion 9903.88.33 that covers HTS code 8481.80.5060, Faucets of brass, designed for use on centerset and widespread lavatory sinks. I have researched binding rulings and from my understanding they state that faucets of brass i.e. copper are classified under 8481.80.10XX, but the HTS referenced with the […]
QUESTION: Goods in our FTZ. Through paperwork error, were released into US commerce without any kind of entry filing. These goods WOULD have been covered by an existing 232 exclusion. What do we do? We didn’t enter them correctly, true , but if we had, they would have been covered by a 232 exclusion. So […]
QUESTION: Has anyone had any ABI errors related to the legal name of the importer not matching exactly to the name of the importer listed in the exclusion request? I realize that the exclusions are importer specific, but our supplier who is a non-resident importer, advised us that because the name on the exclusion request […]
QUESTION: Two section 301 requests denied, each with a different reason and each reason does not quite synch. There may have been some misconception or mix up – is it acceptable to contact USTR to discuss, or a formal method in place? %%%%%%%%%% ANSWERS: There is no appeal or communication process for the USTR exclusion […]
