by logisticsplus | Jan 28, 2022 | News
Alert Message:
As announced by the United States International Trade Commission, Effective January 27th, 2022, the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. (HTSUS) underwent many revisions to HTS codes. Some HTS codes are no longer valid and have been replaced with newly revised codes. There were also revisions to many sections and chapter notes throughout the HTSUS. It’s essential to check the list to see if any of your products are affected by these new changes.
The complete list of modifications can be found here: https://www.usitc.gov/publications/tariff_affairs/pub5240.pdf
If you have any questions about these changes, the Logistics Plus Customs and Compliance team is here to help.
by logisticsplus | Jan 13, 2022 | News
Alert Message:
In November 2021, the Canadian federal government announced that truck drivers crossing the border from the United States into Canada would need to be fully vaccinated by January 15th, 2022. Now, the government is backing down from its vaccine mandate for Canadian truckers just three days before it was set to go into effect. The mandate still applies to American truck drivers going into Canada, however.
The government faced pressure from the trucking industry to drop the mandate saying that it would result in an even more significant driver shortage and would put additional strain on supply chains amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) estimated that the government mandate would have forced roughly 16,000 cross-border drivers off the road. With more than two-thirds of the $511 billion in goods traded between Canada and the United States, the trucking industry is key.
The full article can be found on Reuters website here: www.reuters.com/canadian-truckers-vaccine-requirements
by logisticsplus | Jun 10, 2021 | News
Global Trade Alert Message:
Importers must now use product-specific templates to certify compliance to the U.S. Department of Energy before distributing a basic model to commerce in the United States and annually thereafter. These templates must then be submitted electronically to the Department through the Compliance Certification Management System.
Some of the products that require certification include refrigerators, air conditioners, heat pumps, water heaters, microwaves, televisions, lamps, and more appliances. The instructions for completing product-specific templates can be found here.
The full article can be found on the U.S. Department of Energy website here: www.regulations.doe.gov/ccms/templates
by logisticsplus | May 21, 2021 | News
Global Trade Alert Message:
On December 31, 2020, FEMA published a Temporary Final Rule (TFR) in the Federal Register. It allocated certain scarce medical and healthcare resources for domestic use only during the Covid-19 pandemic. This ensured that supplies of certain equipment were not exported abroad. Effective immediately, FEMA has announced that the following products are no longer restricted for export under the TFR:
- Industrial N95 Respirators
- PPE Surgical Masks
- Piston Syringes
- Hypodermic Single LUmen Needles
Only three items remain under the current TFR. These items include surgical N95 respirators, PPE nitrile gloves, and level 3 or 4 surgical gowns. Manufacturers and distributors that believe they have a surplus of these materials can request an exemption as long as they can prove good-faith and unsuccessful attempt to sell the materials to the domestic market.
The full article can be found on FEMA here: www.fema.gov/exporters-with-surplus-personal-protective-equipment
by logisticsplus | Apr 21, 2020 | News
Global Trade Alert Message:
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued a temporary rule to allocate certain scarce materials for domestic use only. This means that certain materials may not be exported from the United States without explicit approval by FEMA. The five types of personal protective equipment (PPE) this new rules covers are N95 filtering respirators, other filtering face-piece respirators, elastomeric filters, PPE surgical masks, and PPE gloves or surgical gloves.
This rule is effective until August 10, 2020.
Read the full news release from the Federal Register here: www.federalregister.gov/allocation-of-medical-resources
