JAS USA COMPLIANCE

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JAS Forwarding (USA), Inc.

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Atlanta GA, 30328
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September 2018

Webinars & Events - September 2018
August 30, 2018

Complying with U.S. Export Controls

Date: October 23-24, 2018

Location:  New Orleans, LA

The two-day program is led by BIS's professional counseling staff and provides an in-depth examination of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The program will cover the information exporters need to know to comply with U.S. export control requirements on commercial goods.

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Complying with U.S. Export Controls

Date: November 14-15

Location:  Newark, NJ

The two-day program is led by BIS's professional counseling staff and provides an in-depth examination of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The program will cover the information exporters need to know to comply with U.S. export control requirements on commercial goods.

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Tidbits - September 2018
August 30, 2018

September is the only month with the same number of letters in its name as the number of the month: it is the NINTH month and has NINE letters!  

Additionally, the first day of fall is in September.  As the weather cools down, it is the perfect time to indulge in some of the most popular fall flavored coffee, tea, and spices!  Coffee, tea, and spices are classified in chapter NINE of the Schedule B and HTS Tariff book!!!!

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Helpful Tips - September 2018
August 30, 2018

Can you guess how many tariff numbers are in the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule?  

Over 17,000!!!!!!  The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), also referred to as the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated (HTSA), is the primary resource for determining tariffs (customs duties) classifications for goods imported into the United States.  It can also be used in place of Schedule B for classifying goods exported from the United States to foreign countries.  The Harmonized Tariff Schedule classifies a good based on its name, use, and/or the material used in its construction and assigns it a ten-digit classification code number, and there are over 17,000 unique classification code numbers!!!!

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Additional Duty on Imports of Steel Articles from Turkey
August 30, 2018

On August 10, a Presidential Proclamation was issued regarding steel articles covered by Section 232 from Turkey.  Steel articles imported from Turkey are subject to an ad valorem duty rate of 50% effective August 13, 2018.  The increased rate of duty is applicable to goods entered for consumption or withdrawn from a warehouse for consumption.  Importers are to include the classification "9903.80.02 (50% ad valorem duty rate for products of iron and steel that are the product of Turkey)" in addition to the regular Chapter 72 or 73 classifications.

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Increase of Merchandise Processing Fees
August 30, 2018

On August 1, an announcement was published regarding the adjustment of certain customs fees collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection including its Merchandise Processing Fee.  The adjusted amounts and their corresponding limitations set forth in the notice for Fiscal Year 2019 are effective as of October 1, 2018.

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USTR to Review Turkey's GSP Trade Preferences After Tariff Retaliation
August 30, 2018

The Trump administration is reviewing Turkey's duty-free trade access to US markets under the Generalized System of Preferences after Turkey imposed retaliatory tariffs on $1.78 billion of US goods in response to American steel and aluminum tariffs.  The review could affect $1.66 billion worth of Turkish imports into the United States that benefited from the GSP program last year, including motor vehicles and parts, jewelry, precious metals and stone products.  The Office of the US Trade Representative said the review is being conducted due to concerns about Turkey's compliance with the program after it targeted only US goods and not those of other countries.

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Changing Trade Environment Generates Interest at CBP Trade Symposium
August 30, 2018

At a time when trade news is in the headlines almost daily, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Trade Symposium, held in Atlanta, on August 14-15, drew a record number of attendees from near and far.  More than 1,100 members of the trade community flocked to the event.  The two-day event at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis opened with a conversation with CBP Commissioner Kevin McAleenan  and Elizabeth Merritt (Managing Director of Cargo Services for Airlines for America).  The commissioner spoke on a wide range of subjects including the new trade remedies.  JAS Forwarding had two team members in attendance, Laurie Arnold and Leah Ellis.

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