15 May, 2018
Welcome to the May 2018 edition of Baker McKenzie's International Trade Compliance Update.
The highlights of this Update are:
- WTO: Trade policy review; disputes and DSB activities, TBT notifications
- WCO: Working group on e-commerce; announcements and events
- CITES: Latest notifications
- United States: Continuation of national emergency re: Somalia; aluminum and steel proclamations; 232 exemptions; AGOA; USTR country reviews; USTR publishes proposed Chinese tariff list; 337 rules; ITC APO report; ITC investigation of trade authorities extension; investigation of proposed US-Korea FTA modifications; extensions of cultural property agreements; ACE updates; CBP accepting GSP claims; CBP regulations amendments; procurement determinations; 232 and Korean steel quota filing requirements; Census clarifies Kimberley Process confidentiality rules; DHS penalty adjustments; UAS export policy; BIS action against ZTE; digital currency on sanctions; OFAC updates; BIS amends EAR on specified target assemblies; Australia Group updates; NMFS requires shrimp and abalone reporting through ACE seafood traceability program
- Australia: Consolidate list of sanctions updated; Prohibited exports regulation 13E amended; Defence Trade Controls Act review; Trade and Customs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Regulations; Japan-Australia EPA duty rate changes; Commerce (Trade Descriptions) penalties
- China: Additional duties on certain US products; 301 retaliation list
- India: Internal compliance programs for exports promoted; CBEC changes to CBITC
- Indonesia: Safeguard launched
- Philippines: EFTA-Philippines FTA
- Vietnam: Internet services
- EU-EFTA: EU Myanmar/Burma arms embargo; surveillance of certain aluminium products; Byrd Amendment retaliatory duties reduced; Mexico-EU agreement; EFTA-Philippine FTA; revised customs-IPR procedures; Brexit; CN revisions
- Sweden: administrative sanctions
- Switzerland: EFTA-Philippines FTA; N. Korean sanctions
- UK: Customs and export contravention penalties
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For further information, please contact:
Stuart P. Seidel, Baker & McKenzie
stuart.seidel@bakermckenzie.com
