Category Archives: Trade
GSP – Take Two! Revisions to Due Dates!
Just in time for the Holiday gift giving season, CBP announced that the deadline for filing retroactive GSP refund requests is April 18, 2012, which is 180 days from the date of enactment of GSP reauthorization. A previous notice had … Continue reading
Showdown!
The Administration sharpened its message on trade policy this week – Congress must pass a Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) extension before the three pending free trade agreements are sent up for a vote. As we predicted, passing the FTAs is … Continue reading
Filed under FTA, Legislation, Politics, Trade
Fragile: Handle with Care
The two Committee hearings in Congress this week showed that while on the one hand there is plenty of optimism for the three pending FTAs to be passed by Congress before the August recess, on the other hand – there … Continue reading
Filed under FTA, Labor, Legislation, Politics, Trade
Are We There Yet?
Yesterday’s announcement by the Administration that it has requested to Congress to begin discussions on the implementing bills for the three pending FTAs with Korea, Panama and Colombia was much welcomed message. These countries have waited over four years to … Continue reading
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
With every new Congress comes the opportunity to put the past away and start anew. 2010 proved to be a rather uneventful year for all those looking to facilitate and enhance trade. The Colombia, Korea and Panama FTAs continue to … Continue reading
ATPA Expired….Will It Be Renewed?
The Andean Trade Promotion Act (ATPA) has gone the way of the GSP and the TAA. Each of them has expired. Goods entered on or after February 13, 2011 will be subject to NTR duties. Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) chair … Continue reading
Making the Change from ATPDEA to PTPA for Apparel
Given the failure of Congress to extend ATPDEA for Peru, ST&R recommends that apparel importers take note of a few important points to watch for when switching from ATPDEA claims to Peru free trade agreement claims (aka US-Peru Trade Promotion … Continue reading
Snatching victory, from the jaws of defeat, from the jaws of victory.
Will they or won’t they? It seemed like S. 510 and food safety was close to being a dead duck at the start of the lame duck. Senator Feinstein and Senator Tester were unhappy. Feinstein wanted to include a ban … Continue reading
Filed under Food Safety, Legislation, Trade
Get Your Money Back!
You may be entitled to a refund of the 100% retaliatory duties you paid on certain goods imported from the European Union if they were paid after July 29, 2007! Why? Because a recent court case at the U.S. Court … Continue reading
Filed under Trade
Make It In America
This is the name of the Democratic Congressional agenda. It’s catchy. And did you get the double meaning? You can MAKE it here, like you can make it in New York. And you can also MAKE your product here. Clever. … Continue reading
Filed under Legislation, Trade
