News and Insight from our International Trade Practice Group
News and Insight from our International Trade Practice Group
Updated August 24, 2020: CBP has extended the transition period for compliance with this rule change by 45 days until November 9, 2020. See the CSMS notice here.
Yesterday, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) issued a new rule that requires importers to begin marking Hong Kong goods as “made in China” for…
Today the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced that it is suspending license exceptions for exports, re-exports, or transfers to or within Hong Kong that provide differential treatment than license exceptions available for shipments to mainland China. In other words, if a license exception is not available for shipments to China, then it can…
Last week, Congress sent to the President’s desk a bill supporting pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019, sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), passed the Senate by unanimous consent and the House by a vote of 417-1 (last month, the House passed a similar measure authored…
