E-COMMERCE

U.S. Customs and Border Protection will begin a test on 28 September to allow Section 321 low-valued shipments, including those subject to partner government agency data requirements, to be entered via a new informal entry type 86 in the Automated Commercial Environment. More

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is expanding from nine to 20 the number of participants in a recently-launched test under which additional data elements for Section 321 goods are transmitted in advance of their arrival. More

Online sales channels, including B2C marketplaces and social media, have become a new force in the electronics accessories markets in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Given the young and tech-savvy consumers in these ASEAN countries, e-commerce offers an ideal sales platform for Hong Kong electronics suppliers. More

CBP is proposing to amend its regulations to create a procedure for the disclosure of information otherwise protected by the Trade Secrets Act to a trademark owner when goods bearing suspected counterfeit trademarks has been voluntarily abandoned. Comments on this proposed rule are due by 28 October. More