NORTH AMERICA

U.S. export controls and exclusions from Section 232 tariffs are among the new items on the U.S. Department of Commerce’s most recent semi-annual regulatory agenda, which lists the following regulations affecting international trade that could be issued within the next year. More

China has extended its tariff exemptions on 124 categories of goods subject to countermeasures against the US Section 301 surcharges from 1 July to 15 February 2023. The move was confirmed by the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council on 28 June. More

The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force has unveiled a strategy to implement the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. This, combined with CBP’s operational guidance, provides the framework by which the US government began full implementation of the legislation effective 21 June 2022. More

Legislation introduced in the House of Representatives on 8 June by Rep. Murphy would require the U.S. Treasury Department to report to Congress within 60 days on the inflationary impact of the Section 301 tariffs on imports from mainland China, the Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminium, the Section 201 tariffs on solar panels and washing machines, and the expiration of the GSP programme. More