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Brazil has unveiled a new special industrialisation regime for goods intended for the exploration, development and production of oil, gas and other liquid hydrocarbons. Under this regime, companies will be able to import or acquire domestically free of import duties, the tax on industrialised products (IPI) and social contributions (PIS/Pasep and Cofins) raw materials, intermediate products and packaging materials intended for any of the aforementioned activities. More

CBP has found substantial evidence that two U.S. companies evaded the AD duty order on diamond sawblades from mainland China by misclassifying the goods as millstone products and segments and has taken action to address this situation. More

BIS has issued a proposed rule describing how articles that the president determines no longer warrant control under categories I (firearms, close assault weapons and combat shotguns), II (guns and armament) and III (ammunition/ordnance) of the U.S. Munitions List would be controlled under the Commerce Control List. More