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CBP Issues Guidance on Retroactive CBTPA Claims

On October 15, 2020, in Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) #44437979, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued guidance with procedures for

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CBP Issues FAQ on Guidance of Marking of Goods from Hong Kong

On August 12, 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page on its website regarding its recently

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Saudi Arabia Increases Customs Duties and VAT Rate

On May 12, 2020, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Finance issued a press release announcing the increase of the value-added tax (VAT) from 5% to 15% effective

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CBSA Announces PPE Duty Relief

On May 6, 2020, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) issued the Certain Goods Remission Order (COVID-19) SOR-2020-101 to allow for the relief of

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CBP Postpones Duty for Importers Experiencing Significant Financial Hardship due to the Coronavirus Disease

On April 19, 2020, in Cargo Systems Messaging Services (CSMS) #42423171 and #42421561, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the postponement

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CBP Ends Duty Deferment

On March 26, 2020, in Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) #42161666, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that they are no longer

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China Exempts Certain Donations from Import Tax

In Announcement No. 17 of 2020, the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC) exempted imported donated supplies for

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China Extends Deadline for Duty & Tax Payments

On February 3, 2020, the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) announced the extension of duty/tax payments due during the extended Chinese

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UK Publishes Guidance on Paying Reduced Rates of Customs Duty

On September 16, 2019, the government of the United Kingdom (UK) published duty and tax reduction guidance.

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Argentina Establishes Duty on Exports

On September 3, 2018, the government of Argentina published Decree 793/2018, establishing an export duty on goods in the Mercosur Common Nomenclature

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