The U.S. will suspend certain export license exceptions for shipments to Hong Kong and ban exports of U.S.-origin defense goods to the region, the Trump administration said June 29. The administration also plans to further restrict sales of dual-use technologies to Hong Kong to bring those measures in line with restrictions imposed on exports to mainland China. The administration said it is imposing the restrictions because of China’s infringement in Hong Kong’s autonomy (see 2005290047).
Country of origin cases
The Bureau of Industry and Security postponed the effective date for certain filing requirements outlined in an April rule on military-related exports (see 2004270027). The agency said this week it will not require Electronic Export Information filings for some exports captured under the rule until Sept. 27 -- a three-month extension from the original June 29 effective date. Other EEI filing requirements described under the rule take effect June 29.
The Canadian government issued the following trade-related notices as of June 24 (note that some may also be given separate headlines):
Peru is aiming to digitize all of its trade operations to avoid COVID-19 exposure and to speed up cargo clearances, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council said in a June 23 notice. Peru issued regulations that will no longer require trade operators to obtain “different signatures and approvals” at ports, warehousing facilities, shipping line warehouses and maritime agency offices throughout the country, HKTDC said. Peru also emphasized that customs officials cannot require original copies of a document if it has been “properly submitted” through the country’s single window for trade. Peru hopes the regulations allow “all operations linked to the international trade logistics chain” to be conducted electronically, the HKTDC said.
The World Customs Organization issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
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The government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices as of June 19 (note that some may also be given separate headlines):
Everett Eissenstat, senior vice president of global public policy at General Motors, told the Center for Strategic and International Studies that the stricter rules of origin in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement won't “change the whole dynamic” of siting decisions but will be taken into consideration.
China revised certain origin standards that will impact the mainland’s trade with Hong Kong and Macao, China’s General Administration of Customs said in a June 18 notice, according to an unofficial translation. The notice includes a revised “table of origin standards” for each region. The measures take effect July 1.
The State Department corrected its recent update to the Cuba Restricted List to also include FINCIMEX, which it omitted from the original notice. The U.S. updated the list last week to add seven entities for supporting the Castro regime (see 2006040014 and 2006110019).