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).
The World Customs Organization issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
Importers may want to delay filing for U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement reconciliation because the USMCA currently doesn't allow for post-entry refunds of merchandise processing fees, CBP officials said during a National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones webinar on June 16. Maya Kamar, CBP director for textiles and trade agreements, said that although the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is working with Congress for a legislative fix to the issue, CBP doesn't yet have clarity on whether such a bill will pass (see 2006050034).
The government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices as of June 15 (note that some may also be given separate headlines):