India altered its import policy regarding threaded screws traded under Indian tariff schedule codes 73181110, 73181190, 73181200, 73181300, 73181400, 73181500 and 73181900, the Director General of Foreign Trade announced. The import policy was changed from "Free" to "Prohibited," though the goods will be allowed to enter India if their cost, insurance and freight values are above approximately $1.55 per kg.
The Census Bureau on Jan. 2 updated its tables of Schedule B and Harmonized Tariff Schedule codes that are no longer valid for the Automated Export System to reflect changes made to the codes for 2024, the agency said in an email to industry. AES will accept shipments with outdated codes during a 30-day grace period that began when the codes expired Dec. 31, Census said. Reporting an outdated code after the grace period will “result in a fatal error.”
The Census Bureau this week emailed tips on how to address the most frequent messages generated this month in the Automated Export System.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine changed export compliance dramatically, said Howard Mendelsohn, chief client officer for Kharon, "where the onus is on industry like it’s never been before to sort of find a way to be proactive." Mendelsohn, whose firm provides risk intelligence to businesses, spoke at an OCR Services trade compliance conference Oct. 17 in Bethesda, Maryland, outside Washington, D.C. He said exporters have to be proactive on blocking reports and applying for licenses, and importers have to find another supplier.
The World Customs Organization's Harmonized System Committee will extend its customary five-year review cycle by an additional year, the WCO said in a press release on Oct. 12. This means that the next version of the Harmonized System will be implemented on Jan. 1, 2028.
The Bureau of Industry and Security added 49 entities, mostly from China, to the Entity List for shipping microelectronics to Russian consignees connected to the country’s defense sector. The entities are semiconductor companies, technology businesses, logistics companies and others, and also include companies based in Estonia, Finland, Germany, India, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and the U.K.
India's Ministry of Finance on Aug. 19 imposed a 40% export duty on onions effective immediately, according to an unofficial translation. Onions, traded under tariff item subheading 0703 10, will be hit with the duty, which is set to expire Dec. 31. The Indian government said it was "necessary in the public interest" to levy the tax.
The Census Bureau emailed tips last week on how to address the most frequent messages generated this month in the Automated Export System.
The Commerce Department published its spring 2023 regulatory agenda for the Bureau of Industry and Security and the Census Bureau, including new rules that will add more entities to the Entity List and finalize new export filing requirements.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control this week sanctioned two financial facilitators of sanctioned Syria-based terrorist groups Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and Katibat al-Tawhid wal-Jihad (KTJ). The designations, imposed alongside the Turkish government, target Omar Alsheak, a senior HTS leader, and Istanbul-based Kubilay Sari, who works on KTJ fundraisers to buy weapons systems, including firearms and mortars.