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Regarding the additional customs duties for import of certain Chinese goods, covered import products that were exported from China to the United States prior to May 10, 2019 will remain subject to an additional 10 percent tariff if they are entered for consumption into the U.S. before June 15, 2019. Originally, the deadline to import into the U.S. before the goods would be subject to an additional 25 percent tariff was June 1, 2019

On May 9, 2019, the USTR published a Notice of Modification of Action (84 FR 20459) in the Section 301 investigation increasing the duty rate to 25 percent on imports from China

The new tariffs apply to certain goods leaving China and entering the U.S. after midnight on Friday May 10.

Ocean cargo from China with a date export of May 9 or earlier will not be affected. Regardless of the export date, all affected 301 section 1 goods from China will be subject to the 25% tariff if they enter the U.S. after June 1, 2019.

Effective February 17, 2015, importers are required to submit Mexican export licenses as a condition of entry for consumption entries of imports of sugar from Mexico.

Any entries of Mexican sugar that are released without the submission of the export license are subject to redelivery. Failure to redeliver shipments at the request of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will result in the imposition of liquidated damages.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is issuing final guidance to help manufacturers in labeling bottled or otherwise packaged beers that are subject to FDA’s labeling laws and regulations. The final guidance, which was issued in draft form in August 2009, follows a 2008 ruling by the Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) clarifying that certain beers that do not meet the definition of “malt beverages” are not subject to the labeling provisions of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act.

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