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Miscellaneous Trade Bill Reductions Will Not Supersede China Tariffs

October 31, 2018

​In September, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced that the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act is effective for over 1600 products entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after Oct. 13 and will remain in effect through Dec. 31, 2020.   Additionally, according to CBP approximately half of these items are subject to the China 301 additional tariff.  CBP states that while such products can benefit from the Miscellaneous Trade Bill, they remain subject to the 25% duty imposed from the Section 301 additional tariff requirement.

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Spotlight Jan 2025

For January, we are highlighting Ivel Martinez, our Air & Ocean Manager/FTZ Administrator in the JAS Miami office. Ivel joined JAS in November 2021 and has been instrumental in helping manage the MIA Foreign Trade Zone operations. She is very meticulous in keeping records and validating inventory control.

Ivel's parents owned one of the first CFS warehouses in Miami. Ivel has been in the industry for many years and remembers typing 7512's on a huge brown typewriter.

Ivel has been happily married for 28 years and her family is extremely important to her. She has 2 sons, and 3 puppies. Ivel loves getting together with family and enjoying good food.

Ivel is yet another great example that People Make the Difference!

AES HTS update

Census has published the Harmonized Tariff Codes that are not valid for AES filing for 2025. The US Census department issues a list of HTS codes each year that are not valid for use when filing an AES. Those numbers for January 1, 2025 are listed in the link below.

301 update

New Section 301 China Tariffs went into effect on January 1, 2025 for five subheadings. These increases are the result of the Four Year Review and will affect imports from China of certain tungsten products, wafers and polysilicon.

The rates on tungsten products will increase to 25 percent, while the rates for wafers and polysilicon will increase to 50 percent. Affected subheadings are 2804.61.00, 3818.00.00, 8101.94.00, 8101.99.10, and 8101.99.80.

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