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Wednesday, 17 April 2019 / Published in The BOC Blast

The BOC Blast 308 – Proposed List of EU Products – Retaliatory Duties


Proposed List of EU Products – Retaliatory Duties
 
As you may know, the U.S. has issued a list of proposed EU products that may be subject to retaliatory duties as a result of a World Trade Organization decision in which it was determined that the U.S. was harmed by subsidies granted by the EU and certain member States to the EU large civil aircraft domestic industry, on the basis that the subsidies appeared to be inconsistent with their obligations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994) and the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
(SCM Agreement).
 
In order to enforce U.S. WTO rights in connection with the Large Civil Aircraft dispute, the Trade Representative is initiating a section 301 investigation of the subsidies provided by the EU and certain member States on the manufacture of large civil aircraft.
 
According to the Federal Register Notice, “upon determining that U.S. rights under a trade agreement are being denied, section 301(a) provides that the Trade Representative shall take all appropriate and feasible action authorized under section 301(c), subject to the specific direction, if any, of the President regarding such action, and all other appropriate and feasible action within the power of the President that the President may direct the Trade Representative to take to enforce such rights. Pursuant to sections 301(a), 301(c), 304(a)(1)(B), and 306(b)(2), the Trade Representative proposes that appropriate action would include the imposition of additional ad valorem duties of up to 100 percent on products of the EU or certain member States, to be drawn from the preliminary list of HTS numbers in the attached Annex.”
 
As you may know, the China tariffs currently in affect, were also initiated as a result of a Section 301 investigation by the U.S. Trade Representative’s office.
 
Please note that the U.S. government may impose additional duties of up to 100% on the final list of products.
 
This is the not the first time the U.S. government has initiated retaliatory duties against EU products.  The U.S. and EU were involved in a long-standing dispute over the EU’s ban of U.S. beef from cattle treated with hormones.  In 1999, retaliatory duties of 100% were assessed on a substantial number of EU products.  These duties were in place until May 2009 when the U.S. and EU signed a Memorandum of Agreement.
 
However, it appears that the U.S. and EU may be entering into negotiations for a potential trade agreement.   It remains to be seen how this may affect the current proposal for retaliatory duties.
 
There will be a public hearing in Washington D.C. on May 15 to discuss the proposal and comments may be submitted to the USTR’s office through May 28.
 
I will keep you posted of any developments.
 
Sincerely,
Paula Connelly
Enc.

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Wednesday, 17 April 2019 / Published in The BOC Blast

The BOC Blast 307 – Panama Canal Reduced Draft Restrictions

Panama Canal Reduced Draft Restrictions



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Monday, 15 April 2019 / Published in The BOC Blast

The BOC Blast 306 – Delays ex Qingdao


  
Delays Expected ex-Qingdao Port in April
 
Due to the celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army of Navy in China, a large-scale naval battleship event will be held on April 23rd, in Qingdao, China.

Controls will be implemented over inland and ocean transportation from April 20th – 23rd. There also will be a suspension of DG (Dangerous Goods) cargo operations for DG classes 1 – 7, from April 15th to April 30th.

Please expect delays to cargo delivery and vessel departure from Qingdao port.

Chinese navy’s 70th birthday parade set to showcase country’s rising sea power
Nautical spectacle will allow country to show off its most advanced warships to an international audience.
More than a dozen foreign navies are expected to join in, including the United States.
(Excerpted from South China Morning Post)

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Wednesday, 03 April 2019 / Published in The BOC Blast

The BOC Blast 305 – 4th Annual St Patricks Day Innovation Supply Chain Summit

2019 BOC’S ANNUAL INNOVATIVE ST. PATRICK’S DAY SUMMIT

We want to thank all that were able to attend our 4th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Innovation Supply Chain Summit and share some information with those of you that unfortunately were unable to attend. This year we had several informative speakers that drove discussion and interaction from everyone in attendance. Following the speaker sessions that we had in the morning, and some entertainment at lunch, we closed the day with a roundtable discussion with several industry experts. We are fortunate that the presenters have allowed us to share their presentation. Please use the link below to access the presentation.
Click here to access presentation
http://www.bocintl.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/31519-Master-Presentation.v3.pdf

We are looking forward to holding next year’s event on March 13th, 2020. In addition to our annual St. Patrick’s Day Innovation Supply Chain Summit we hold several other events throughout the year in Boston Innovation Seaport District at our Global Headquarters. These events include Port Tours, Trade Day with US Customs and several other training sessions to help inform our clients. If you have any interest in attending these events or gaining more information, please reach out to your BOC representative or BOCEvents@bocintl.com

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