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The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a final rule in the Federal Register that removed Hong Kong from the Commerce Country Chart and Hong Kong entry will now be China under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The EAR final amendment with regard to Hong Kong also includes Amends several license exception and licensing … Read more
On August 21, 2020, in CSMS #43729326, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the 45 days extension of the transition period for compliance with the Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization. The extension is to allow importers ample time to comply with the requirements outlined in the Executive Order (EO). CBP will not take … Read more
On August 12, 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page on its website regarding upcoming change of goods manufactured in Hong Kong marking. https://www.cbp.gov/trade/rulings/frequently-asked-questions-guidance-marking-goods-hong-kong-executive-order-13936
On August 11, 2020, in a Federal Register Notice (FRN) 2020-17599, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued guidance on the country of origin marking for goods produced in Hong Kong. The guidance indicated that the imported goods produced in Hong Kong no longer be marked “Hong Kong” as the origin, it must be marked … Read more
On July 31, 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a Federal Register Notice (FRN) amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to “suspend the availability of all License Exceptions for Hong Kong that provide differential treatment as compared to those available to the People’s Republic of China (PRC)…These new security measures undermine … Read more