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    PPAI promotes education and professional development training for industry professionals. Our e-newsletter is a great way to stay on top of what is happening in the world of responsible sourcing. The promotional products industry’s source for information about compliance information and guidance is delivered for free, every month. Registered subscribers receive the latest news, events, campaigns, policy, viewpoints and other activities related to The 5 Pillars of compliance (social responsibility, product responsibility, environmental responsibility, product quality and import/export compliance).

     

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    April 2020
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    On Sunday, April 19, President Trump issued an Executive Order that directed the U.S. Treasury Secretary to defer the payments of certain duties, taxes and fees for products imported into the U.S. The Department of Treasury and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have released a Temporary Final Rule which provides further guidance on eligibility for the deferment program, which began April 20, 2020. The joint statement can be accessed here.
     
    CBP has published a set of Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) messages offering an overview of the deferment program and payment instructions. Some of the details outlined in the temporary deferral program include the eligibility dates, which apply to formal entries made in March 2020 or April 2020. Another clarification included in the CBP guidance is a note that the temporary postponement does not apply to entries that include merchandise subject to a trade remedy action, for example, the section 301, section 201, or section 232 investigations. 
     
    To qualify for the temporary deferral program, an importer must demonstrate two elements. First, CBP requires the importer show a significant financial hardship involving their operations being negatively impacted by a governmental action related to the coronavirus. Second, the importer must show their gross receipts are less than 60 percent of the gross receipts for the same time period in 2019. CBP has also published a Frequently Asked Questions page on their website, which can be accessed here.
     
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