Join Baker McKenzie for two live webinars, in coordination with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). One will provide a wide perspective on strategic supply chain restructuring in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the other will dive deep into key considerations for strengthening and restructuring food-system supply chains. Below you will find details on each of them. For registration links and details on each webinar, please click on this link.
On 29 April 2020, the Federal Council announced that the Federal Customs Administration (FCA) expects that the lockdown easing measures adopted by the Federal Council on 16 April will lead to a noticeable increase in the movement of goods. In dialogue with the business community, existing measures have been optimised and expanded, and the next steps outlined to ensure rapid processing of commercial goods traffic at the border. The Federal Council was informed of this…
On 24 April 2020, the European Commission published Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/568 (the “Implementing Regulation”), which prohibits the export from the EU of certain personal protective equipment unless a licence is first obtained from an EU Member State authority. The Implementing Regulation came into force on 26 April 2020. The Implementing Regulation replaces the temporary export controls imposed by the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/402 published on 15 March 2020, as amended by Implementing Regulation (EU)…
On April 22, 2020, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published two separate notifications of continuation of temporary travel restrictions, which announce the decision of the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to continue to temporarily limit the travel of individuals from Canada or Mexico into the United States at land ports of entry along the United States-Canada and United States- Mexico borders. Such travel will be limited to “essential travel,” as further defined in the…
On April 22, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published in the Federal Register a notice announcing an extension of an Order issued March 20, 2020, under Sections 362 and 365 of the Public Health Service Act, and associated implementing regulations, that suspends the introduction of certain persons from countries where an outbreak of a communicable disease exists. The Order was issued on April 20, 2020 and shall remain in effect until…
On April 22, 2020, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will publish in the Federal Register a temporary final rule [USCBP-2020-0017; CBP Dec. 20-05] implementing the Executive Order issued on April 18, 2020, entitled “National Emergency Authority to Temporarily Extend Deadlines for Certain Estimated Payments” authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to exercise the authority under section 318(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the designee of…
On April 22, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will publish in the Federal Register a notice announcing an extension of an Order issued March 20, 2020, under Sections 362 and 365 of the Public Health Service Act, and associated implementing regulations, that suspends the introduction of certain persons from countries where an outbreak of a communicable disease exists. The extension Order was issued on April 20, 2020 and shall remain in…
Author: John Foote On Sunday April 19, President Trump issued an Executive Order, accompanied by an interim Final Rule from CBP which will permit a limited 90-day deferral of certain customs duty payments. This duty deferral is subject to several conditions and is quite limited in scope. Depending on the means by which your company makes duty deposits, it may also require action today (by 11:59 pm ET, Monday, April 20) in order to take…
On April 17, 2020, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) filed a notification of exemptions (the “FEMA Notification”) in the Public Inspection List that identifies 10 exemptions from the temporary final rule published on April 10, 2020 (the “FEMA Rule”), which restricts the export from the United States of certain personal protective equipment (“PPE Products”) used in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the FEMA Notification will not be published in the Federal Register until Tuesday, April 21, 2020, it…
On April 14, 2020, CSMS# 42364745 announced that due to the high volume of inquiries received in the COVID-19 Relief Imports email inbox, CBP is migrating to the COVID-19 Relief Imports Web Portal. The web portal has been established to replace the email address for all cargo inquiries related to the importation of medical supplies to fight the spread of the COVID-19 virus. It provides an interactive experience for the user to review pertinent information…