• The United States has extended the validity period of 99 additional tariff exclusions for medical protection products, which will take effect from April 1, 2021, and will be valid until September 30, 2021.
  • US APHIS: Starting from March 15, 2021, a full implementation of import core information data collection. APHIS controlled products involve 2,194 U.S. commodity tax numbers.
  • Brazil lowered the import tariffs of more than 1,000 tariff lines. The scope of the tariff reduction mainly involves Chapter 84, and also includes some Chapter 85, 86, 87, 89 and 90 commodities.
  • Egypt SOKHNA Port: The “Advanced Cargo Information (ACI) declaration” stipulates that the consignee must first forecast the cargo information in the local system to obtain the ACI Number for all cargo imported into Sokhna Port Sokhna, and provide it to the consignor. This ACI Number requires mandatory display on the bill of lading and manifest. This new regulation will be implemented on April 1, 2021 on the arrival date.
  • Tanzania has implemented a new measure of local inspection of imported cars, and the importer will pay a $150 inspection fee to the Bureau of Standards for each car.
  • Eurasian Economic Union adjusts import tariffs on certain products
    • The import tariff rate of some graphite electrodes for metallurgy is determined to be 0%, and the implementation period is 2 years;
    • Reduce the import tariff rate of oxalic acid for rare earth smelting and pharmaceutical production from 6.5% to 0%, and the implementation period is 2 years;
    • Extend the implementation period of zero import tariff on superabsorbents used in the production of diapers by 3 years;
    • The import tariff rate of aluminum strip for cans will be increased from 10% to 12%, and the implementation period will be 2 years.
  • Uzbekistan will temporarily suspend tariffs on imported cement from April 1 to October 1, 2021.
  • Bangladesh promulgated regulations on March 10 to crack down on money laundering crimes in the trade sector. If the businessmen involved make false declarations on import, export and overseas investment activities, they will be sentenced to seven years in prison.
  • Oman will collect 5% VAT (value-added tax, VAT) from April 16, 2021. 94 kinds of commodities, medicines and medical equipment are subject to zero-rated value-added tax, including meat, fish, poultry, dairy products, eggs, fruits and vegetables, coffee beans, tea, cardamom, grains, olive oil, sugar, baby food , Bread, bottled water and salt. Services such as education, healthcare and financial services will be exempt from value-added tax.
  • Starting from April 1st, Amazon UK site FBA new regulations, Amazon UK site engaged in the operation of large household appliances, bicycles and treadmills and other large items sellers can use FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) delivery. The new regulations will apply to the five largest European countries-Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. The new regulations limit the volume of goods: the length does not exceed 300cm, and there is no circumference limit (but France, Italy and Spain have restrictions on the circumference, which cannot exceed 662cm); the weight of the package arriving in the UK cannot exceed 140kg, France The upper limit is 300kg, please refer to the official documents issued by Amazon in each region.